A planning engine is a lot like a high-performance athlete. It can only perform if it’s well-trained, in shape and well-prepared. Like an athlete, if it’s only fed a steady diet of junk food, it’s simply not going to perform optimally.
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On December 1, 2010, Johannesburg Metropolitan Bus Service (Metrobus) went live on Oracle’s Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software. Metrobus now relies on the software to manage its fleet of 532 commuter buses, which collectively transport 90,000 passengers per day.
Really, now. Is this just another example of an author using an alarmist title for shameless promotion? Or, is there actual substance behind my bold claim that ERP contract negotiations – which, by the way, are fully completed before ERP implementation even starts – can actually be a key driver of implementation success?
Syspro (Pty) Ltd develops and markets Syspro, an ERP system designed exclusively for manufacturing and wholesale distribution companies. Syspro targets small to mid-sized businesses with both on-premise and hosted deployment options. Many businesses are compelled by Syspro’s value proposition, which is based on it being a small business serving small businesses.
Syspro – a niche ERP vendor– is like a sniper who won’t let its target out of its sights.
The company is uniquely focused on small to mid-sized manufacturers and wholesale distributors. And, it seems that this focus drives its every move, including: corporate strategy, product development and marketing.
In last week’s ERP implementation tip, we covered the Conference Room Piloting (CRP) phase, where the core team tests the 80% business scenarios and scripts in the ERP system.
In this week’s tip, I walk you through the second round of ERP implementation systems tests: the departmental pilot (DP) phase.
In last week’s ERP implementation tip, I offered 4 tips to help you manage the walkthrough presentations in your ERP implementation project.
In this week’s tip, I walk you through the first in a series of ERP systems tests: the conference room pilot (CRP).
In my previous ERP implementation tip, I broke down the six key elements of a change management plan, including the training plan.
This week, I discuss the eighth ERP implementation project deliverable: the walkthrough presentation.
In last week’s ERP implementation tip, we covered the Departmental Pilot phase – where the teams tested all business processes in the new IT system. In the tip previous to that, we discussed the Conference Room Pilot phase – the first round of system tests where only a sampling of the business processes were tested.
In this week’s tip, I walk you through the final round of ERP systems tests before cutover: the Integrated Pilot testing phase.
In last week’s ERP implementation tip, we discussed the integrated pilot phase – the third of three systems testing phases in an ERP implementation project.
With the testing complete, the implementing organization suddenly finds itself under-the-gun to make sure that its troops are ready to work in the new operating environment.
In this week’s tip, we discuss the end-user training phase – the phase during which the employees are taught how to incorporate the new system into their daily work routines.
