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Value Additive Activities in ERP Projects: A Consultant's View
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 121 - Number 19 |
| Year of Publication: 2015 |
| Authors: Sushanta Sengupta |
10.5120/21645-4202
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Sushanta Sengupta . Value Additive Activities in ERP Projects: A Consultant's View. International Journal of Computer Applications. 121, 19 ( July 2015), 1-8. DOI=10.5120/21645-4202
Abstract
Enterprise Resource Planning system in present days has become mandatory Enterprise solution software mostly for large and medium scale industries. There are involvement of Project managers, Business users, super users, top management from the business, vendors and many other stake holders. As the enterprise system is a complex one to implement, each and every stakeholder are equally important in the project. A consultant from functional and technical side of ERP product has a bigger role to play in any of such projects. It is imperative that a consultant plays a major role in the ERP project in order to make the project a real success to the business. Consultants are like a catalyst in the project that plays the most important role to smoothen the work flow of a project in order to complete it successfully; however, at the end of the project they remain unchanged or unmoved, although they become richer in knowledge and experience. This study explores the role of consultants in ERP project life cycle and its importance.
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