Step Of Successful Implementation Of ERP Software
ERP software refers to Enterprise Resource Planning software. ERP software is a major step used by small, medium or large organizations to automate all of its business processes and functions. According to a survey it has been found that about 90% of implementation of ERP projects fails. Therefore, it is essential to have the required information about implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning software and follow the right steps of successful implementation of ERP software.
Following step of successful implementation of ERP software should followed to avoid failure of ERP software implementation.
1. You should study the business processes well. You should find out the need of an ERP software implementation. Thus, before taking the enormous decision, you should study the processes and functions followed in the organization for the everyday work activities.
2. You should identify the core users, who are the experienced and well versed with the business processes and functions in the organization. There should be at least 3 core users from each department who know about the business processes well and understands expectations of organization from ERP software.
3. You should employ a group of professional consultants who will study the functions and processes in the organization and advise you whether implementation of ERP software is feasible for you or not, in terms of cost and resources.
4. If implementation of ERP software in the organization is found feasible. You should provide information or knowledge about ERP system to the employees of the organization. You should introduce them that what ERP software are, how the organization can get benefit from ERP software and how each of them can/will contribute to successful implementation of ERP software.
5. Next step of successful implementation of ERP software should be selection of one best option for the organization out of all available options. Tenders should be drifted on the basis of the study made by the professional consultants and analyst to select an appropriate ERP Software and implementation partner. Implementation partner are those who will implement and install the system for the organization as per your requirement. The implementation partners should be selected on the basis of their experience in the special ERP software.
6. Then the selected the organization and the implementation partner will prepare a project charter. Project charter is basically a document stating the schedule and the scope of the ERP project.
7. After that, the execution of ERP project is carried out on the basis of the implementation plan. It is the liability of the core users to observe that all of their requirements are satisfied and attention is paid in the ERP implementation. ERP software is shown to the core users at specific period to make sure and verify the same.
8. After execution of ERP software implementation, it should be tested. In this phase, core users are provided with the system to work on to test whether all of the requirements have been fulfilled or not.
9. Next step of successful implementation of ERP software after proper implementation and testing should be training to the employees of the organization to work on the system.
10. Finally for completing the successful implementation of ERP software, a day should be decided on the basis of project charter that when the company will really start using the ERP software. This day is known as Go-Live.
Thus, all these are the best steps of successful implementation of ERP software in an organization.
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