ERP system selection methodology: Difference between revisions

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An '''ERP system selection methodology''' is a formal process for selecting an [[enterprise resource planning]] (ERP) system. Existing methodologies include:<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dlAeqOOZ6WUC&pg=PA94 |title=The enterprise resource planning decade |author=Frédéric Adam, David Sammon |page=94|year=2004|isbn=978-1-59140-262-6}}</ref>

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;Failure to use objective professional services

One of the main reasons for failure in system selection is the understandable lack of knowledge within the company.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} Experienced consultants can provide information on all of the packages that are available in the marketplace; the latest functionality available in the most common packages and, most importantly, can assist the user in deciding whether a specific requirement would provide added value to the user and to the business.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} However, it is worth noting that the professional help must be provided by objective consultants who have no affiliation with ERP system vendors. "If a consultancy has built up an expertise in the use of a particular package then it is in its interest to recommend that package to its client” client."<ref name="FinancialPackaging"/>

;Inability to understand offering by ERP vendor