GOING FOR AN ERP !9 SIMPLE STEPS TO MAKE IT RIGHT !

BY MUHAMMED UWAIS

1.MAKE SURE YOU GET THE SUPPORT FROM THE UPPER MANAGEMENT!

TRUST ME ! IT’S A LONG JOURNEY AND YOU REALLY NEED IT !

2.MAKE A CLEAR AND EXTENSIVE LIST OF REQUIREMENTS BEFORE YOU START

LOOKING AT VENDORSKNOWING WHAT YOU NEED IS THE FIRST STEP

TOWRDS SUCCESS !

3.MOBILITY ! IT INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY ACROSS INDUSTRIES ! ACCESSING ERP SYSTEMS FROM ONLY DESKTOPS IS NO

LONGER AN OPTION!

4.MAKE SURE THE EVALUATION PROCESS IS DONE PROPERLY!GET THE INPUT FROM AN EXPERT ON THIS ! IT WILL ADD

MORE VALUE !

5.GET THE REFERENCES RIGHT

! HAPPY CUSTOMERS ARE DEFINITELY A GOOD SIGN !

MAKE A VISIT AND GATHER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ! THIS

IS IMPORTANT !

6. HAVE AN INTERNAL ERP TEAM TO MANAGE THE PROJECT !

APPOINT AN ERP CHAMPION IF POSSIBLE ! GETTING THE

INTERNAL TEAM INVOLVED FROM THE BEGINNING TRULY

MAKES SENSE !

7. DOCUMENT AND PLAN IT RIGHT !DOCUMENT ALL THE PROCESSES AND REQUIREMENTS !

AGREE ON A PROJECT PLAN AND MAKE SURE THE

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERY DATES ARE CLEARLY

DEFINED !

8. THINK WELL BEFORE YOU START CUSTOMIZING !

MOST OF THE STANDARD ERP PRACTICES ARE WELL

DEFINED AND RECOGNIZED GLOBALLY , SO UNLESS ITS

REALLY NEEDED NEVER GO FOR IT !

9. PROVIDE NECESSARY TIME AND RESOURCES FOR TRAINING ON THE ERP SYSTEM!

HAVE PLAN AND MAKE SURE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT

IS PROVIDED FOR TRAININGS! REMEMBER , CHANGE IS

NOT EASY FOR EVERYONE!