After Day 1 go-live, the programme moves from sprint mode to a 90- and 180-day stabilization horizon. The list below captures the non-negotiable milestones every carved-out company should hit to confirm it is fully independent, compliant, and on track to deliver its value thesis. Use the checklist as a living document—each line item receives a status (Not Started, In Progress, Complete) and an accountable owner.
- First standalone month-end close completed on schedule and reconciled to opening balance sheet
- Board committees (Audit, Risk, Remuneration, ESG if applicable) formally constituted with approved charters
- Policy suite—Finance, Procurement, HR, IT, Data Privacy—re-issued under new entity branding; ≥ 95 % employee acknowledgement
- Live KPI cockpit launched; daily refresh of financial, operational, customer, people, and risk metrics
- TSA exit Wave 1 (quick-win services) certified and invoicing stopped
- Dual-run validation for replacement payroll and ERP completed with zero critical defects
- First Synergy Review held; ≥ 25 % of year-one savings booked in general ledger
- Cybersecurity baseline assessment closed; priority-1 vulnerabilities remediated
- Working-capital KPIs (DSO, DPO, inventory turns) trending to target for two consecutive months
- Change-management pulse survey shows ≥ 70 % employee clarity on new roles and processes
- Risk register updated; no Red risks without active mitigation plan and executive owner
- Data-destruction or return certificates received for all exited TSA services
- Independent auditor sign-off on internal-control framework (SOX / ICS) readiness
- First customer-NPS pulse survey conducted; score at or above Day 0 baseline
- Lessons-learned workshop held; continuous-improvement backlog prioritised and resourced
Hitting these milestones within the first 90–180 days confirms the carve-out has moved beyond Day 1 survival and is firmly on the path to sustainable, value-generating independence.
