Adding business value to your ERP support.
Business driven ERP
Adding business value should be the goal of every ERP change in your organization. What capabilities are we missing to make the next step?
Defining value, goals and business operations at specific points in time are very necessary to manage expectations, resources and budget. Even smaller optimizations will benefit from answering a few simple questions: Why, what and how?
Why, what, how?
Business improvements should be supported by a why, what and how question. Why defines business value, what describes requirements and how will deliver insights on operations, resources, costs and the risks at hand.
Combined with your business and IT priorities, your organization can make solid IT and operational decisions. Your focus must be on implementing business improvements. Managing IT changes is a consequence. As is change management.
The ERP architect
ERP architecture starts with business strategy. Money and resources are allocated based on business values, costs, risks and priorities.
Management need to take ownership and answer why and what. Business operations and IT work together on the how. Together, you will create a foundation for continuous improvement.
The ERP architect supports organizations in creating and developing an efficient ERP ecosystem. Where business, IT and suppliers work together on continuous improvement of operations.