Erp Systems

Running Head: SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY FOR ERP SYSTEMS

System Development Methodology for ERP Systems

Anand Abraham Kadavil

Sammie L. Young

TMG 625

November 14, 2009

Table of Contents

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………..4

ERP Implementation Models and Phases……………………………………………………….4

Traditional System Development Models………………………………………………………6

Characteristics of an ERP development methodology………………………………………....12

Critical Factors of ERP implementation success……………………………………………….12

Role of BPR in ERP implementation….......................................................................................14

ERP Implementation Success Factors………………………………………………………….15

Evaluating ERP Success and Failure…………………………………………………………...15

References………………………………………………………………………………….......17

Abstract

An ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) project is considered highly risky, since it is large, complex, and usually unfamiliar to the organization and implemented under a tight timetable. It usually entails process reengineering and many changes. To reduce the risk and improve the probability of project success, an organization can use a structured development approach for such a project, beginning with the selection stage and culminating in the operation stage. There are several conventional structured development approaches. The major ones are the ISDLC model, the prototyping approach and the software package life cycle model.

This paper presents and analyzes an approach for using the systems development life cycle (SDLC) to teach enterprise resource planning implementation issues and various success factors.

Introduction

One of the most important and costly processes in organizations today is the implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. An ERP system is an integrated commercial off-the shelf software package that can perform all the major business functions of an organization. These functions generally include all the elements...