HPWorld 98 & ERP 98 Proceedings

Enterprise Resource Planning is Not for the Unprepared

Roger Sherrard

IBM Corporation
1600 Riveredge Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: (770) 644-4992
Fax: (770) 644-5295
E-mail: rwsherra@us.ibm.com


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Table of Contents

Enterprise Resource Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning is Not for the Unprepared

Topics

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Applications

ERP is designed to implement the business strategy

ERP implementation planning considerations

Common ERP implementation project cost allocations

Barriers to implementation

Certain critical success factors

Executive leadership

Full-time participation of the organization's best people

Strong business vision

Excellent project management practices

Business driven implentation approach

Requirements for successful change management

Your ERP project team organization

The sequence and timing of master activities

Key lessons learned

Expected benefits