If your business has outgrown its software you may have to consider upgrading to an ERP software solution. ERP systems are designed for larger businesses.
Below are a few tips that will help you make your decision easier ensuring that you will end up with the outcome that is in line with your requirements.
1. Your Likes, Needs and Wants
Specifying what you like about your current system is essential. By outlining the likes you will get a great insight into the core business requirements. These might be reports that provide insight into the business or the way in which users interact with data.
Regarding your future needs, concentrate on evaluating the primary requirements of your business that have to be met. It is wise to involve your key employees in the exercise. These employees use the software every day and can provide you with valuable input in your decision.
The wants are important and should be in line with the goals of the business and what the ERP solution should provide to assist in reaching those goals. Use these wants as a way to uncover the functionality required for the shortlisted ERP solutions your business is evaluating.
2. Research the Options
There are many ERP accounting solutions in New Zealand and trusting the information their suppliers provide can be challenging. Below are some suggestions we’d like to recommend.
Established relationships with other businesses you have that are using ERP solutions is a great way to start.
These businesses are able to give you an honest opinion of the system and even more so of the company that helped with the set up and implementation.
There are several resources on the internet that provide assessments of various ERP solutions.These are valuable when you want a matter-of-fact comparison of the ERP solutions available. Be aware of the detail and highlight the areas you need more information on.
Case studies are a fantastic source of information. These are completed by current clients and outline their experience with their chosen ERP solution. If you can, try to contact these case study providers directly to ask any other questions.
3. Experience in Real Life
An on-site demonstration is a great way to get an idea of how the solution works. During this demonstration usually questions will come up that you hadn’t even thought about asking before.
Generally the implementation partner provides the demonstration. Investigate the functional areas you might want configured so you can find out how it would work in action.
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