An independent consultant – his involvement can be very useful when it comes to implementing enterprise resource planning. In some cases, the implementation team engages an external consultant to discuss the solution. Sometimes it helps because the consultant can work from a distance and suggest new ways to improve the solution. However, this is useful not only for ERP implementation, but also for the overall business process. There are consultants who come and fix existing problems within the business process. Once the business process is redesigned, the consultant works with the team to train them to use the new solution.
The consultant is also helping to train the employees who will be using the ERP system. This is something that is very important as training the employees to use the ERP system will help them retain their jobs. The consultant will create a project plan for the implementation process and he will test the employees on this project. The consultant will provide an estimate for the implementation period and he will start testing the solution by running the number of users on the system at various levels in the organization. He will provide a report to his client after he has tested the solution and he will let the employee perform their tasks after that.
The consultant will provide an option to the client whether he wants to use the solution on a long-term or a short-term basis. The client can sign off the project on one payment or he can choose a monthly payment plan. The consultant will start by training the employees on how to use the ERP system and then he will create test runs for them. The consultant will set the goal for each staff member and he will determine the time they have until each one of them has completed their tasks.
The consultant will be interacting with each staff member to provide them training and he will provide them reports on how the staff members are doing. The consultant will encourage the staff to continue with the training steps if they have not done them already. He will also hold the staff accountable for their progress and his responsibility will be to monitor the work they finish.
Once the ERP system is implemented, the consultant will build a template for the team to follow. He will set the goals for each department and he will determine the time they should take to implement the ERP system. He will provide written procedures and he will monitor the implementation process as to whether the goals are achieved. If the ERP system is fully implemented, he will get to know about it by starting the training process once again. This time, he can monitor the training process to see whether the staff members are learning the lessons. If some members show no improvement, the consultant can remove his role and award them some extra time to help them catch up with the training.
All these ways make the consultant’s job easier, enabling him to focus on helping the clients achieve their goals. There are several services available to clients to help them commission the ERP system successfully. These services come in the form of an extension to the client’s existing project Hosted onCloud site and ERP system. Some clients don’t want to host the onCloud site. They want to have an independent ERP system in the cloud to manage, due to its modularity.
The future of Enterprise Resource Planning is in the cloud, not on someone’s desktop. It is a smart way to support employees throughout the globe. It provides power and resources to employees and business teams no matter where they are and no matter what field they are in. The people who have chosen this path, have the right approach to it as well.