[N/A] mid-cycle HRIS migration timing — what part of the year is least painful for a 1000-person multi-country team?
multi-country company (8 countries, 1100 employees), looking at moving off our current HRIS in the next 12 months. management wants it done "as soon as possible" but the practitioner in me says timing matters way more than they realize.
whats actually worked for similar moves in your experience? specifically:
is q1 a bad idea because of merit cycle + comp review? wed be cutting over right when annual comp data needs to be locked.
q3 seems quiet from a us standpoint but our europe team has all their performance review cycles in q3. so thats out for us.
q4 has open enrollment in the us. some folks ive talked to say "never migrate during open enrollment" but im wondering if thats just superstition or theres a real reason.
q2 looks like the only window. but its also tax-filing-busy in europe + the india fiscal year just closed.
whats been your experience? and a related question: how long is the typical "parallel run" period (running both systems) for a company at our size? ive heard everything from 2 weeks to 9 months and im not sure what counts as normal.