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Change Management of People & Technology in an ERP Implementation

Change Management of People & Technology in an ERP Implementation

Helen M. Edwards, Lynne P. Humphries
Copyright: © 2006 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781591406730|ISBN10: 1591406730|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781591406747|EISBN13: 9781591409809
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-673-0.ch031
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Edwards, Helen M., and Lynne P. Humphries. "Change Management of People & Technology in an ERP Implementation." Cases on Information Technology: Lessons Learned, Volume 7, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., IGI Global, 2006, pp. 537-553. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-673-0.ch031

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Edwards, H. M. & Humphries, L. P. (2006). Change Management of People & Technology in an ERP Implementation. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Cases on Information Technology: Lessons Learned, Volume 7 (pp. 537-553). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-673-0.ch031

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Edwards, Helen M., and Lynne P. Humphries. "Change Management of People & Technology in an ERP Implementation." In Cases on Information Technology: Lessons Learned, Volume 7, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., 537-553. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2006. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-673-0.ch031

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Abstract

Power IT is an autonomous company of about 200 staff producing and repairing power conversion supplies. Eighteen months after adopting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system the chief executive officer wanted an investigation into the performance of the system. This was to focus on its technical capabilities and its acceptance by users, since it was not delivering the anticipated gains in profits. The results of the investigation reported here reveal problems with the acquisition and implementation process. This case highlights the difficulties that can be encountered by organizations that attempt to tailor an enterprise resource planning system tithe existing business practices. In particular, the need for careful impact analysis of proposed software modifications and effective change management within the entire project is demonstrated.

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