How to Select & Implement an ERP System that You Will be Happy With 1
Posted by Glen Mund on Tue, Jul 01, 2008 @ 03:09 PM
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There are over 1000 manufacturing systems in North America and yet The Wall Street Journal has stated that 73% of all manufacturers are dissatisfied with their current ERP systems.
Reasons Why Implementations have Problems
There are a number of theories why implementations have problems:
- Poor planning or no planning at all
- Top Management not involved or did not commit to the project
- Unreliable data
- Lack of training or implementation assistance
- Poor selection process
- Lost project momentum
- Business processes are not corrected
- The main reason that implementations fail is the legacy selection process commonly used is flawed.
The Budget Approval Dance
The first step is any selection process is expenditure approval. Middle managers spend days defining their selection process plan. The more detailed the budget approval request is, the more detailed the selection plan is, the more due diligence is assumed and therefore perceived risk is lessened. The legacy selection plan usually contains:
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