ERP implementations - don't computerize a problem!
Clear definition & confirmation of business requirements as a first step, followed by a flawless ERP implementation
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Position: Senior program manager
Duration: 6 months - 1.5 years, pending on scope & complexity of project
Company: various multinationals, with implementations across Europe and the USA, with up to 20,000 concurrent users
Different multi-national project teams; with on average 15 full time core members plus 60 ad-hoc & part-time staff
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ERP project experience has been built up in a variety of industries and countries. Without exception only those projects were successful that started with a solid business requirements phase, including a clear confirmation / documentation of business model & business processes, roles & responsibilities and information & reporting needs.

Examples of V I S MOCS experience:

  • Implementation of an ERP system seamlessly interfaced with a logistics system for over 100,000 order fulfilments per week.
  • Implementation of finance modules of SAP R/3 to support migration from local country based finance capabilities to an Ireland based European shared services centre. Responsibility for technical realization, but also for compliance with local legislation on accounting practices and human resources issues. Accounting staff needed to be moved, terminated and/or hired; continuity needed to be guaranteed of local statutory, tax and management reporting.
  • Implementation of logistics, sales order processing & quality management modules of SAP R/3 for a chemical multinational. As a first step a standardization exercise took place between manufacturing sites and their sales offices, to globally align business processes, quality specification & control methods for products & services as well as roles & responsibilities, in order to improve manufacturing flexibility, product interchange-ability and global sourcing capabilities. As a second step an integrated SAP R/3 ERP system was implemented for operating companies in Europe and the USA to further to improve CRM information, to reduce back office cost and delivery times, and as a result improving customer satisfaction.

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