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Implementation I:
Select consulting
partner, implement
core functionality,
assess go-live
readiness
Eval.
Implementation II:
Re-evaluate consulting
partner, continue
Extending Value:
implementing 2nd tier
Upgrade to current
functionality
ERP releases and
additional
functions.
Impleme
nt
Phase I
Implement
Phase II
Product
License &
Maint
Evaluation:
Prepare RFP,
evaluate
Training
Evalu
ation
Customi
zation
Change
Mgmt.
License &
Maintenance
Training
Customi
zation
Project Management
Extending
Value
Maintaining Value:
Few changes to adapt ERP to
changing business, fresh look at
business processes and continuing to
customize the solution where justified
Maintaining
Value
Declining Value:
Value declines as the
ERP ages and new
business requirements
and technologies
emerge. Upgrading is
nearly as costly as
implementing a new
ERP.
=> Evaluation Phase
Declining
Phase
2.
b.
c.
b.
c.
6.
b.
c.
Operating environment
Hardware specification
Maintainability requirements
b.
8.
7.
4.
5.
Overview of need
a.
3.
Background of company
Overview of industry
c.
Time requirement
OPTION 2 BUY
About
Generalized off the shelf application s/w packages
Modules based on rich functionalities for all
business functions
User tested with lot of installations
No lead time requirement for software
development
Tuned for more users/networks with adequate &
in- built security
Parameterized for flexibility
Can sit on latest hardware & software platforms
Up-gradation of functionalities
Package Evaluation
About
Here the whole package is designed & built
By keeping a specific enterprise & its business
Practices in mind
By incorporating the improvements/additions with
due integration
Without compromising or changing the current way
of doing the business
Providing flexibility to accommodate your business
fluctuations
The Principle!
The best as seen elsewhere,
need not be the best for you.
What is your best is what,
can be successfully implemented
The Steps
1.
2.
Package Evaluation
Why?
Very economical while comparing the cost of
implementing tailor-made ERP solutions
Less prone for hidden-cost hits
The company can opt for its choice of Hardware, Software
& communication platforms based on the skill availability
The company and the software vendor have the direct
relationship during the project execution.
IT department has good control over the Project
The existing practices & applications can be tuned and
linked with the proposed package
Maintenance & improvements are easy & less costlier.
Even IT team can maintain the setup after getting the
source code
Points of Concern
Software development vendor selection
Requirement/scope finalization
Less chances of Value addition
Not time tested
Chances of Prolonged project duration
Technical expertise
Domain knowledge
Adequate manpower