ERP Consultants Are Blamed for 36% of Failed ERP Implementations

Best Practices for Avoiding ERP Implementation Failure

Software Advice recently published an e-book stating properly Implemented ERP systems can provide a tremendous return on investment while giving key personnel and executives a clear window into their business efficiency allowing them to prepare for challenge and capitalize on opportunity.  What does it take for an ERP implementation to succeed?

ERP software selection and implementation is a very difficult process.  This e-book oultines what you need to know before starting an ERP selection and implementation project, including:

1. An analysis of 22 failed ERP implementation projects
2. The most common reasons for failure
3. Expert insights on how to plan for a smooth ERP implemementation

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) can be the glue that holds everything in a company together.  When implemented successfuly, ERP software gives executives visibility into every aspect of operations.  However, on the flipside if an ERP implementation fails it can have devastating results on the business.  Software Advice examined 22 high profile failed implementation projects from the past decade.  Software Advice shared their findings to help us understand where implementation projects went wrong and what we can learn from them to help guide future ERP implementations toward success.

ERP software implementation is not easy and not cheap.  Resources need to be deverted to implementation, employees need to be trained to use the software and key business processes may need to be restructured.  Failed implementations can paralyze the entire company.  

Some key reasons implementations fail are because the implementation does not meet one or more of its goals which can include:

1. On-time implementation 
2. On or under-budget implementation costs 
3. Minimal disruption to business 
4. Improved organizational efficiency
5. Reduced operating costs
6. Increased sales or revenue

Download the e-book from Software Advice to learn more: