Recommended Participants Recommend participants are the managers that are, or will be, responsible for the ERP systems' selection and implementation. Individuals from operations, finance, human resources and information technology will all benefit from participating in the workshop. At the end of Day 1, each participant will have decided if there is a business case for an ERP system for his or her enterprise, and will have identified the short list of the right ERP systems for his or her enterprise. Benefits are the difference between the enterprise's current state and the enterprise's vision of best practices. The publication ERP Systems' Best Practices is used to facilitate visioning the best practices integrated into ERP systems.
Costs are acquisition costs, plus implementation costs, plus life-cycle costs.
Acquisition costs are estimated on Day 1, implementation costs and life cycle costs are estimated on Day 2. Organizing and Staffing Teams How to organize the teams to select the right ERP system, to obtain buy-in, to manage change, to learn new skillsets, and to complete implementation on time and within budget. How to staff the teams with the enterprise's managers and knowledge workers and still be able to conduct business. Evaluating Vendors of ERP Systems How to evaluate vendors of ERP systems as an enterprise's long-term business partner. Get the facts on the vendors' target markets, implementation services, life cycle services and partners.