Mykola Palienko, CEO of VCHASNO GROUP, explained why the process of abandoning Russian software has been delayed, why pressure from the state can be harmful, and why alternatives are not always "better and more expensive."
Mykola Palienko, CEO of VCHASNO GROUP, explained why the process of abandoning Russian software has been delayed, why pressure from the state can be harmful, and why alternatives are not always "better and more expensive."
Despite the war, Russophobia at all levels, and even legislative initiatives, Ukrainian businesses continue to work en masse on 1C. The reason is simple — the transition is painful, long, and expensive. VCHASNO GROUP CEO Mykola Palienko told the DOU portal in an interview.
"We have been in the process of transitioning from 1C to Microsoft Business Central for two and a half years. We plan to complete this process by the end of the year. This is a company-wide task involving 30–35 people — developers, products, and the finance team," says Palienko.
The situation, according to him, is very far from ideal; although there are alternatives, they require not only money but also time for adaptation, training of specialists, double-entry accounting, and restructuring of processes.
"With all my Russophobia, I do not support a complete ban at the legislative level. This is shooting yourself in the foot. Business should go through this process organically," said the CEO of VCHASNO.
For VCHASNO GROUP, the transition is also a matter of entering foreign markets, where transparency and clarity of management accounting systems are important for partners.
According to DOU, 75% of Ukrainian companies continue to use 1C. Last year, Ukrainian IT companies spent 200 million hryvnias on Russian software.
We previously wrote that deputies are preparing a bill that would oblige companies to stop using hostile software in their accounting activities.
