Current trends indicate that more companies are spending thousands of $$ to complete single Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementations. These trends also point out that the success rate estimates of those implementations are as low as 30%.
Where Are You in Your ERP Implementation Process?
Is your company considering implementing an ERP system?
Have you already chosen an ERP software vendor, but aren’t sure where to begin the implementation?
Have you begun your ERP implementation and run into problems?
Whatever ERP implementation stage your company finds itself in, now is a good time to assess your readiness for the implementation’s success.
An ERP implementation project warrants and requires a high level of detailed planning and preparation.
Consider your company’s readiness in the following areas::
· Communications
· Leadership
· Culture
· Project Management
· Technical
· Functional
· Resources and Effort
Communications
Most companies tend to take communications for granted and assume the company will easily accept the change that an ERP brings. In fact, the other is true. Early and continuous communications will help your company prepare for the significant cultural and business changes inherent in an ERP implementation.
Try assigning a communication specialist to be on the project team.
Leadership
Strong leaders at each levels are critical in ensuring goals and objectives are aligned and effectively and efficiently delivered. Selecting the right project leadership can make or break the success of a project. If the leaders in your organization have never managed an ERP implementation, consider offering training in leadership and project management.
Cultural
Teamwork and people interactions can also make or break large-scale projects.
Check, Whether the goals reached and consensus-based decisions made without major conflict?
Check, What is the general attitude among employees toward the ERP implementation?
Project Management
What project management procedures and processes does your company have in place?
If your company does not have experience with similar projects, then how has it managed other types of projects? What expertise is available?
Regardless of your experience level with professional project management, you need a well-defined scope
and project schedule to detail how and when the project work will be accomplished.
Technical
Does the company have any IT resources with experience in implementing software packages similar an
ERP system? An important consideration while examining your technical readiness is to determine if outsourcing or backfilling are possible options to support the technical work on the project.
Functional
Functional areas in many companies have small staffs, which make it difficult for individuals to be released to work on the new ERP system and attend the necessary training. Your company may need to consider hiring additional staff to meet both project and operational obligations.
Resource and Effort
Talk to other companies who have implemented ERP systems.
Talk to their information technology departments and find out what has changed after implementation.
Conclusion
Many companies successfully implement new ERP systems each year, and you can too. Help your company be prepared to meet the challenges of an ERP implementation head-on by assessing your ERP readiness.
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