Experiences from large enterprises may not be relevant for SMEs. The value to SMEs of some of the material potentially coming from large enterprises was questioned. For example, elaborate project structure models designed to address large corporate structures are clearly outside the resources of small companies, but may serve to illusrate the scope of the issues that need to be considered. There are competitive issues. Most delegates took a cautious view on the benefits of sharing information.
Most companies are still in the early stages of their changeover projects .
Far from being masters of euro conversion, the companies saw themselves as on a learning curve in a complex incremental process. There was a feeling that the idea of a general best practice which was at the same time detailed enough to be useful was not feasible, at least at this stage. Since the euro is clearly a business issue, the common resource should cover topics in addition to IT matters. Drawing its scope sufficiently broadly would ensure that businesses will find it relevant for their euro projects. There were mixed feelings about whether the resource should be developed in depth rather than in breadth.