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Risk In Erp Implementation Projects
ERP systems aim to integrate business processes and information flows across an organization. They can streamline operations and decision making but also carry risks. The document outlines some key risks in ERP implementation projects including a mismatch between management goals and organizational readiness for change. It discusses the need to carefully examine process integrity, application security, infrastructure integrity and implementation integrity according to frameworks like COBIT. Successful ERP projects require thorough planning, analysis, configuration and testing as well as training and support.
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Introduction to risks in ERP implementation and importance of accuracy in the process.
ERP integrates information technology and business applications, enhancing operational efficiency and decision support across various functional areas.
ERP closely aligns with business process reengineering, requiring organizational resilience and an understanding of management expectations.
Centralized databases enable real-time processing. Security controls and potential vulnerabilities must be managed carefully.
Focus on process integrity, application security, project planning, and comprehensive training as critical components of successful ERP implementation.
Introduction to the COBIT framework, emphasizing governance and management practices in IT and business alignment.
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- 1. Risk in ERPImplementation Projects Working Effectively and Accurately Amarnath Gupta Principal Consultant
- 2. ERP is great A high-end solution featuring integration of information technology and business application. Seeks to streamline and integrate operational processes and information flows in the organization to integrate the resources. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Each implementation is unique and is designed to correspond to the implementer's various business processes
- 3. Why an ERP Bridges the information gap across the organization. Facilitates enterprise-wide Integrated Information System covering all functional areas like Manufacturing, Sales and distribution, Payables, Receivables, Inventory, Accounts, Human resources, Purchases etc. Helps in eliminating most of the business problems like Material shortages, Productivity enhancements, Customer service, Cash Management, Inventory problems, Quality problems, Prompt delivery etc. Provides avenues of continuous improvement and refinement of business processes. Helps in laying down Decision Support Systems (DSS), Management Information System (MIS), Reporting, Data Mining and Early Warning Systems to the organization.
- 4. ERP and BusinessProcess Reengineering Implementation goes closely with business process reengineering and organizational remodeling Understanding the full import of going for ERP; whether enough organizational resilience and flexibility to undertake the project. Mismatch between the management aspirations and organizational compliance.
- 5. Characteristics of anERP System The database is usually centralized and as the applications reside on multiple users the system allows flexibility in customization and configuration. The processing is real time online whereby the databases are updated simultaneously by minimal data entry operations. The input controls are dependent on pre data acceptance validation and rely on transaction balancing; time tested controls such are batch totals etc. are often no longer relevant. Since the transactions are stored in a common database the different modules update entries into the database. Thus database is accessible from different modules.
- 6. Characteristics of anERP System The authorization controls ere enforced at the level of application and not the database; the security control evaluation is of paramount importance. Auditors have to spend considerable time understanding the data flow and transaction processing. System heavily dependent on networking on a large scale. Vulnerability by increased access is a price that is paid for higher integration and faster processing of data in an integrated manner. The risk of single point failures is higher in ERP solutions; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery should be examined closely.
- 7. Broader span tolook in: Process integrity, Application security, Infrastructure integrity and Implementation integrity.
- 8. Have a lookin Integration Integrity Project Planning. Business & Operational analysis including Gap analysis. Business Process Reengineering. Installation and configuration. Project team training. Business Requirement mapping. Module configuration. System interfaces. Data conversion. Custom Documentation. End-user training. Acceptance testing and Post implementation/Audit support.
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