Months ago you realized it was time for new Membership software—your staff couldn’t easily run reports, you didn’t trust the data you had to make solid decisions, the interface was confusing and, let’s face it, kind of ugly. So you went out and found a better option, got board approval, signed the contract, and are ready to implement.

Implementation is the final hurdle before you can breathe that sigh of relief and put a system change behind you. But rest and relaxation (ok, maybe it’s not that euphoric, but at least the chance to not constantly think about changing systems) will only get further away if you fall into some common implementation pitfalls.