This paper proposes and initiates research on a top-down approach for ERP Implementation Success. Here the actual health assessment of on-going ERP Projects is Reverse Engineered keeping the expected ERP outcome as our base and evaluating it against ERP Projects' current developmental progress made vis-à-vis the Critical Success Factors. A three step methodology is proposed. The ultimate a...

The continuing soar in popularity when it comes to standardized information systems sold en masse under the labelling of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems is somewhat kept under control by the ever flowing stream of reports from the industry of implementations gone bad. According to some researchers it is possible to assume that as many as 90% of all initiated ERP implementation projec...

the survival of rural communities depends on appropriate investments and creation of viable and sustainable job opportunities. rural entrepreneurship is a driving engine of job creation and economic growth in rural communities. when we speak of rural business success or longevity, it seems important to determine how rural entrepreneurs define success. for the past decades, profit, growth and in...

Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP) play a significant role in the management of businesses processes. Determining the influential factors that are positioned behind a successful ERP implementation is critical to gain the most value-added from competitive potentials of such systems. The driver of current research is to gain a deeper understanding of the various subjective criteria to mea...

With the maturing use of ERP systems, the management of their post-implementation phase is receiving increased attention. There is a need to understand how to manage post-implementation activities like ERP maintenance. ERP maintenance is a critical IT service provided by IT organizations in the ERP post-implementation phase, including activities to support and extend existing ERP systems. The e...

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations in multinational manufacturing companies have experienced various degrees of success. This article investigates factors influencing the success of ERP implementations in multinational manufacturing companies in the Malaysian Free Trade Zone. The results indicate that enterprisewide communication and a project management program are key factors ...

Measuring the success of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for adopting organizations is an emerging area of research. Our study complements the growing body of knowledge in this area as we attempt to extend the dimensions of success in the measurement model proposed by Gable and colleagues [20, 57, 60]. Overall, this study employed a three-phase approach to enhance its validity; howev...

The aim of this paper is to examine factors related to system environment (namely, system quality and vendor support) that influences ERP implementation success in Iranian companies. Implementation success is identified using user satisfaction and organizational impact perspective. The study adopts the survey questionnaire approach to collect empirical data. The questionnaire was distributed to...

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution implementation is a complex process that requires substantial resources and efforts and involves considerable risks reflected in the time, scope, and cost of project implementation, yet the results are very uncertain. As ERP hype has reached large organizations as well as small and medium enterprises, we examined the critical success factors in ERP im...