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Fixing an ERP mess!

Filed in archive Point of view on April 25, 2006

Fixing an ERP mess!
I saw a piece written by Eric Kimberling in IT Toolbox and put a comment for him. Eric and I have different point of views in fixing an ERP mess. The thing is Eric believes that, in order to fix an ERP mess, we should:

Develop two-tiers of potential solutions: stop-gap / "quick fix" solutions and long-term solutions. Determine the costs and time required to implement each of the options. After prioritization, Begin implementing these low-hanging fruit solutions. The goal should be to build organizational Momentum and confidence with these "quick wins."

I think his points are really valid but one challenge is that people will become used to those "quick-fix" things which is not necessarily the optimum way and if you go and try to improve it in the future, they hardly accept. They don't accept numbers, they just don't want to have trouble again.

But Eric has found the opposite to be true: if done correctly, "quick fix" or stop-gap solutions in place can be a good way to build momentum and confidence in the system, particularly if the implementation has caused a lot of pain in the past.

What do you think? Should we really rely on quick fixes?



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