1 What are the critical steps of an ERP project cycle Discus

1.   What are the critical steps of an ERP project cycle? Discuss the critical success factors.

2.   If you had a choice between customizing an ERP application to meet the organization processes and modifying organization processes to meet the ERP functionality which would you choose? Explain.

Solution

This a standard ques,which can be achieved from the definitions of the ERP .

Question 1:

ERP support all levels of management, it flexible and helps different levels to utilize the levels.

The critical steps of a cycle are explained as below:

1. Identification of the manager and the teams

2. Identify a vendor who can deliver the solutions identified by the project manager and upper

management .

3. ERP Testing is mandatory

4.establishing a project timeframe and decision making on additional resources are required

5.After the deployment /started working , coordinating with the consultants to solve any problems that may arise during implementation.

Question 2:

There are factors on which this can be decided.

1.If the organization is going to be small and no upgrades on the technology then we can go with customization.

2. Minimizing customization provides an opportunity to enhance and improve business processes.

Very few firms actively seek out improvements in business processes and instead they rely on technology changes.

3.We opt for modifying organization processes when  there are ERP vendors available and then a company could benefit

from thorough research to determine which package best fits the company\'s needs and is suitable for the specific industry.