5 Crucial Things To Bear In Mind While Getting Your ERP Built

This article talks about all the things that you should be contemplating and give importance while getting your ERP solution built by an Odoo experts team.

Companies nowadays could not even think of achieving anything without an ERP system that offers a complete solution to their every process requirement. It’s been a long that they stopped relying on discrete software systems for accounting, marketing or for general business management. It is because they’ve got the ERP system built using the powerful and robust platform as Odoo that can perform all-around tasks from accounting, production planning, warehouse and inventory management, sales management, human resources management and information sharing.

Needless to say, you could get a pool of benefits by replacing all your on-premise systems and implementing a sole one-stop solution of ERP that is a complete suite of all essential enterprise applications. However, before you step ahead to implement a custom ERP solution, below are explained some notable things that you should remember while your ERP is being built.

Noting down the problems plaguing your enterprise

Well, you can't just ask you ERP software provider to get an ERP system developed like a ready-made or packaged solution. You need it to be tailored to your specific business processes so that you could realise maximum returns. So, the first step is to identify the issues you or your employees face and letting your hired team of ERP or Odoo consultants to decide what features needed to deal with them.

Don’t forget defining the scope of your business

It’s true that your business objectives vary as market challenges arrive or competition gets intense. The functions of your ERP system will depend on that and so you must be defining the scope of your business and what each team strives to achieve. That will help your Odoo ERP consultants to decide on the modules to integrate into the system.

Data migration

It is the most crucial step to perform when your ERP system is about to be built or else your all existing dataset will be lost forever. Implementing a new system does not mean it will work with new data. Your processes remain the same and so do your datasets. Thus, don’t forget to ask your ERP experts to consider foolproof ways for the transition of the entire database to the new ERP system.

Calculate the real costs of the ERP software

The cost of your ERP software is quite more than what the software provider ask for including charges of consultation, development, customisation and implementation. The real costs include a number of aspects else than these. They include process redesign, maintenance, upgrades, support and training. So, you should be considering these too.

Making employees ready for change management

You should be preparing your teams or employees to be mentally prepared for implementation of the ERP system which would change the way of their day-to-day operations. They might think that running ERP would be a bit of trouble for them. Change is for all and so you need to pass that information uniformly so that there’s no form of resistance from any member after the implementation of the system.

Keeping these imperative things in mind will help you get an effective, powerful and functional ERP solution in a smooth way. Thus, only getting the services of an adept or competent ERP development firm is not the only thing required but you too need to study and evaluate a few things a bit to make your ERP implementation success.

Alex Forsyth is an expert Odoo functional consultant who gives expert consultation on ERP solutions and effective modules to businesses of all types. He currently works for Envertis, a pioneered ERP software provider and trusted Odoo partner in Australia.

Alex Forsyth is one of the expert app developers in Sydney who is working for Envertis, an earmarked Australian company for mobile app development which has been delivering dynamic and revenue-centric apps to businesses.