Before choosing a system, the company needs to make sure that it has the right people on board, including an experienced project manager. This person can make the selection process more effective, not to mention easier. The project manager should have previous experience selecting and implementing systems. But almost as important is that he or she should not be an…
The first step is to identify the reasons driving the desire to get a new ERP system. Some good reasons include: Reliance on a small group of people operating the system Dependence on Excel spreadsheets Support from the vendor or reseller is ending (or has ended) Poor performance (lag times) Multi-national organization (all companies on same systems) Specialized changes in…