ERP

Prof. Chandan Singhavi

Basic terminology
ERP

Whether its a information system?

Operational excellence

Vendors of ERP

Single vendor or Best of Breed

ERP/CRM/SCM

IRP
Basic Terminology
SAP R/3

NAS or SAN

SAP ECC7.4

SAP Business Bydesign

SAP HANA

Configuration Vs. Customization

Technical customisation
Process customisation
Basic Terminology
Customisation
No Change ( Vanilla)
Incremental change
Radical change

EhP

IS

EAI
Basic Terminology
Layout
Development server

Test server / Quality server

Production server

Vendors of ERP
Product partner
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Implementation Partner
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III

Maintenance Partner
Roles
Project Management consultant

Business associate / functional consultant

ABAP team

BASIS team
 Roles of Functional
consultant
The various tasks that are performed by ERP consultants are
as follows:
Selection of the ERP package.
Creating equilibrium between system capabilities and
organizational objectives.
Present and prospective system analysis and documentation.
Development, management, implementation and regular
assessment of the ERP system.
Imparting education and training to existing and prospective
users.
 Role

Ensuring steps for effective implementation of ERP.

Assisting in installation and configuration of the ERP system.

Making sure that the ERP system can be updated to satisfy changing

business needs.
They analyze the requirements of the business and provide an ERP

consulting strategy to satisfy business requirements.

He assists by providing their expertise on specialized software

modules.
Project Management Consultant
Project Integration Management
General preparedness
Awareness of what projects entails volume of effort
required, effect on staff assigned to ERP team, budget,
training
Project Scope Management
number of modules, number of areas, extent of customisation,
number of interfaces with legacy system, size of user
population
Project Management Consultant
Project Time Management
Project Cost Management
Project Quality Management
Project HR Management
Project Communication Management
Project Risk Management
Project Procurement Management
Project review