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Enterprise Resource Planning

notes 8.8 self assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. ..................... guides the company in determining whether to proceed with an ERP project.
2. The ..................... of business consultants and product consultants involved in the ERP
implementation would also be a very crucial factor in ensuring its success.
3. ..................... is a special event since it involves the entire organization over a period of
time.
4. In order to avoid setbacks in an ERP project, a ..................... play vital role.
State whether the following statements are true or false:
5. The ERP life cycle does not end when the project goes live.
6. It is important to understand that an ERP package cannot fit in completely with the existing
business practices of an organization.
7. Many users expect their workload to decrease after an ERP implementation, but this may
not always happen.
8. It is not the responsibility of the consultant to help users appreciate the fact that is they who
are ultimately benefited by implementing the standard package.
9. ERP implementation is a special event since it involves the entire organization over a
period of time.
10. Organizations with higher proportions of new employees may find ERP implementation
easier.

8.9 review Questions

1. Why package evaluation is a phase which decides the success or failure of the project?
2. Why does implementation fail?
3. Write short notes on gap analysis.
4. How the ERP package is evaluated?
5. List out the different phases of ERP implementation life cycle and explain package
evaluation in detail.
6. Explain the various stages of ERP project implementation.
7. Describe the features of successful ERP implementation practices.

8. Write short notes on user training.
9. What do you mean by information system maintenance?
10. What do you mean by feasibility analysis?

answers: self assessment

1. Feasibility analysis 2. quality and commitment
3. ERP implementation 4. consultant

5. True 6. True 7. True
8. False 9. True 10. True

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