We believe that organisations wanting to implement an ERP have to do their homework hard to find the ERP that suits their organisation best.

In reality, it is hard to answer what the best ERP for your organisation looks like. But from another angle — which kind of ERP comes closest to your organisation’s workflow — this question may help you find an answer more easily.

Beyond the questions mentioned above, this article also has 3 sharp questions about implementing an ERP, as extra information for organisations searching for a suitable system.

The 3 sharp questions about implementing an ERP are:

Does implementing an ERP take a long time?
How do you make an ERP implementation succeed?
Is implementing an ERP worth it?

The details of each topic are as follows:

1. Does implementing an ERP take a long time?

How long an ERP implementation takes depends on many factors, such as:

the size and complexity of the ERP for the organisation’s workflow
the organisation’s readiness in preparing its database
the readiness of the organisation’s staff to learn how to use the ERP, and so on

So there is no clear-cut answer to exactly how long it takes to implement a system successfully.

However, if the organisation communicates effectively with the ERP implementation consulting team,

and the organisation gets good cooperation from staff in learning how to use the ERP, this helps the organisation implement the ERP successfully as planned.

2. How do you make an ERP implementation succeed?

To make an ERP implementation succeed, besides getting cooperation from staff in the organisation, senior executives should also recognise the importance of the implementation.

This is because senior executives have the role of:

setting the direction of the project
managing the various resources — IT resources, human resources, and the time required

In an ERP implementation, if senior executives do not seriously get involved, managing the implementation to success can be very difficult.

3. Is implementing an ERP worth it?

The value of an ERP comes in many forms, such as:

the organisation can control production costs at a lower price and calculate production costs accurately
the organisation can use accurate, true, and up-to-date data
the organisation is managed more efficiently in terms of both time and the various resources within it

You can see that the value of the ERP an organisation invests in arises across many dimensions, all of which benefit the organisation.

In summary, the point of these 3 sharp questions about implementing an ERP is:

In implementing an ERP, the organisation will of course need to devote time to it and have senior executives involved, and the value of the implementation arises across many dimensions.

But what is certain is that an ERP will definitely help increase the efficiency of managing your organisation.