Too many times, large projects are initiated without a business case, total cost of the project, and budgets for ongoing maintenance, support, and license costs. This happens for several reasons but usually because funding is made available in the form of grants, bond referendums, loans or an operating budget surplus; all of which are not reoccurring. This article provides an example when districts will use temporary funding to implement new systems and provide implementation strategies that can mitigate some of the unfunded implementation and future costs.