RATIONALE FOR ERP SYSTEMS  One of the key reasons why managers have sought to proceed with difficult ERP projects is: to end the fragmentation of current systems, to allow a process of standardization, to give more visibility on data across the entire corporation, to obtain competitive advantage (Sammon & Adam, 2000).  A seamless integration is essential to provide visibility and consistency across the enterprise.

Myth and Reality of ERP Benefit Realization

Large Systems Implementation Challenges  Its not Priority #1  Leave change management to consultants  Underestimate the amount of work due to lack of experience  People-intensive  Requires senior management leadership and participation

Large Systems Implementation Challenges  Involves the entire enterprise  New thinking and new processes  New tools and retooling  Too intensive for too long  Unplanned problems and changes  Schedule Slippage Work, Time, Resources

The ERP Market Support  ERP supports about 70-95% of a large organizational need  The remaining 5-30% Interfacing the ERP application with existing legacy systems using middleware, which adds to the complexity Interfacing ERP to third-party solutions. Writing custom software to extend functionality. Modifying the ERP source code directly.