Released on = July 8, 2007, 3:28 pm

Press Release Author = Alba Spectrum Group

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = The fact, that midsize business ERP system implementation
should be planned and thought through - what-ifs and rollbacks. This is not a
recent management science discovery. Plus - it also known from the managerial
theory that key people and the whole company team involvement is highly recommended,
and even required.

Press Release Body = Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com
help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918

The fact, that midsize business ERP system implementation should be planned and
thought through - what-ifs and rollbacks. This is not a recent management science
discovery. Plus - it also known from the managerial theory that key people and the
whole company team involvement is highly recommended, and even required. In this
small article we will concentrate on the generic technology pitfalls as well as the
coordination with several high-tech contractors and you internal IT team. We will
assume that you are on Microsoft Windows platform and implementing Microsoft
Dynamics GP Great Plains, however similar advises are applicable to Navision,
Solomon, Axapta and Microsoft CRM implementation scenarios
. Computer network factor. When you implement ERP, you have to use your Windows
Domain or Workgroup as a platform with multiple tunings and connectors to make your
ERP hosted and implemented in this environment: shared network folders, network
printers (preferred printers with their driver for specific GP documents printing),
Reporting access and security (in the case of GP you restring access you your FRx
sysdata, where reports are stored in metadata, for example)
. Contractors management. If you deploy different companies to build your IT
network and implement ERP - both companies may be pretty confident in their core
expertise, however if they do not work out shared vision of implementation - it may
fail in the interoperability area. This is especially possible when IT contractor
moves ERP system to new hardware (new more scalable server) without MRP consultants
being involved. General advise - consider having one of your employees or insiders
playing project management role to coordinate your contractors
. Documentation and Control. When you are small, you probably just have business
owner or your trusted employee to keep in her/his mind the system and support it as
needed. However, when you are in the midsize business category, when your IT
department has several people, and you don't have documentation and business
processes MRP automation workflow - there is the risk of losing control, especially
when you decide to change ERP consulting contractor, or if you have to replace your
IT internal workforce. Specific GP case would be keeping Dexterity source code of
your custom piece - DYNAMICS.DIC with your scripts
. Traditional ERP Implementation Wisdom. In this article we don't repeat it in
detail, however, we recognize its importance and encourage you to familiarize
yourself with traditional ERP implementation success factors. It may orient you and
prevent you from repeating common errors. If you need quick directions, in google
enter "ERP Implementation" and read few articles on the top

Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com
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