| 1. Thou shalt have a VISION for your company. | | | | sea of effort and agreement to customize |
| You need a vision to follow. This is what makes | | | | people’s habits to adapt to new |
| your company grow and remain competitive. | | | | implementations. ERP packages come with tools |
| 2. Thou shalt thoroughly prepare for ERP | | | | and methodologies that may not remotely |
| implementation. | | | | resemble your company’s previous |
| Incorporating an ERP system is no easy matter, | | | | standardizations of business processes. It will be a |
| and how you prepare for its implementation | | | | challenge at first, but once you grow familiar to |
| determines the success or failure of your | | | | your new system, you will never want to go |
| company. Thorough preparation yields a worthy | | | | back to the old days of shuffling through |
| investment. First step—round up an | | | | paperwork of lost orders and delays. |
| implementation team. | | | | 9. Thou shalt emphasize training & education. |
| 3. Thou shalt not underestimate the cost of ERP. | | | | Knowledge is power. You want to take advantage |
| ERP systems are expensive. In addition to the | | | | of all the features of your ERP system. |
| cost of the software, there are additional fees | | | | Inadequate training and education can lead to |
| that cover training, integration and testing, | | | | disastrous problems to your entire |
| customization, data conversion and analysis, etc. | | | | organization—a simple inaccurate recording of |
| Expect to also make continuous payments of | | | | data can create a domino effect of |
| maintenance and upgrades. | | | | miscommunication. |
| 4. Thou shalt find the best ERP match. | | | | 10. Thou shalt remain patient. |
| Every company has specific needs and goals. | | | | An ERP implementation takes preparation, money, |
| Select an ERP that best mirrors your | | | | and time. It also requires teamwork. Receive help |
| organization’s business processes. | | | | from your software provider and encourage |
| 5. Thou shalt heed the voices of all employees. | | | | employees to help one another in adjusting to |
| Listen to the opinions of people from different | | | | your new ERP system. Collaboration is the key to |
| areas of your company. They will provide insight | | | | ERP success. |
| on the current situations of their departments. | | | | A successful implementation of ERP depends on |
| 6. Thou shalt verify the credibility of vendors. | | | | the competence of the development and |
| Do your homework, ask questions, and follow | | | | consulting resources—but the entire process |
| your gut. | | | | can be overwhelming. JNC Solutions offers |
| 7. Thou shalt have realistic expectations. | | | | professional services in determining the best fit of |
| An ERP implementation may take 6-9 months to | | | | open source vendor and ERP system for your |
| complete. Large complex organizations may take | | | | company. In addition, JNC undertakes all the |
| up to a few years. | | | | responsibilities related to vendors, ERP |
| | | | implementation/maintenance, and open source |
| 8. Thou shalt not cling to thy old ways. | | | | issues. JNC provides solutions to help businesses |
| Old habits are hard to change. While it is fairly | | | | achieve their goals. |
| easy to upgrade software systems, it takes a | | | | |