Erp Project Management and Monitoring

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It describes as the application of knowledge, skills, tools and

techniques to a broad range of activities in order to meet the


requirement of a particular project

It ensures that available resources are used in the most


effective and efficient way

It is an aid to project manager because it helps them to

standardized routine tasks

Periodically re assess the project with regards to potential


problems to keep the project in hand

PMBOK identifies nine knowledge areas on which project


management is based. These are as follows:
Integration management: setting up a full time team who can
understand what is expected from them. Preparedness is
crucial but is often missing.
Cost management: Total cost of implementing ERP system
includes cost of licensing , training, implementation,
maintenance , customization, and hardware requirements etc.
Like most software ERPs are priced on the functionality of the
system and number of users who will access it
Communication management: The higher the levels of
communication and interaction in the implementation team ,
higher is performance of the team

Quality management: means the system has been implemented


in an efficient way and the objectives are met
HR management: to assemble the best possible team to plan,
execute and control the project. Top management must be
visible in their commitment to the project. Team morale is
vital component for the success of the project
Scope management: 90% of ERP implementation end up over
time and over budget due to among other factors, changes in
project scope. A lack of understanding of the scope of the
system may result in conflict between logic of the system and
the logic of the business

Time management: The length of implementation time is


greatly affected by the scope of the project, i.e. more activity
regarding modules, sites and functions means a longer
process.
Procurement management: When selecting the package, it is
critical to get vendors to state the extent to which their
products will meet each requirement.
Risk management: to succeed the organization should have a
risk mitigation plan

Have a clear, simple corporate vision and objective

Have a group dedicated to business process improvements

Have successful project managers who are capable of


anticipating what can go wrong

Make business objectives the primary drivers of the project

Make sure that data cleansing is addressed as part of the


project

Planning, constant monitoring and taking corrective actions


before the project gets out of control will ensure the success of
the project.
The key players in the project monitoring are the project
management team and the executive committee.
One of the main roles of the members of the executive
committee is project monitoring that is to check and verify
that the work being done is satisfactory
Before implementation starts the consultants and the company
representatives will sit together and prepare a work plan or
project plan

The work plan contains numerous activities, the man hours


required to complete them and the resources need to perform
the tasks
All the parties involved that is executive committee the
vendor the consultants and the in house team should be in
agreement with the contents of the plan
The work plan or the project plan forms the basis for project
tracking and monitoring

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