ERP implementation Roles and Responsibilities

1. ERP Implementation Roles and Responsibilities

2. Teamwork In ERP Implementation • Implementing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be a humbling challenge for any company. Four critical factors will determine the success of your new ERP implementation: • Defining proper ERP implementation roles and responsibilities for your internal team • Selecting the best enterprise solution for your business • Choosing the right ERP vendor to guide your implementation • Defining proper ERP implementation roles and responsibilities for your internal team • Repeating number one and four isn’t a mistake. The importance of your ERP project team can’t be stressed enough -- everyone needs to be 100% committed to the success of the project.

3. Companies Come In All Sizes • Implementing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be a humbling challenge for any company. Four critical factors will determine the success of your new ERP implementation: • Defining proper ERP implementation roles and responsibilities for your internal team • Selecting the best enterprise solution for your business • Choosing the right ERP vendor to guide your implementation • Defining proper ERP implementation roles and responsibilities for your internal team • Repeating number one and four isn’t a mistake. The importance of your ERP project team can’t be stressed enough -- everyone needs to be 100% committed to the success of the project.

4. Companies Come In All Sizes • To begin defining the ERP implementation roles and responsibilities for your particular project, first decide whether your company should be categorized as small, medium, or large: • Small: Companies with no current enterprise resource planning tools.  • Companies in this category usually start as “mom and pop” shops and then grow into successful, smaller organizations.  • Medium: Companies replacing an ERP package they are unhappy with. • In the medium-sized category, a company likely went live with an ERP system years ago and, at the time, it worked well. Over the years, the software became difficult to use and unreliable. • Another company that might fall within this medium category would be one that has been acquired and wants to implement a system it currently uses, or one with more familiarity. • Large: Companies that have outgrown their current ERP solution. • There are hundreds of enterprise resource planning solutions on the market today that can be categorized into tiers, based on the depth and breadth of their functionality. Small or medium-sized companies should not try to force the more sophisticated tier one ERP packages into their businesses and invest in more moderate packages, with a smaller IT and maintenance footprint

5. Who Should Be On An ERP Implementation Team? • Here are the five main members needed on an ERP implementation team: • Project Owner • Project Manager • Super User • Functional Team Members • Report Writer

6. Suggested ERP Implementation Roles And Responsibilities • Project Owner • This is a C-level company executive who will have high-level ERP responsibilities. In larger companies, this role may be a committee of executives, rather than an individual. Ultimately, it is the project owner’s decision to buy and implement a new solution. • Project Manager • This person is responsible for the overall organization of the ERP demonstrations and implementation. The project manager will work with the project owner to identify the key team members in the organization that will develop the requirements and goals for an ERP solution, along with a budget.  • Super User • You may have been wondering by now, "What is the role of the users in the ERP implementation process?" This is where we designation a super user. • The super user is someone who will learn the new process and solution for every department. They will be cross-functional experts and the internal “go-to” person once the implementation is completed. 

7. Functional Team Members • There are many different ways to build and define functional team roles. It could simply be a team with representatives from each of the core functions – finance, manufacturing, and technical. In smaller environments, this may be just one person from each discipline. • Report Writer • Inevitably, your company will need to modify existing reports that come with your newly selected ERP software, or create completely custom reports using a third-party report writing tool. You can pay your ERP vendor to modify and write your reports, but many companies prefer to have that talent in-house. 

8. Plan For ERP Implementation Success • There are many other ERP project team members, roles, and responsibilities, but the above ERP project team structure is the core of any implementation.  • As long as these roles and responsibilities are filled and committed to, a company stands a greater chance at success. • Concentrate on building the five essential roles (or teams) listed above, and then lean on the experience of the chosen implementation partner to help determine the balance of the project team. 

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