Software Selection Lessons Learned
Is your company beginning to search for new business software? Are you afraid of overlooking key process elements or are you nervous about making mistakes while in the software selection process?
If you are, take a moment or two to learn from the mistakes of others. Reviewing a list of the 30 top lessons learned in selecting new ERP software. The list provides a quick and easy way to keep your project on track and moving smoothly.
The Software Selection Lessons Learned white paper is part of TGI’s Software Selection Tool Kit. To download the complete Software Selection Tool Kit, please click here.
White Paper Excerpt
When engaging in a software selection project, it is a good policy to learn from the mistakes of others. It is one of the easiest ways to prevent potential issues or problems arising during the selection process. Whether you confer with seasoned IT professionals, a trusted CPA, or an outside consultant, the time invested in the research will be well spent. This practice will not only save the team time, it will help maintain the project’s budget and thus save money. And in addition to the potential time and cost savings, it will help alleviate potential frustration and provide a higher level of credibility for the software selection team.
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New Business Software Needs Analysis and Evaluation
Are you beginning to see warning signs of software failure within your organization? Does it feel like the complaints from your system users are growing? If so, you are not alone. The average business will only keep their business software an average of five to ten years and this can be drastically reduced if company has experienced significant growth or a directional shifted over the last few years.
An installment of TGI’s Software Selection Tool Kit, the New Software Needs Assessment questionnaire asks candid questions about very common and all too familiar operations failures. These operational issues are generally key indicators your current software system is failing. It does not matter if your current system is an ERP, distribution, manufacturing, or accounting package. The pains of ineffective software are fairly universal.
In addition to pointing out some key operational issues, the document will also serve as a starting point for assessing potential return on investment opportunities and preparing for a complete ROI calculation and analysis. The ROI analysis is the key to starting the software selection search off on the right track, because it builds the foundation for assessing and selection the best software for your organization’s future.
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Successful Software Selection Projects Must Follow the Right System Evaluation Process and Methodology
What steps are needed for a successful software selection project? Selecting the right software solution involves a lot more than locating a reputable software developer or reseller.
Below is an excerpt from the Software Selection Process Steps white paper, which is part of the Software Selection Tool Kit.
This document represents a general process flow which may be tailored to fit your organization’s specific needs.
White Paper Excerpt
As in any project plan, a detailed and methodical process must commence to guarantee success. A plan for software selection and purchase of new ERP software is no different than any major project being undertaken by a corporation. It requires a significant investment of time and resources, requires the involvement of the entire organization, as well as a considerable amount of research, planning, and reevaluation along the way.
This document is designed to offer an example of the typical ERP software selection process. Although this document and described process flow refers to ERP specific products, the core of the selection methodology may be utilized to search for and purchase other products such as supply chain management software, manufacturing software, or other related business software.
The best projects are well thought out and fully researched. Reviewing this document, as well as the other documents available in TGI’s Software Selection Tool Kit, is one of the first steps to a successful software selection and implementation project.
Download the Software Selection Process Steps white paper, or click here to download the complete Software Selection Tool Kit from the TGI Resources Library.
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