{"id":28615,"date":"2020-02-13T11:51:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T16:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/?p=28615"},"modified":"2021-12-15T00:17:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T05:17:16","slug":"big-bang-vs-phased-approach-erp-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/blog\/big-bang-vs-phased-approach-erp-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bang versus Phased Approach ERP Implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Big bang implementations are very challenging if there is significant diversity across sites, heavy transaction volumes, or a large number of users that need to progress through the change curve. For these types of projects, a phased approach reduces risk by going live with a pilot site to prove the solution.<\/p>\n
Some single-site companies may also look to deploy in a phased approach because they want to increase speed to value. By applying agile concepts to ERP, companies can break up the releases into smaller segments to go live more rapidly with some base functionality.<\/strong> After an initial go-live, these projects continue to enhance the solution with more minor releases to drive out additional efficiencies.<\/p>\nHear from Centric’s Enterprise Applications and Solutions<\/a> Lead, Chris Szaz<\/a> to learn more about the two CRM and ERP implementation approaches:<\/h4>\n