This is the first article in a series where we will explore how to select an ERP. Let’s get started!
With more than 20 years of experience advising clients and implementing complex business solutions, perhaps one of the most difficult crossroads for our clients, knowing that they have a great need and understand the way to solve it, they ask themselves: How to select an ERP?
This question that every entrepreneur or businessperson asks themselves at some point, but how do we answer it?
We may not even know, what is an ERP?
If that’s the case, go to this article
Well, then, how can I start to select or evaluate an ERP?
Here we look to answer, Where does it hurt? What do I need?
To have a clear understanding of the priorities and weaknesses in my business is critical, as it will be simpler to select or discard potential solutions. As an example, maybe its your billing that needs improvement or your inventory, maybe its your financial or accounting reports that take too long to produce and you don’t have information on hand to make decisions.
Take some time and make a list of the priorities in your business and what you want to improve. This will be the list against which you will evaluate solutions and be able to select the one that best meets you needs.
With your general requirements on hand, the next step is to map out the functionality offered by different software solutions in the market.
When you have this ready, we are ready to learn about the next factor in the evaluation process. You can learn about it here
