1C:ERP implementation risks. Part 1

Most ERP implementation projects fail—this view has taken hold among company executives. Many projects drag on for years, budgets grow several times over, and as a result work is suspended, the system goes unused, and the costs never pay off. What is the reason?

We have prepared a series of articles to help you avoid the most common mistakes.

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Business process analysis

The first thing that can bring a project down is the analysis of the company’s business processes.

To estimate a project, you need to create a register of business processes, which forms the basis for the implementation plan, timeline, and cost.

Sometimes, to save money or out of confidence in their own staff, companies carry out the analysis themselves. Employees often miss details or even entire processes. When hidden processes surface, the project starts to stall, because additional analysis, modeling, and extra development, implementation, and testing are required.
As a result, timelines slip and the price goes up. The budget has to be revised and a new one approved.

This is one of the most significant risks.

How can you reduce it?
Two heads are better than one

We recommend involving the integrator in the business process analysis. The contractor will make its own recommendations and draw attention to details that matter for the project. A joint group of process owners and the integrator’s analysts makes it less likely that anything will be missed.

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Read about the second key factor in a successful project, the client’s team, in part two of this article.