Best practice in the implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems indicates that a successful implementation can in fact force an organization to re-evaluate its business practices and processes. This drives focus on clearly defined goals and objectives, creates a higher understanding of the need for data accuracy, emphasizes time-phased material planning, and enables a more effective datasharing environment.

However, such high-level benefits require a new approach to project implementation, one that applies the lessons of the past to reinvent the systems of the future.

This whitepaper draws lessons about what has been done well, what has yet to be done well, best practices from large commercial company implementations, and best practices for the governance of implementations that achieve the results and benefits foreseen.