Authors:
Sharif Gool
and
Lisa F. Seymour
Affiliation:
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Keyword(s):
ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning, Enterprise Systems, Modifications, Customisation, Customization.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Databases and Information Systems Integration
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Enterprise Resource Planning
;
Enterprise Software Technologies
;
Organisational Issues on Systems Integration
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Software Engineering
Abstract:
Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a challenging endeavour. One dominant challenge is to determine when to customise the ERP system to match organisational requirements and when to rather change business processes to fit standard ERP delivered functionality. However, there is agreement that ERP customisation needs to be managed. While research has been done in understanding drivers of ERP customisation during an implementation, little research has focused on the post-implementation journey. This paper describes factors impacting ERP customisation post-implementation. The study is an interpretive single organisational case study in a multinational African petroleum organisation. The study identifies multiple reasons for the need for customisation post-implementation and describes practices that organisations can employ to manage customisation, including staff training interventions, systematically removing modifications and approval processes. This paper cont
ributes to our understanding of ERP customisation and should be a value to practitioners trying to manage customisation post-implementation.
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