Operators & Executive Sponsors • WMS Rollout Playbook
Multi-Site WMS Rollout Checklist (6 DCs in 90 Days)
A fast multi-site rollout only works when you standardize what you can, isolate what you must, and run a disciplined cutover + ramp-up per facility. Use this checklist to protect service, accuracy, and throughput across every DC.
Operator lens
Floor-ready workflows, staffing, training, RF/label readiness, cutover runbooks, and hypercare that keeps freight moving.
Sponsor lens
Wave governance, readiness gates, risk visibility, stop/go triggers, and KPI-based hypercare exit criteria.
How to use this page
- Lock a site template (core process + core configuration) and manage exceptions tightly.
- Run gates per site: Site Readiness → Testing → Cutover Gate → Hypercare → Exit.
- Do not cut over until the Cutover Gate is green.
- Do not exit hypercare until KPIs hold steady for 5–10 business days.
Program Setup Gate (All Sites)
Site Readiness Gate (Per DC)
Testing Gate (Per DC)
Cutover Gate (Per DC)
Guardrail KPIs (Start with 8)
Key risk callouts
Risk: Standardization theater
If each DC becomes a custom build, your timeline breaks. Protect a core template and keep exceptions rare.
Risk: Under-resourced hypercare
Go-live success is operational. Without floor support, training gaps turn into service failures.
Risk: Inventory integrity drift
If receiving/putaway discipline slips, accuracy collapses downstream. Enforce scan discipline early.