No matter what type of business you're in, implementing an ERP solution is a critical project that must be taken seriously. In this webinar our ERP Implementation Officer will share his experience towards ERP Implementation and he shall also cover the following agenda. 1. Top reasons of unsuccessful ERP Implementations 2. Results of failed ERP Implementations 3. 5 lessons learned from Failed ERP Implementations 4. Best Methodology to follow for successful ERP Implementations Watch Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyBBmJcjZsM

1. Welcome to Webinar
Lessons Learned From Failed ERP Implementations
Host : Abdul Aziz Shaikh
ERP Implementation Expert
Bista Solutions Inc.
www.bistasolutions.com

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Top reasons of unsuccessful ERP Implementations
Results of failed ERP Implementations
5 lessons learned from Failed ERP Implementations
Best Methodology to follow for successful ERP Implementations
Question & Answers
Today’s Agenda

3. Our Company Profile
ISO 9001 : 2008 & HIPAA Certified
Awarded Odoo’s BEST PARTNER AMERICAS 2015
Introduction
• Bista Solutions is a dynamic software company
• Providing Solutions including ERP, BPM, BI
• Over 1500 customers Worldwide
Business Solutions
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• BI & Big Data Analytics
• Business Process Management
Profile
• Founded in the Year 2007
• Headquartered in Atlanta, with 6 offices worldwide
• 400+ Software Professionals
Industries
• Manufacturing
• Telecom
• Healthcare
• Education
• Professional Services
• Retail & Distribution
• Education

4. Our Technologies
World’s Best Open Source ERP
World’s No 1 Cloud Based ERP
Robust ERP Solutions
Best Cloud Based ERP for SME’s
BPMERP BI & BigData Analytics
Leader of Business Intelligence
100% Open Source BI Software
System Integrators Partners
Pure Open Source Software, Zero to
BigData in Less than 10 minutes
ProcessMaker is an effective
Business Process Management
tool. It helps to formalize
processes, automate data flows
and improve performance

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Some of Our Customers
ERP Implementation
for Retail Industry
Implemented Retail
Industry Software
Implemented
Effective Workflow
Management
Advance ERP
with Multiple
Integrations
ProcessMaker
Implementation
Odoo
Implementation with
Advance warehouse
system
ProcessMaker and
Odoo
Implementation
Implemented
Advance BI & ERP
Implementation
Implemented
Advance eCommerce
Solution & ERP

6. Results of Failed ERP Implementations

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• About 57% of ERP implementations take longer than expected
• About 54% of ERP implementations cost more than expected
• About 41% of ERP implementations under-deliver business value.
• Around 22% of implementations fail to deliver at least some measurable business benefits
from their ERP solutions.
Some Facts & Statistics
As per study conducted by ERP Consults in 2014 for comparing gaps between Customer
expectation and result achieved on ERP project implementation:
The organizational changes during ERP Implementation are not managed
and Over 53% of implementing organizations assess their ability to deal
with change as fairly poor or very poor.
Results of Failed ERP Implementations

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Top Reasons of unsuccessful ERP
Implementations
Incomplete/Changing
Requirements
Unrealistic
Timeframes
Lack of End User
Inputs
Budget Constraints
Ineffective Change
management and
Training

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5 Lessons Learned From Failed ERP
Implementation
• Setup Your Business Goals for Implementing ERP
• Make a detailed Business Requirements Report
• Select Best ERP Solution for Your Business
• ERP Implementation Expectations should be Realistic
• Engage Your Employee and key user

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Lesson #
Setup Your Business Goals For Implementing ERP
Identify Opportunities for improvement
Analyse and Evaluate Cost vs. benefits of new ERP Solutions
The Goals & Technical Requirements should be Business
focused
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Lesson #
Make a Detailed Business Requirements Report
Current Processes [ as – is ] & Identify Opportunities to
Improve New Processes [ to – be ] defined
Prioritize Requirements as per your Business Needs
Engage Employees & Company Stakeholders in this process
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Lesson #
Select Best ERP Solution For Your Business
Avoid Choosing ERP Solutions based on Competitor or Software
Bandwagons
Understand the Core Business Requirement and ability of a
software vendor available in the market
Selecting Right ERP Vendor
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Lesson #
ERP Implementation Expectations Should Be Realistic
Define a realistic Implementation Plan & Budget
Proper Estimation including deployment/Documentation and
Training Hours should be considered
Change Management & QA Process Should be Properly Setup
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Lesson #
Engage Your Employee and Key user
Since ERP effects the whole organization, so the inputs from
end user is important who knows the system best
ERP Should be treated as an initiative rather than a
technological system
Involvement of each and every stakeholder is equally
important
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Best Methodology to follow for Successful
ERP Implementations
Team composition
Streamline processes before implementation
Selection of software
Cleanse data.
Perform Reference checks.
Communication is the key.
Train, Train, Train.

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3423 Piedmont Rd NE Suite 535
Atlanta , GA, 30305, USA.
sales@bista@bistasolutions.com
858 401 2332
www.bistasolutions.com
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Date : 16th October 2015
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