1. Implementing ERP System Name: Ohwod Alawami ID: 200800750
  Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ITAP 3383 Enterprise Resource Planning Fall 2012 Dr. Ammar Elhassan
Implementing ERP System
Name: Ohwod Alawami
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2. Outline: Five steps to successful ERP implementation
ERP costs and benefits
Video about successful ERP implementation
Organizational Change Management (OCM)
Video about OCM

3. C:\Users\Personal\Desktop\ERP.asx

4. Successful ERP implementation
1- Strategic Planning
2- Procedure Review
3- Data Collection & Clean-up
4- Training And Testing
5- Go Live And Evaluation

5. 1- Strategic Planning Assign a project team.
EX: Developing a timeline, finalizing objectives, formulating a training plan
Examine current business processes and information flow.
Have the team perform an analysis
Set objectives.
Clearly defined prior to implementing the ERP solution
Develop a project plan.
The team should develop a project plan which includes previously defined goals, timelines, and training procedures

6. 2- Procedure Review Review software capabilities.
Train on every aspect of the ERP software to fully educate the team on capabilities and identify gaps
Identify manual processes.
Evaluate which processes that are manual and should be automated with the ERP system
Develop standard operating procedures
(SOP): Written procedure prescribed for repetitive use as a practice, in accordance with agreed upon specifications aimed to obtain a desired outcome

7. 3- Data Collection & Clean-up
Convert data.
Determine which information should be converted through an analysis of current data
Collect new data.
Define the new data that needs to be collected
Review all data input.
Data must be reviewed for accuracy and completeness
Clean-up data
Review and weed out unneeded information such as customers who haven’t purchased in a while or are no longer in business

8. Develop a final Go-Live Checklist Evaluate the solution
4- Training and testing
5- Go live and evaluation
Develop a final Go-Live Checklist
Evaluate the solution

9. ERP costs and benefits:
Costs between $10 million and $500 million, depending on company size
Streamlining processes and workflows with a single integrated system
Reduce redundant data entry and processes (shares information across the department)
Establish uniform processes that are based on recognized best business practices
Improved workflow and efficiency
Improved customer satisfaction based on improved on-time delivery, and increased quality
Reduced inventory costs resulting from better planning

10. Organizational Change Management OCM
OCM is managing the human behavior aspects of organizational change
People do not mind change, they mind being changed

11. OCM.asx

12. Any questions