ERP Implementation and Selection Horror Stories and How to Avoid Them

ERP implementation and selection can be one of the most expensive and time consuming projects that a company embarks on. If done correctly, a change of ERP can also be the most beneficial project to a company. Therefore, education is crucial during the beginning stages of ERP selection.

We’ve been in the ERP software industry for nearly two decades, and we’ve heard the same ERP horror stories get repeated over and over. So many businesses underestimate the amount of planning that goes into large software selection and implementation, and they end up with a system they have to eventually abandon after a short while. Some of the biggest mistakes we have seen made include:

• Time and resource allocation 
• Project budgets
• Selecting a technology partner
• Selecting a team for the project
• Maintenance strategies

Those are just some of the most common problems we see, but there are many more.

ERP implementation and selection for a business is much like buying a new home for an individual. It’s an extremely important investment and carries a lot of risk if the buyer makes the wrong choice. ERP systems for midsize companies typically cost upwards of $50,000 but the real cost is much higher as consulting and training to setup the system is typically as much or more than the initial software cost. Further, most ERP systems take at least six to twelve months to implement and companies use ERP systems for an average of 7-10 years making their ERP selection one of the most important decisions they will ever have to make.

Download this free white paper which will walk you through six of the biggest mistakes companies make in their ERP decision process and how they can be avoided. It covers several different factors that companies need to consider when in this process, factors such as who should be involved, time and resources required for implementation, selecting a technology partner, budget, and deciding a maintenance strategy.
Download the whitepaper here at no cost.

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e2b teknologies operates three business units – e2b anytime apps , e2b enterprise, and e2b calibration. e2b enterprise develops custom cloud-based business applications and resells leading ERP accounting software, CRM, HRMS, and other enterprise business software applications from Sage Software, Epicor, Intacct, SugarCRM, and other publishers. e2b anytime is the publisher of , Anytime Commerce B2B ecommerce platform, Anytime Collect, Anytime Assets, Anytime 500, and related Anytime brand products. e2b calibration is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration and repair laboratory providing a full scope of services (traceable to NIST) for most popular calibration, test, and measurement instruments.

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