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Day 1 is the moment of truth of a carve-out: from now on the divested unit is its own company, and every minute of standstill costs money and trust. This checklist summarises what must demonstrably work from an IT perspective on the closing date, drawn from FHC+P project practice.
We plan and steer the cutover, with a dress rehearsal, a rollback plan, and a steady hand on the closing date. More on our IT carve-out page.
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Day 1 readiness means the divested unit can operate independently on the first day after closing: every employee can sign in and communicate, the core business processes run, security and support are in place, either on its own systems or via contractually agreed transitional services (TSA).
The dress rehearsal. A complete cutover test run before the closing date exposes the gaps no planning round catches: missing special accounts, forgotten interfaces, unclear responsibilities. Going into Day 1 without a dress rehearsal means testing on the open heart.
Depending on complexity, 3 to 9 months in advance. Identities, ERP access, and critical interfaces need lead time, and the dress rehearsal needs a date that still leaves time to work off the findings.