1. Enterprise Resource Planning Process & Selection
HEMANT DUTIA
BUSINESS MANAGER
THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MUSCAT (TAISM)

2. Implementation Resources Summary Questions
Agenda
Why change to new ERP?
Where to start?
Vendor Selection
Software Selection
Business Case
Implementation Resources
Summary
Questions

3. Background Big gains Why change to new ERP? Current pain points
Current stand alone systems
Integration, manual work, Chances of errors
Big gains
Talk about pain points we listed, big chart we made of how many systems we have and how they were all independent

4. Where to start?
Core Team: Business Manager, Senior Accountant, IT Director, Network Manager
Business problem
Environmental analysis (Big picture)
Problem analysis (Specific problems)
Pull others as needed for input, Admissions officer, Operations Secretary for bussing, Check with Director as appropriate

5. Advantages of local vendors against overseas
Vendor Selection
Local vendors
Overseas vendors
Advantages of local vendors against overseas
Interview staff that your vendor is planning to depute for your project
Read and check (and re-check) draft contract. Take your time to respond
You will be able to see professionalism for the proposed staff . Time you have to give to the project and quality will depend on this

6. Standard ERP, customize to your needs
Software Selection
Custom-made software
Standard ERP, customize to your needs
Questions to consider:
To what extent you should customize?
Link to your student database software and real-time one-way update

7. Business Case
How to write a business case for your Director or the Finance Committee
Show the business case TAISM has written and offer to share . Ask them to send an

8. Implementation Resources
Additional workload for your staff
Hire additional staff?
Recommend compensation for the additional time by your staff
Timeframe to implement

9. Check your current systems
Summary
Check your current systems
ERP may be expensive but will serve the school needs for the next 8 to 10 years
Manual processes as well as errors will be reduced
ROI will be more than you can see when you start
You will sleep well !
As you need teachers to run the school, you need ERP.

10. Comments Questions?