G7 Systems - ERP Solution Systems

ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning and is a way to integrate the data and processes of an organization into one single system. The typical project is about 14 months and requires the focused effort of business and ICT personnel. It can be difficult and risky to customize an ERP, so a standard practice is have a going-in position of changing business processes to match the ERP, and only in special circumstances, customize the ERP. The time it takes is directly related to the amount of customization. Because of the effort required by and the lack of availability of business and ICT resources, organizations often choose to utilize a consulting organization to assist with the implementation. On a project of such a large scale, it is critical the the organization does not abdicate decision making to the consulting firm, but instead stays engaged in the project. It is therefore critical to have a clearly articulated exit plan for the consulting firm, prior to their engagement.

Module implementation should be prioritized based on a combination of business benefit and ease of implementation [pick the low hanging fruit first]. It is critical not to underestimate the importance of data migration and reporting. ERP implementations tend to be long and arduous, and by the time the implementation date comes, the two critical tasks by which the implementation will be judged - data migration and reporting, often seem to get forgotten. With data migration, many decisions must be made before migration, a significant amount of planning must occur. The following are steps of a data migration strategy that can help with the success of an ERP implementation:

Identifying the data to be migrated
Determining the timing of data migration
Generating the data templates
Freezing the tools for data migration
Deciding on migration related setups
Deciding on data archiving

G7 provides program / project management, customization, and implementation services for the following ERP packages: