Implementing Enterprise Systems

1. Why implement ES

3 main reasons of ES adoption 

From motivations angle

-provide Infrastructure

common platform

-improve Capability

Improve data visibility

Improve process

-improve Performance

Reduce cost

Strategy decision making

Customer responsiveness

2. ES implementation Success

-Success is challenging to define and measure

-Success is multi-dimensional and relative time and parties

-Optimal Success 

Dynamic

3. ES implementation approaches

ES/ERP Implementation Phases

Scope and Commitment-->Analysis and Design-->Acquisition and Development-->Go-Live-->Operations

[Change management]

ES Experience Cycle

Project Chartering-->The Project (configuration and rollout)-->Shakedown-->Onward and Upward

[Optimal success in each phase]

Stages in ERP

Stage 1- Design (Planning stage)

design options :

-Process change: significant change or minimized change

-Process standardization: how much standardizes the process. 

Stage 2- Implementation

high chance of business disruption-tuning out

Stage 3- Stabilization

Rollout and see how things go and then find problems and fix them.

Stage 4- Continuous Improvement

New update

Stage 5- Transformation

Refining scope, process, decision making

Accelerated SAP Implementation (ASAP)

a widely used implementation methodology developed by SAP

-Project Preparation 

Provide initial planning and preparation. Help to identify and plan the primary focus areas that need to be considered.

-Business Blueprint

Create detailed documentations of business process requirement. Have a better understanding

-Realization

Implement business and process requirement based on Business Blueprint.

-Final Preparation

Finalize your readiness to go live.

-Go Live and Support

Continuously support and improve live operation.