What Questions Should You Ask Before You Ditch QuickBooks and Implement ERP?

Written by Jeanne Lee | Wed, Feb 05, 2014

In a previous blog, we noted 9 ways to tell if you are ready to make the switch from an introductory accounting system, like QuickBooks, to a more robust ERP system. If you look though that list and see a reflection of your current situation, you know you’re ready to make the move. Before you jump right into things implement ERP, there are a number of things to consider first. So what questions should you be asking yourself?

There are so many questions to answer before you can get started so it is best to take them in stages so as to not overwhelm yourself. Here are a few of the most important ones to ask early on:

How much of an investment do you want/need to make?
What is the difference between a program like QuickBooks, a mid-market solution, and a large enterprise ERP system?
Which one should I be looking at to fit the needs of my organization now and in the future?
What kind of ROI can I expect?
How do I put together a budget?

Those are all questions that, right now, you probably cannot answer…but we’ve taken those questions and more and compiled them (and their answers) into a comprehensive guide for
Manufacturing, distribution, and service companies who are making the move from an introductory accounting system to ERP. The white paper also provides additional resources and tools that will be helpful in making the move including our ERP evaluation template and our ERP ROI Calculator, a powerful tool developed to calculate ROI based on a company’s sector, whether it operates in manufacturing, distribution, services, or financials.

The guide discusses topics including:

Accounting and ERP system cost comparison.
Entry- level accounting systems.
Entry-Level ERP systems.
Mid-Market ERP systems.
Enterprise ERP systems.
ERP budgeting tips.

The white paper is available here for free download.

e2b teknologies provides ERP, accounting applications, custom cloud-based software development services, accounts receivable management software, and calibration services through its three business units – e2b anytime apps is the publisher of Anytime Collect accounts receivable management software, Anytime Assets, Anytime 500, and related Anytime brand products. e2b enterprise develops custom cloud-based business applications and resells leading ERP accounting software and other enterprise business software applications from Sage Software, Epicor, Sugar CRM, and other publishers. e2b calibration is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration laboratory.

By Jeanne Lee
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