## Enterprise Resource Planning is Not for the Unprepared

### Roger Sherrard

IBM Corporation
1600 Riveredge Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: (770) 644-4992
Fax: (770) 644-5295
E-mail: rwsherra@us.ibm.com

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### Table of Contents Enterprise Resource Planning Enterprise Resource Planning is Not for the Unprepared Topics Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Applications ERP is designed to implement the business strategy ERP implementation planning considerations Common ERP implementation project cost allocations Barriers to implementation Certain critical success factors Executive leadership Full-time participation of the organization's best people Strong business vision Excellent project management practices Business driven implentation approach Requirements for successful change management Your ERP project team organization The sequence and timing of master activities Key lessons learned Expected benefits