ERP Implementations: Key Success Factors in A Go-Live

A lot of business depends on ERP software to make business easy and automate business aspects like accounting, sales, quoting production, and many more. After many months of meticulous planning, building, and testing, developers start getting ready for an ERP go-live. The software is ready for use, and the codes move from the test environment to the production environment. Here are a few tips for a successful go live.

Thorough Testing

Before you go-live, you have to test the system thoroughly. Invest a lot of time doing this so you can find issues. A few reasons testing is so important are:

• If you carry out a thorough test before going live, you won’t have to correct any data that comes with its issues.
• Undetected and unresolved issues can create bad data in your production database, and this is more costly and time demanding to resolve. It is easier done in a test database where you replace the database.
• Processes like bank transactions or EDI, can lead to fines or restrictions if you send incorrect data.

Training

• You have to train users properly on how to use the system.

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