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Overview
Strategies for Cost-Effective E-Business ERP Implementation-in the Shortened Time Horizons of the Internet Age
The need for seamless Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and e-business implementation is nothing new. What is new is the shorter time frames that now dominate the organizational landscape. Projects that used to take years to complete must now be up and running in a matter of months or even weeks. Moreover, they must be done successfully-the first time.
E-Business and ERP is the first book to detail the many aspects of organizing an ERP or e-business project for rapid implementation. This comprehensive guidebook-produced by an experienced manager of rapid application implementation projects-explains how to:
* Rapidly implement systems that meet current requirements and are easily adaptable to encompass the next generation of technology
* Better understand and manage the risks associated with such projects
* Understand outsourcing alternatives and the use of application service alternatives
The potential returns from implementing new e-business ERP applications have skyrocketed. Let E-Business and ERP supply you with all the information you need to develop a core competency in rapid implementation of packaged business applications-and take the fullest profitable advantage of today's evolving e-business opportunities.
Synopsis
Proven strategies for companies seeking to accelerate an ERP implementation.
Almost all large and midsize corporations worldwide will be involved in implementing enterprise resource planning and/or e-business applications over the next two to three years. This is the only book that discusses how to implement a rapid ERP system and shows how e-business is impacted by the implementation of an ERP system. This book also provides valuable tried and true methods of keeping the project under or within budget. A quality ERP transaction foundation is a prerequisite for taking advantage of many of the new e-business opportunities that executives have placed high on their list of priorities. This valuable guide examines the strengths and weaknesses of ERP and shows when rapid implementation is not appropriate. The book also provides outsourcing alternatives and the use of application service alternatives, and shows how e-business is impacted by the implementation of an ERP system.
Booknews
Shields (Deloitte & Touche) describes an approach designed to foster a rapid implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and packaged e-business applications. The text explains how to select application systems, design business processes, and implement them quickly. Coverage includes project management, supporting the IT aspects of these projects, dealing with people issues, prerequisites for a rapid-implementation project, and industry trends. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)