Q.3 Can an informed ERP adoption and selection decision be made without fully understanding the problem? Why or why not – justify your answer.

No, the organisation must have full understanding of the problem before an ERP adoption and disicion is made. 

According to  Donovan (2001) p.1 said ”To receive benefit from implementing ERP there must be no misunderstanding of what it is about, or underestimation of what is involved in implementing it effectively, and even more important, organisational decision makers must have the background and temperament for this type of decision making.”

Donovan (2001) said that organisation too often ‘plunge’ into ERP less than fully informed, with limited knowledge of what to expect.

People may say “implement an ERP first and then find out the problem and customise the ERP later”, but that approach will mean spending even more money and time, especially for an ERP worth millions of dollars. Therefore, an informed ERP adoption and selection decision can not be made without fully understanding the problem.

Following on from the previous week provide a rough skeleton of what you are going to put in your conclusions and recommendations.

My conclsion and recommendations

• Continuing with the ERP system currently in place.
• Upgrading the current system to meet the needs of organization
• Re-engineering business processes.

Reference:

Donovan, M., 2001, “Successful ERP Implementation the First Time“,  viewed 27 August 2007, http://idii.com/wp/donovan_erp_success.pdf