What are the three dominant approaches to ERP implementation?
The three dominant approaches to ERP implementation are “big bang”, location-wise and module-wise implementation. In the big bang approach the organization decides to implement all relevant modules, for example – Financials, Logistics & HR- all at the same time. This has the advantage of getting the full benefit of the integrated software across all functions of the organization. However there is a risk of the implementation getting out of control. In “Location-wise” implementation, the organization chooses a specific location, say, the head office, one of the new plants etc. The choice could be based on better infrastructure, better IT culture, more co-operative set of users, higher level of automation etc. In “module-wise” implementation individual modules are taken up for implementation in a phased manner depending on the criticality of applications. Once again a module taken up for implementation can be implemented across all locations or just one location. Later they can be rolled
The three dominant approaches to ERP implementation are “big bang”, location-wise and module-wise implementation. In the big bang approach the organisation decides to implement all relevant modules, for example – Financials, Logistics & HR- all at the same time. This has the advantage of getting the full benefit of the integrated software across all functions of the organisation. However there is a risk of the implementation getting out of control. In “Location-wise” implementation, the organisation chooses a specific location, say, the head office, one of the new plants etc. The choice could be based on better infrastructure, better IT culture, more co-operative set of users, higher level of automation etc. In “module-wise” implementation individual modules are taken up for implementation in a phased manner depending on the criticality of applications. Once again a module taken up for implementation can be implemented across all locations or just one location. Later they can be rolled
Since you mainly talked about the big bang approach, I’d like to share some other advantages and disadvantages with you that should be considered when deciding to choose this implementation methodology for a business. First of all, it needs less time to deploy since all changes are made in one go, and also, the overall cost of deployment is low. On the other hand, the deployment risk is very high. Anyways, is there anybody interested in finding out more about ERP systems and which approach is the most appropriate? If yes, you could get in touch with the guys from where I got the acumatica erp software. They’ll help you out!
