- Priyadharshini K
- 04-Sep-2017 06:02:56
Guidelines for an Effective ERP Implementation
Companies today face
tougher competition in the market place in optimizing the resources
availability, improving profitability and satisfying customers. Hence, many
organizations have realized the importance of implementing an ERP Solution. ERP
implementation reduces the complexity and implements new strategy which helps
to support the overall growth of the company.
However, an ERP implementation has several aspects to be
considered and if not executed properly, it may lead to a business disaster
rather than an advantage. Hence choosing an ERP solution that meets your
specific business requirements will enable you to have a smoother
implementation. As you take on the task of choosing a right ERP, there are four
guidelines to be considered.
1.
Project Alignment & Changes Management
Most of the project problems arise because of the
misalignments between the goals, expectation and reality. The executive team
should have a perfect alignment, timeline, budget, overall scope of the project
and commitment throughout the project,. The Team leaders and members should be
well versed in the ERP technology to provide guidance and should know to
prepare the change management to make the team more productive. A good change
management relies on, effectively communicating the value of changes to
everyone in the organization.
2.
Understanding the Business Processes
Process followed in the organizations should be mapped to
focus on, what you do, what can be easily done and what are the changes to
improve the processes. Team members should analyze the business process, and
during team discussions, the following queries to be considered. Are your
procedures up to date? Are there processes that could be automated? Etc. With
the more understanding of the current state, you can plan better to reach the
desired state.
3.
Vertical industry focus
There may be different verticals and strategies followed in
an industry and there may be variations between the processes followed. All
these verticals should be addressed and the vendors should provide the right
solution meeting specific needs of the business processes. This may avoid
deadlines and delayed implementation of the processes.
4.
Vendor Partnership
Now it is a time to arrive a final decision for successful
ERP implementation. It is very essential to establish a close relationship with
ERP vendors who understand your business processes. ERP Vendor and the
organization should work together and communicate well to make ERP
implementation, a successful one.
