Buying and adopting a cloud ERP solution isn’t a simple process. It’s a major undertaking (and a huge investment) that requires time, effort, and attention. You must first obtain company buy-in, which is a process in-and-of itself. Then you must decide which ERP system is right for your business (after much research and evaluation). Once you’ve made your decision, you finally get to start the implementation.
Thankfully, when your company chooses Acumatica, you’ve chosen a solution you can trust – and along with Opus Management, you can easily make the cloud ERP implementation a successful one.
8 Steps to implementing cloud ERP successfully
The picture some paint about ERP implementations is somewhat grim. Though discouraging, these positions don’t reflect what many of Acumatica’s cloud ERP customers have experienced. Companies like yours are able to implement Acumatica’s cloud ERP software so quickly? Acumatica and Opus Management have perfected an eight-step process for cloud ERP implementation success.
- Choose your deployment option: Acumatica customers can deploy either in the cloud (Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS) on premises.
- Assemble your team: Your internal team will consist of both full-time and part-time members during the installation process.
- Define your requirements: The requirements are generally classified as Essential, Desirable, Not an immediate need, and Nice to have.
- Develop a project plan: The project plan will keep the project on time and on budget while ensuring the requirements are met.
- Develop a data migration plan: Data migration falls within the project plan, but its critically important that you define and order the tasks involved in preparing and migrating data from your old system(s) to Acumatica.
- Develop a test plan: This plan ensures that the new system meets the requirements.
- Develop a training plan: Training your staff fully ensures adoption and user satisfaction.
- Plan for go-live: Decide which go-live approach you want (Big Bang, Phased Approach, or Parallel Operation or a combination of two or three) and start reaping the benefits of Acumatica cloud ERP.
Though go-live feels like the finish line, there are a few other considerations you and Opus Management will need to discuss. The considerations include third-party and custom applications, continued refinement of your business processes, and planning for your ongoing support needs.
Cloud ERP implementation success begins with choosing OpusApps powered by Acumatica
OpusApps is a comprehensive business management solution built on a future-proof platform. It provides anytime, anywhere access to your data as well as the core financials, reporting tools, customizable dashboards, drag-and-drop automation (and more) that will help you meet the financial and operational needs of your business.
We want you to begin experiencing the benefits as quickly as possible. Our eight-step process is designed to make your cloud ERP implementation a success.
If you’re ready to implement a modern, scalable, and innovative cloud-based ERP solution, look no further than Acumatica. Our eight steps to implementation success, with help from your Opus Management and their business expertise, will work for your business just as it has for hundreds of other customers. Contact our team today with any questions and/or to request a demonstration and stay tuned for more informative posts on implementations during this 8 part series.
