ERP implementation:
our services and best practices

ERP implementation: our services and best practices

What is ERP implementation?

The ERP implementation process is a series of steps required to plan, develop, and deploy a comprehensive enterprise resource planning system supporting your organization in many corporate functions. Leveraging 20+ years of experience in software development, Itransition provides ERP implementation consulting services to help your company craft and adopt an ERP solution tailored to your business requirements.

of organizations have improved their business processes via ERP solutions

Panorama Consulting, 2022

of organizations realized their expected productivity and efficiency benefits

Panorama Consulting, 2022

estimated ERP market growth by 2029

Fortune Business Insights, 2021

The scope of ERP implementation services

The scope of ERP implementation services

ERP implementation consulting

  • Business case identification
  • Business process mapping
  • Change readiness analysis
  • Digital ecosystem evaluation
  • Pre-existing ERP assessment
  • ERP project cost-benefit analysis
  • TCO and ROI projection
  • Contract negotiation with ERP vendors
  • Project budgeting and resource allocation
  • Deployment model selection
  • Tech stack identification
  • Project scheduling and roadmap
  • Requirements gathering
  • Software architecture and UX/UI design
  • Platform customization
  • Custom development from scratch
  • ERP customization and feature delivery
  • ERP module development
  • Legacy ERP migration and data transfer
  • ERP software configuration
  • ERP software integrations
  • End-to-end QA and testing
  • On-premise or cloud deployment
  • Software maintenance and updates

ERP implementation roadmap

The typical ERP implementation process involves several phases aimed at different goals and requiring specific skill sets. Here are the crucial steps you should be ready to take:

Planning

After defining your requirements and assessing your workflows and software ecosystem, our implementation consultants prepare detailed technical specifications, select an ERP adoption team and a suitable technology stack, and set up a project timeline.

Duration
  • 1–2 weeks
Team composition
  • Business analysts
  • Project managers

Our ERP projects: success stories

Take a look at these case studies from Itransition’s ERP project portfolio to assess the potential pay-offs of enterprise resource planning software implementation for your business.

Custom manufacturing ERP

21%

sales growth

We provided a major UK furniture manufacturer with a custom ERP/CRM system to automate various business processes, such as compiling customer data and converting quotes into orders.

eLearning ERP/LMS

10%

DevOps cost cuts

Our project team delivered an ERP/LMS suite based on Odoo to help a US eLearning company enhance its administrative functions, including student data entry, enrollment, and scheduling.

Odoo-based ERP system

90%

manual work reduction

Itransition implemented an ERP built on top of Odoo and designed to automate the business processes of a US-based maintenance company, such as work order and inventory management.

Custom manufacturing ERP

21%

sales growth

We provided a major UK furniture manufacturer with a custom ERP/CRM system to automate various business processes, such as compiling customer data and converting quotes into orders.

eLearning ERP/LMS

10%

DevOps cost cuts

Our project team delivered an ERP/LMS suite based on Odoo to help a US eLearning company enhance its administrative functions, including student data entry, enrollment, and scheduling.

Odoo-based ERP system

90%

manual work reduction

Itransition implemented an ERP built on top of Odoo and designed to automate the business processes of a US-based maintenance company, such as work order and inventory management.

Custom manufacturing ERP

21%

sales growth

We provided a major UK furniture manufacturer with a custom ERP/CRM system to automate various business processes, such as compiling customer data and converting quotes into orders.

eLearning ERP/LMS

10%

DevOps cost cuts

Our project team delivered an ERP/LMS suite based on Odoo to help a US eLearning company enhance its administrative functions, including student data entry, enrollment, and scheduling.

Odoo-based ERP system

90%

manual work reduction

Itransition implemented an ERP built on top of Odoo and designed to automate the business processes of a US-based maintenance company, such as work order and inventory management.

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ERP implementation benefits

A multifunctional ERP solution with a rich selection of modules and features results in relevant business benefits for your organization.

Cross-team collaboration

An ERP system fosters cooperation across departments due to project planning functionality, real-time information exchange, and synchronized staff management.

Improved customer experience

ERP software solutions generally feature a full spectrum of CRM-oriented capabilities to meet your customers' needs and therefore facilitate retention and loyalty.

Ensured compliance

By enhancing process visibility, data governance, and fiscal accounting, an ERP ensures that your business complies with the industry standards and regulations.

Software scalability

Adding new modules, you can extend your ERP's feature set to scale along with your business and suit ever-evolving corporate goals and requirements.

Increased productivity

ERP systems boost productivity by streamlining and harmonizing multiple business processes while automating clerical, time-consuming tasks.

Cost savings

An ERP solution helps you adjust processes suffering from inefficiencies and minimize errors, optimizing your corporate workflow and lowering operational costs.

Enhanced data management

ERP software acts as a unified hub for data storing and cleansing, gathering critical information from several systems and providing your staff with a single source of truth.

Data visibility

ERP improves transparency and provides easy access to key business metrics. It provides dashboards with the ability to drill down to transactions, contracts, product specifications, and service information.

Data-driven decision making

ERP tools have solid BI and data analytics features to get the most out of your data assets, including sales trend forecasting, workflow visibility, and KPI tracking.

Cross-team collaboration

An ERP system fosters cooperation across departments due to project planning functionality, real-time information exchange, and synchronized staff management.

Improved customer experience

ERP software solutions generally feature a full spectrum of CRM-oriented capabilities to meet your customers' needs and therefore facilitate retention and loyalty.

Ensured compliance

By enhancing process visibility, data governance, and fiscal accounting, an ERP ensures that your business complies with the industry standards and regulations.

Software scalability

Adding new modules, you can extend your ERP's feature set to scale along with your business and suit ever-evolving corporate goals and requirements.

Increased productivity

ERP systems boost productivity by streamlining and harmonizing multiple business processes while automating clerical, time-consuming tasks.

Cost savings

An ERP solution helps you adjust processes suffering from inefficiencies and minimize errors, optimizing your corporate workflow and lowering operational costs.

Enhanced data management

ERP software acts as a unified hub for data storing and cleansing, gathering critical information from several systems and providing your staff with a single source of truth.

Data visibility

ERP improves transparency and provides easy access to key business metrics. It provides dashboards with the ability to drill down to transactions, contracts, product specifications, and service information.

Data-driven decision making

ERP tools have solid BI and data analytics features to get the most out of your data assets, including sales trend forecasting, workflow visibility, and KPI tracking.

ERP platforms we work with

Businesses prioritizing faster implementation and lower upfront costs could opt for a platform-based ERP solution. We work with the following industry-leading platforms:

Key capabilities
  • AI-powered automation tools
  • Extensive customization possibilities
  • Industry-specific features
  • Solid security functionalities
Deployment model
  • On-premises
  • Private cloud
  • SaaS
Target companies
  • SMBs looking for a future-proof, expandable platform

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ERP implementation best practices

Here are some recommendations from our ERP implementation consultants you should keep in mind to prevent the most common implementation issues.

Select a reliable consulting service provider with proven expertise in your industry to lead your company through ERP implementation
Forecast implementation investment and TCO based on working hours, staff, and tech stack to minimize the risk of budget overruns
Create an ERP implementation schedule detailing key project tasks divided into phases and defining a realistic development timeframe
Bring together a dedicated group comprising a project manager, business analysts, developers and QA specialists
Before migrating, consolidate your data into a unified database and cleanse it to delete unnecessary or inaccurate information
Depending on your industry and core processes, focus on a set of ERP features ensuring top value to optimize development costs
Combining in-house experts and external consultants provide your ERP end-users with ongoing support and training to foster adoption
Assess the success of your ERP implementation project via accurate ROI and KPI analysis to consider customizations

Rely on expert partners

Define a budget

Set up a roadmap

Gather a team

Prepare your data

Prioritize key functions

Invest in training

Measure the outcomes

Best practices

Rely on expert partners

Select a reliable consulting service provider with proven expertise in your industry to lead your company through ERP implementation

Challenges of ERP implementation

Given the complex nature of a typical ERP and its impact on multiple processes, its adoption might have challenging implications. Learn what you can do to avoid them.

Change management

Non-alignment of all stakeholders’ expectations during and after the ERP implementation, lack of communication and resistance in all layers of the organization pose a serious challenge. A synergistic ERP implementation may require several process adjustments, ongoing training, user support, and proactive communication of the project scope to overcome staff and stakeholder concerns.

Architecture model selection

Nowadays, standard "all-in-one" solutions may be too monolithic for many businesses. Instead, it's worth considering "layered" or "composable" ERP architectures, which ensure superior flexibility, configurability, and ease of integration with your software ecosystem to keep up with ever-evolving scenarios.

Data consistency

ERP software doesn't always handle master data directly, but absorbs and aggregates information from other corporate systems, where the source data might be easily amended. An ERP must be capable of re-syncing such amendments and update aggregates to maintain data consistency across multiple software solutions.

Data security and compliance

Given the growing attention to data protection, improper data management may cause reputational issues and heavy penalties. Like any other software heavily relying on data, ERP systems should feature robust cybersecurity measures and comply with the major standards and regulations, such as GDPR and PCI DSS.

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More ERP services by Itransition

ERP consulting

ERP consulting

We offer expert guidance to assist your company throughout its ERP adoption journey, from business analysis and tech stack selection to software design, development, and deployment.

ERP development

Itransition delivers custom ERP solutions developed from scratch and equipped with a fully personalized set of features, modules, and integrations in line with your workflows and infrastructure.

ERP customization

Our team of experts will help your organization extend the scope of its existing ERP system with new functionalities, a complete UX/UI revamp, additional integrations, and powerful automation features.
ERP integration

ERP integration

Itransition’s team can integrate your ERP solution with additional types of corporate software, third-party tools, and smart devices to enable an ongoing flow of information among multiple systems.

ERP implementation Q&A

On-premise or cloud-based ERP implementation?

How much does ERP implementation cost?

All-at-once or phased implementation?

Upgrade legacy ERP or implement new software?