Failed ERP Projects: Icebergs with
inverted Learning Curves

The Challenges of an ERP Project: the Majority are Human in Nature

The successful implementation of an ERP system is a challenging task today. There are countless pitfalls lurking - most of which are related to human factors. This makes it all the more important to take a comprehensive look at the success factors of a project in the run-up to the process.

One of the biggest Risks: your own Company

It is also important to learn that your own company plays a greater role during implementation than is usually assumed. Unfortunately, this factor is still not sufficiently considered by many companies. The result: You learn the inevitable lessons far too late - and at a high price. Remember: everything you don’t know or understand is a risk for your project! The same applies if your employees lack required skills.

Your ERP Project: an Iceberg with invisible Challenges

An ERP project can easily be compared to an iceberg. Only a small part of the challenges, tasks and pitfalls protrude above the water surface and are immediately visible, but this is really only the “tip of the iceberg”. The biggest problems are hidden under the water. A timely confrontation with this part rarely takes place. This is where the factors that make the difference between a successful and a failed project are usually hidden.

An important Success Factor: good Preparation

So there are many reasons why you should only approach your project with good preparation. A structured kick-off meeting is also an essential component. It is crucial to understand the most common reasons for the success or failure of a project in advance and to prepare everyone involved for the drastic changes.

ERP Project Preparation These are the
Final Bosses of a
Punctual Implemen­ta­tion

False Optimism is misplaced

Unfortunately, many companies still lack the necessary skills for this - usually unconsciously. The direct consequence of this is that they consistently overestimate their own capabilities, the internal skills available, the budget and the available time. This unfounded optimism often proves to be wrong in practice. With all the negative consequences that such a misjudgment entails!

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Problems that arise as a Result - and who is to blame?

Once the project has come to a standstill, more and more problems arise. And who ends up being made the “scapegoat”? The company that provides and implements the software or even the software itself? That’s making things too easy for yourself! How are you going to explain the failure to management, shareholders and all other stakeholders? And what will happen to the provision of information if you are forced to revert to your existing outdated systems?

For a successful ERP Project: look at the whole Iceberg and turn the Learning Curve around

Unfortunately, by the time the learning curve is complete, a lot of unnecessary damage has already been done - both to the figures and to the relationships of the company. And often careers and corporate goodwill are also affected.

We help you to look beneath the surface and learn the important lessons right at the start so that you don’t have to burden yourself with these avoidable problems in the first place - and can instead lay the foundation stone for your project success.