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n ERP implementation life cycle refers to the distinct stages involved in carrying out an an ERP implementation project.
See below seven stages:
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Planning and organization – In this commentary, we’re not counting this phase as part of the time it takes to implement the system as it all occurs before the start of spending money or real physical activity. Nevertheless, a team can be assembled and a decent plan developed in a matter of a few weeks, for a motivated company. More typically, the planning stage might last up to six months or more.
System selection and installation – Selecting the ERP system software and ERP technology can be a challenging endeavor, given its importance to the project and the vast array of choices. From requirements definition and early market surveys through determining the “short list”, gathering proposals, holding demonstrations, final selection and negotiation, this phase typically consumes anywhere from 3-to-6 months.
Installation – Sometimes there is a lead time for delivery of hardware and software, installation of infrastructure components like networking facilities and data collection / display devices, and installation of software that could be anywhere from several days to several weeks or more. Cloud-based ERP may have little or no installation lead time and no software installation requirements.
Data conversion and loading – Once the ERP technology and ERP system software is ready, data must be entered and/or moved into the system’s database. This includes “basic records” like customer, vendor and item master files, bills of material, production facilities and routings, general ledger chart of accounts, and the like. Just before going live, active transactional data is converted or transactional activity is transitioned into the new ERP system software. Some of this activity can be completed in parallel with other tasks like training and validation. IT resources and consultants/contractors can primarily accomplish some of this activity, as well. While a significant amount of time and effort is required, this requirement will not add significantly to the implementation timeline.
Testing and validation – IT resources will be heavily involved in this task, working with the users to compare and examine both basic records and transactional data to verify that the data is exactly as it should be (and at least as accurate as in the incumbent system) and that the new ERP system software is producing the expected results. Testing and validation occurs over an extended period as each functional area loads data and starts processing (test) transactions by the users during training and procedure development. This is not necessarily parallel operation; in most cases, it is more of a “pilot” testing situation. Testing and validation do not add much to the timeline explicitly but must be considered in planning the duration of the training and procedure development process.
Cut-over and “go live” – This can be instantaneous (sometimes called a ‘big bang’ approach), phased in piece-by-piece, or parallel operation where users are expected to keep the old system and the new system in operation simultaneously for a specified period of time (typically one or two accounting periods). You will find
ERP lifecycle is in which highlights the different stages in the implementation of An ERP.The simplified way described below
Ø understanding the requirementØ Choosing right softwareØ Plan it in a proper wayØ Understanding the pain points or GapØ Rearranging the whole conceptØ Proper TrainingØ TestingØ Final testing and implementation
ERP Implementation Life cycle is the pocess of implementation of the enterprise resource planning in any organization. It involves many steps and stages right from the start, planning for project implementation, analysis, design, implementation, transition and operations.
ERP Implementation Life Cycle is the process of implementation of the enterprise resource planning in any organization. It involves many steps and stages right from the start, planning for project implementation, analysis, design, implementation, transition and operations. ERP implementation lifecycle highlights the different phases of implementing an ERP system. It starts from the projection of the ideal ERP package that is suitable for the company. The steps involved in the life cycle of the ERP implementation are:
· Selection of packages:
· Project Planning
· Analysis GAP
· Re-engineering
· Training
· Testing
· Application
· Maintenance
1) Selection of Package
There are hundred's of packages i the industry, we need to identify the suitable and correct package to fulfill our requirements and to work with ease in future when the time comes to implement it
2) The success & Failure of the Selected Package
The ERP Systems involves with very high investments, so we need to identify the evaluation of the packages and the success ratio of the selected ERP System
3) Planning
This is the phase where implementation is to be started or we can either mention it as a requirement gathering of how the implementation procedure will take place as well as how to begin and complete the project
4) GAP Analysis
This is the the process where companies create a complete model of how they are going to complete the process of implementing an ERP system and it has been considered that mostly% of the ratio even after the selection of the best package% of issues are considered to be the problematic for the organizations.
5) Re Engineering
Re Engineering involves the implementation of the ERP system taking care of the number of employee's and job responsibilities of each employee in the organization, because this can lead us to afford a good ERP system with taking all the cost cutting measures
6) Training
This involves where the organization train their employee and give them the time frame to complete the requirements and implementation phase and this has to be considered as a plus point if the organization can target the best candidate to implement well and finish the task as soon as possible
7) Testing
This is the phase where companies mostly test the developed systems and apply load on the system to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of the developed system
8) Post Implementation
When the implementation phase is over the vendor and hired consultants go together to deploy the system and to ensure wether the employee's are trained well enough to have hands on with the software and to control the different set of roles and skills
ERP Implemention Life Cycle refers to implemention of ERP System in any organisation.
Pre implemention, Planning accordingly to match with organisation's current system,
Designing of the System, Provide information and details to the organisation, Development and Test result, after Satifaction Go Live Post Implemention.
This is the very first stage of the ERP implementation life cycle, where the company has to select a good ERP package that suits your company and your business needs, with a proper research. When selecting an ERP system, degree of matching and customization it can provide your business and stability and future assistance of the software provider, are few things you should keep in mind for a successful ERP implementation.
At this phase of the ERP life cycle, you should come up with a clear and realistic plan for the process. This includes scheduling timelines and deadlines for projects, identifying roles and assigning responsibilities for the ERP implementation process.
Being one of the important and crucial steps in the ERP life cycle, GAP analysis is the analysis done to create a clear and complete model to identify the current state of the company and the direction it will head to in the future depending on the business goals of the company.
This is where the human factor of the business comes to spot light. The step involves many changes and alteration in the number of employees and job responsibilities which should be performed carefully as it directly affects the efficiency of the company.
To enhance the efficiency, having a group of employees who are well trained and familiar with the new system is essential which is why this step becomes important in the ERP implementation life cycle.
With the help of the software service provider, at this stage, the company should start training their employees for the ERP system who been selected after considering the following qualities; willingness to change, the ability to learn new thing quickly and accurately and familiarity with new technology.
Testing is not an exception for a new system to run smoothly. Here the company will test real life extreme scenarios like user error detections, system overload, simultaneous multiple user log-ins, data security and more. This will help the company to identify errors, bugs and weak links before the implementation.
It is in this stage the ERP system’s actual implementation happens. After the data conversion and data base work is over, the implementation of the new ERP system will be done and then, the old system will be removed.
After implementation, maintenance is the lasts step of the ERP life cycle where the constant maintenance of the system involves. This is the where the employees will learn to face and deal with system related problems while the system should be updated corresponding to the future updates of the software solution provider.
Companies that deploy a Global ERP solution out-perform its competitors which shows in their performance.Enterprise resource planning is the integrated management of core business processes, often in real-time and mediated by software and technology.
It is a process of implementation of the enterprise resource planning in any organization. It involves many steps and stages right from the start, planning for project implementation, analysis, design, implementation, transition and operations.
Major phases are:
ERP IMPLEMENTATION MEANS HOW YOU MAP YOUR BUSINESS DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES IN ERP APPLICATION(SOFTWARE).IT DEALS WITH SOFTWARE METHODOLOGIES EXAMPLE:
