Different phases of ERP implementation lifecycle
1) Clear understanding of strategic goals
- Required for any IS/IT project
- Scope should be clearly defined
2) Top management commitment
- required for any IS/IT project
- Commitment & support required at all times
3) Project Management implementation
- Requires project management skill
- Includes accurate estimate of Project scope, size & complexity
- Develop achievable schedules
- Convey realistic expectation to management & users
4) Great implementation team
- Relates directly to Project management
- Team needs good people
- Internal people are controllable
- Control vendors & consultant’s people
5) Cope with technical issues
- Technical side of project management
- Vendor & consultant can help
6) Organizational commitment to change
- Commitment & support required at all times
- Requires people to change
- 1 or 2 years of significant change
- Organization must be committed to carry through the project
7) Extensive education & training
- Provide need training to the employees
- Tell the employees what training skill development is required to be productive
8) Data accuracy
- Relates to Internal data
- Bad data will result into major loss
9) Focused performance measures
- Concerns regarding system design
- ERP should provide reports of all information to all level of management. |
