Why Oracle EBS Projects Fail? and How to Fix Them - Part III

8. Lack of Adequate Testing

Problems will always pop up if you haven’t adequately tested not only the completion of your project, but also the use cases of those who will be interacting with the software on a daily and periodic basis moving forward. Be sure to build a test plan that includes both the day-to-day activities and the periodic activities – financial reporting, currency revaluation, patch application, and so forth – so that ongoing product support and success isn’t compromised. Make sure that your testing includes reports, upstream and downstream interfaces, customizations, enhancements, and workflows. Be sure to budget for testing resources in your up-front planning and resource allocations as well.

Why Oracle EBS Projects Fail? and How to Fix Them - Part II

4. The Right Resources Aren’t Assigned or Available

It’s difficult to participate in a project and also do your regular job. It sometimes seems that a few people in the organization are asked to do everything. Be realistic when assigning people to different project responsibilities and allocating their time, and recognize when external skills would be more efficient even though the cost might be higher. For example, hiring resources for the upgrade to R12 may seem more expensive than having your DBA try to do it internally, but consultants who perform upgrades day-after-day develop a variety of “lessons-learned” and ways to streamline the process. Additionally, it does not make sense to have your internal DBA spend months on learning to do something that he or she will never need to do again. The time could be better spent on other projects.

Top 5 Mistakes while implementing ERP

The promises of an integrated ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution can inspire any business owner to approve a costly, time-consuming planning and execution process.  However, not all ERP implementations are successful; many end in frustration, failure and wasted resources. To prevent a disaster with your implementation, arm yourself with the right resources to avoid failure, including this article from Software ThinkTank (thinktank.net).

Thinking through the Top 5 Mistakes made when implementing an ERP system, we can identify the common problem areas most customers face and take the proper steps to avoid them.