6 Best practices for ERP Implementations

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6 Best Practices for ERP ImplementationsBy
Rahul Vyas
www.hitechito.com info_at_hitechito.com
Believe me There are Some Requirements Which are
Essential for any of the ERP Implementation
Project to Succeed.
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Which are essential needs for any of the ERP
implementation project to succeed?
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How to conclude your organizational needs and
objectives?

• Prepare a list of processes projected for
  automation
• Current issues associated with these processes
• Of course the people who are involved with these
  processes
• Expectations from this automation
• Which facts to be considered
• Knowing your configuration requirements would
  work as a steroid when it comes to implementation
  adoption.
• Knowing the end users will give you the
  opportunity, through inventory, to decide on to
  who will be responsible for ensuring that the new
  solution runs smoothly.

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User Involvement

• One of the biggest barriers, absence of which
  could lead to slow user adoption and in turn
  becomes a big hurdle to the success of
  Implementation. Human tendency is to not change
  the conventional ways of doing things, which make
  them feel comfortable. These incidents, though
  not pleasant, occur as end users are not able to
  foresee the advantages of automation.
• Facts to be considered
• Involving end users from the initial project days
  to reach out to that comprehensive user inputs
  becomes mandatory. This also empowers them and
  you to provide, and be a part of all those
  ongoing training sessions and knowledge transfers
  that bring all users on the same platform and
  unique thought process.
• Apart from this, the ongoing trainings play a
  major role in engaging the users to the new
  software bringing in that comfort level which
  they would compare with their conventional
  methods.

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Assessing potential Risks

• Technological changes, organizational changes and
  project complexities in any major implementation
  project, poses various risks related to people or
  software which are not that easily visible. These
  risks ranging from operational complexities
  inadequate user experience insufficient role
  clarity and a lot of other issues have been the
  trademarks to a lot of software implementations.
• Facts to be considered
• Identification and classification of potential
  risks and challenges becomes really helpful.
  Categorize them in various segments such as
  schedule budget operational technical and
  so on.
• List down all those risk and change management
  activities, well in advance, which will help you
  to implement necessary measures and actions
  proactively, resulting in minimal or no risk
  implications at all.

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Being Resourceful

• Enough is equally important as we have been
  witness to a lot of companies who have liberally
  done hefty investments for the new software, but
  end of day fall short while assigning sufficient
  resources in terms of follow up budgets and
  manpower, one of the needs for the success of any
  implementation project.
• Delegated Leadership becomes much more necessary
  as the management upon approving the purchase of
  the software solution, made way for priorities to
  shift and divert attention and resources. A
  leader would be the one to focus on end results
  the success of the entire implementation
  process.
• Facts to be considered
• Sufficient resource planning or team building
  activity
• Building a team possessing requisite skills for
  the project.
• Non-labor resources that empowers the entire team
  to complete the project.

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Expectation Setting

• Plays a major role, may it be real life scenario
  or developing projects. Establishing a clear
  understanding about attainable goals among all
  the stakeholders ranging from executive leader to
  end user is important. A very good example, as
  you are not supposed to underestimate User
  Involvement, Assessment of potential Risks
  Resource crunches, you also should be cautious
  about the time that would be needed to accomplish
  the project.
• Facts to be considered
• Realistic time frame will help you succeed when
  you give due weightage consultation, validation
  and other services needed for seamless
  implementation
• Managing expectations or setting realistic
  expectations and keeping them on top priority for
  all those involved in the project helps you in
  maintaining viewpoint across the project.

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Checks Balances

• Checks Balances are supposed to be the integral
  part across stages of the implementation project
  that includes once the solution goes live. The
  dynamism of software implementation is known to
  all of us. This makes it all the more important
  for us, the project leaders, to develop
  landmarks, observe and raise a flag about the
  progress consistently as and when required.
• Facts to be considered
• Realistic time frame will help you succeed when
  you give due weightage consultation, validation
  and other services needed for seamless
  implementation
• Managing expectations or setting realistic
  expectations and keeping them on top priority for
  all those involved in the project helps you in
  maintaining viewpoint across the project.

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