UNIT 2 - ERP Implementation
UNIT 2 - ERP Implementation
UNIT 2 - ERP Implementation
ERP IMPLEMENTATION
WHY ERP???
Financial & Operations performance is unknown
Inaccurate customer expectations & job costs are
predicted or even unknown
Inventories of a company do not meet or far exceed
production requirements on a consistent basis
ENHANCE
PRODUCTIVITY,
RESPONSIVENESS
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
FLEXIBLITY,
&
CUSTOMER
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
INADEQUATE RESOURCES
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
CUSTOMIZATION
ISSUES
Most
Modify
Modify
Perform
Ignore
the problem
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
IMPROPER INTEGRATION
Integration of ERP Modules
Integration of ebusiness applications
Integration with legacy systems
PRE-IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
POST-IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
PRE-IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
FEASIBLITY ANALYSIS
PRE-IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
PRE-IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
FEASIBLITY ANALYSIS
PRE-IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
PRE-IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
VANILLA IMPLEMENTATION
COMPREHENSIVE
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
ACQUSITION OF FACILITIES
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
ACQUISITION OF IT INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
USERS TRAINING
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
CONVERSION OF DATA
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
TESTING
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation ensures easy updating & enhancement of the
system.
TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION
SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION
Intended primarily for maintenance programmers or technical persons,
records detailed information about a systems design specifications, its
internal working, & its functionality
USER DOCUMENTATION
Intended primarily for users & consists of written or other visual
information about an application system , how it works & how to use it
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
GO LIVE
The go live phase is the event of switch over from the old
system to the new system which takes place after the system
is tested & found reliable.
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
PARALLEL STRATEGY
PHASED STRATEGY
HYBRID STRATEGY
PROJECT SPONSOR :
Ideally the CEO will be the project sponsor. The role of the project
sponsor is to ensure that the ERP implementation gets all the
assistance it needs from resources to management backing
FUNCTIONAL MANAGER:
Oversee the day-to-day operations of their respective functional
areas. Ideally they should have strong conceptual skills in
understanding the overall ERP project & how it relates to the
business.
FUNCTIONAL PARTICIPANT:
They have a limited role in the implementation of the project. They
answer questions & review training programs & business process
flows proposed in the new software. Through their feedback
other members of the ERP team can get a basic feel of how well
the new ERP system may work
CONSULTANT:
PACKAGE VENDORS
Are the people who have developed the ERP packages. They are
the people who have invested huge amounts of time & effort in
R&D, to create the packaged solutions.
The vendor representatives are responsible for fixing any problems
that the implementation team encounters in the software.
Vendor representatives provide the initial training for the
companys key users.
END-USERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS
PROJECT MANAGER