Phases In Erp Project Management

After the decision of migrating to a new ERP system is made and the suitable solution is chosen, project’s main and detailed phases are outlined.

The duration of which the ERP transitioning takes depends on various factors such as how big the customer is, if the operation processes are ready, if the company is manufacturing and the number of modules to be set up. Usually projects take between 6 to 18 months. Exceptions can happen though; in a servicing company with 4-5 users you can get the project up and running in 2-3 months while conglomerates that are transitioning to huge solutions like SAP,or AXAPTA, projects can take more than 2 years to take off.

Main phases of the project would be as follows:

• Determining key user (Users to lead the project)
• Analysis (Users specifying their needs and company processes)
• Design (Consulting company offering solutions based on customer needs)
• Developing (Designing screens and reports based on customer needs)
• Testing (Testing the developments alongside the users)
• Installation (Defining system parameters)
• Training key users (Final training in some projects)
• Parallel usage (Data entry for both new and the existing systems)
• Going live