Enterprise Resource Planning Saad Ahmed Javed National College

Enterprise Resource Planning Saad Ahmed Javed National College of Business Administration & Economics

ERP IMPLEMENTATION LIFE CYCLE

Enterprise resource planning l ERP covers the technique and concepts employed for the integrated management of business as a whole, l ERP packages are integrated software packages that support the above ERP concepts.

ERP LIFE CYCLE l ERP lifecycle highlights the different stages in implementation of an ERP.

Different phases of ERP l Pre evaluation Screening l Evaluation Package l Project Planning l GAP analysis l Reengineering l Team training l Testing/ Going Live with ERP l Post implementation

Pre-selection Process Package Evaluation Project Planning Gap Analysis Reengineering Implementation Team Training Testing Going Live Post – implementation Phase ERP implementation Life Cycle Configuration End- user Training

Pre evaluation screening l Decision for perfect package l Number of ERP vendors l Screening eliminates the packages that are not at all suitable for the company’s business processes. l Selection is done on best few package available.

Package Evaluation l Package is selected on the basis of different parameter. l Test and certify the package and also check the coordination with different departments l Selected package will determine the success or failure of the project. l Examples of some packages: SAP, Oracle, People. Soft, Microsoft Dynamics etc

Cont. l Package must be user friendly l Regular up gradation should available. l Cost

Project planning l Designs the implementation process/ blueprints. l Resources are identified. l Implementation team is selected and task allocated. l Special arrangement for contingencies.

Gap analysis l Most crucial phase. l Process through which company can create a model of where they are standing now and where they want to go. l Existing Models by the vendors help the company to cover the functional gap l Analyzes corporate and business strategies

Reengineering l Implementation is going to involve a significant change in number of employees and their job responsibilities. l Process become more automated and efficient.

Team Training l Takes place along with the process of implementation. l Company trains its employees to implement and later, run the system. l Employee become self sufficient to implement the software after the vendors/consultants have left.

Testing l This phase is performed to find the weak link so that it can be rectified before its implementation.

Going Live l The work is complete, data conversion is done, databases are up and running, the configuration is complete & testing is done. l The system is officially proclaimed. l Once the system is live the old system is removed

End User Training l The employee who is going to use the system are identified and trained.

Post Implementation l This is the maintenance phase. l Employees who are trained enough to handle problems those crops up time to time. l The post implementation will need a different set of roles and skills than those with less integrated kind of systems.

l An organization can get the maximum value of these inputs if it successfully adopts and effectively uses the system.