Best Practices for an Effective ERP Implementation

An ERP implementation touches every area of an organization, cutting across functional boundaries and departments as well as impacting the extended enterprise. How can manufacturing and distribution companies ensure that an ERP project results in full utilization of the new system's stated functionality and anticipated benefits? It's all about the implementation.

This document comprises a collection of several key strategies that our experts recommend for effective ERP implementation. We've given special attention to the six phases of a typical ERP project. In each phase, we describe the best practices proven to speed the rate of adoption. The paper concludes with key considerations for the ERP implementation team.

Table of Contents

Level 0: Pre-Implementation Phase............................................................................................................... 4

Level 1: Project Planning Phase........................................................................................................................ 5

Level 2: Product Education Phase.................................................................................................................. 6