ERP Selection and ERP Implementation: Avoid Making Costly and Surprisingly Common Mistakes

ERP software selection and ERP implementation are not projects to be taken lightly; they are one of the most costly and time-consuming ventures your company will take on. If done correctly, you will reap the many benefits of all your hard work and you will have a system that can grow and change as your business does. After the ERP implementation, the pains associated with selecting and implementing won’t seem so bad when you see that bottom line rise. Failure to choose the right ERP system for your company can result in poor performance, frustration and a downward trend in your bottom line. Soon enough, you will need to go through the whole process all over again - so how can you avoid the latter?

Start out with a complete understanding of important factors such as project budget, time required for the implementation, people who will need to be involved, resources required, and your overall goals; from there you can come up with a roadmap for your ERP implementation and benchmarks along the way to measure your success.

What are some of the biggest reasons an ERP implementation fails?

• The wrong solution was selected and implemented
• Inability to change processes
• Senior management
• Customization
• Training
• IT-based implementation

As a reseller and developer of ERP solutions and applications, we have seen the same mistakes repeated over and over during ERP selection and ERP implementation. We developed a white paper outlining the common and critical mistakes companies make when choosing and implementing their ERP systems and how to avoid them.

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