ERP IMPLEMENTATIONLIFE CYCLE
KASHIF SHAMIM
Enterprise resource planning
ERP covers the technique and conceptsemployed for the integrated management ofbusiness as a whole,
ERP packages are integrated softwarepackages that support the above ERPconcepts.
ERP LIFE CYCLE
ERP lifecycle is in which highlights thedifferent stages in implementation of An ERP.
Different phases of ERP
Pre evaluation Screening
Evaluation Package
Project Planning
GAP analysis
Reengineering
Team training
Testing
Post implementation
Pre-selection Process
Package Evaluation
Project Planning
Gap Analysis
Reengineering
Configuration
ImplementationTeam Training
Testing
End- user Training
Going Live
Post – implementationPhase
ERP implementation Life Cycle
Pre evaluation screening
Decision for perfect package
Number of ERP vendors
Screening eliminates the packages that arenot at all suitable for the company’s businessprocesses.
Selection is done on best few packageavailable.
Package Evaluation
Package is selected on the basis of differentparameter.
Test and certify the package and also checkthe coordination with different department
Selected package will determine the successor failure of the project.
Cont.
Package must be user friendly
Regular up gradation should available.
Cost
Project planning
Designs the implementation process.
Resources are identified.
Implementation team is selected and taskallocated.
Special arrangement for contegencies.
Gap analysis
Most crucial phase.
Process through which company can create amodel of where they are standing now andwhere they want to go.
Model help the company to cover thefunctional gap
Reengineering
Implementation is going to involve asignificant change in number of employeesand their job responsibilities.
Process become more automated andefficient.
Team Training
Takes place along with the process ofimplementation.
Company trains its employees to implementand later, run the system.
Employee become self sufficient to implementthe software after the vendors and consultanthave left.
Testing
This phase is performed to find the weak linkso that it can be rectified before itsimplementation.
Going Live
The work is complete, data conversion isdone, databases are up and running, theconfiguration is complete & testing is done.
The system is officially proclaimed.
Once the system is live the old system isremoved
End User Training
The employee who is going to use the systemare identified and trained.
Post Implementation
This is the maintenance phase.
Employees who are trained enough to handleproblems those crops up time to time.
The post implementation will need a differentset of roles and skills than those with lessintegrated kind of systems.
An organization can get the maximumvalue of these inputs if it successfullyadopts and effectively uses the system.
Conclusion