ERP System Installation Options

1. ERP System Installation Options INFSY 489 / IST 402 Fall 2004

2. IT Projects • Difficult to implement an IT project: • On time • Within budget • Meeting specifications • ERP system implementation have unique features: • Less system design than conventional IT projects • Contract for help from vendor, consultants • Large project management team • Outsource all or part of operation

3. IT Risk Identification • Primary ways to identify risk: • Individual work by a risk analyst • Interview project team • Discuss with those impacted…especially users

4. Systems Failure Method • Systems view intending to identify risk in proposed projects by examining failure in similar efforts in the past • Negative disasters – decisions to substantially modify a project, reverse a project, or abandon it. • Positive disasters – system implemented despite heavy criticism and dissatisfaction of key users

5. Systems Failure Method • Pre-analysis: define purpose, determine perspectives, gather source material • Identification of failures and select systems • Modeling: clarify the nature of the system • Comparison: gain understanding • Analysis • Synthesis

6. Systems Failure Method • Failure of systems is commonly a result of: • Deficiencies in org. structure & lack of performance control • Lack of a clear statement of purpose • Subsystem deficiencies • Lack of effective communication b/n subsystems • Inadequate design • Insufficient consideration of environment & insufficient resources • Imbalance of resources, & inadequate testing

7. Techniques to Implement • Waterfall Model • Software Life-Cycle • Prototyping • Spiral Model • Outsourcing • Application service providers (ASP)