# What are the key challenges in implementing UKG systems and how do consulting partners help teams streamline the process?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Hey UKG reviewers and researchers: what are the key challenges in implementing UKG systems, and where do consulting partners actually make the process smoother?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Published guides repeat the same list. Implementations run 3 to 12 months, and the problems are consistent: messy data formats, missing historical records, integrations that fail to connect, payroll complications, and people who resist the new system.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Three partners in the<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/ukg-consulting-services"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/ukg-consulting-services">UKG consulting services</a> category approach those problems differently:<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/surety-systems/reviews"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/surety-systems/reviews"><strong>Surety Systems</strong></a> through legacy upgrades,<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/hrms-solutions-inc/reviews"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/hrms-solutions-inc/reviews"><strong>HRMS Solutions</strong></a> through client-side support,<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/seequelle/reviews"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/seequelle/reviews"><strong>Seequelle</strong></a> through data work.</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/surety-systems/reviews"><strong>Surety Systems</strong></a>: handles upgrades from older systems like UKG Workforce Central, plus configuration, data migration, and testing. Senior consultants, assembled per project.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/hrms-solutions-inc/reviews"><strong>HRMS Solutions</strong></a> (now Ascend): puts practitioner-level people on your side of the project, with training and managed payroll after go-live. 2024 UKG Partner of the Year.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/seequelle/reviews"><strong>Seequelle</strong></a>: focused on data conversion, interface development, and reporting, the exact places where migrations usually fail. Also serves Dayforce, so UKG is not its only focus.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">What made you switch partners mid-project, or almost switch? That is the challenge list I trust most.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p>

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## Comments
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Mid-project partner switches almost always trace back to data migration surprises nobody surfaced early. Seequelle&#39;s data conversion focus addresses exactly that risk. The challenge list from someone who almost switched is more honest than any published implementation guide.

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