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ERP Applications Selection ina Changing Marketplace
Evaluation of Software Providersfor Midsize Institutions
Bill Reed
Director Special Pro!ects
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3h$ Should 3e Do ,his4Infor1ation s$ste1s provide the infrastructure for deliver$ of essentialservices *recruiting ad1issions financial aid course registration gradingdegree progress reporting 5udget preparation fiscal 1anage1entorganizational 1anage1ent pa$roll alu1ni develop1ent facilities1anage1ent on and on and on.
&ur current s$ste1s *financial hu1an resources and student records. can6t1eet the needs of a 1odern 1etropolitan universit$
3e need s$ste1s that are ena5lers of change not road5locks
"#%6s strategic initiatives cannot 5e achieved without a foundation of ro5ustefficient infor1ation s$ste1s
Access to infor1ation for decision71aking is difficult
,he cost85enefit ratio for 1aintaining older technolog$ platfor1s is ver$ poor
Risk incurred 5$ dela$ing replace1ent is too high
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9ow Do 3e 0et Started4
Create an operational framework
Steering Co11ittee *e:ecutive level. ; general guidance and authorit$
Advisor$ Co11ittee *one level lower ke$ Directors and 1a!or
stakeholders. ; decision71aking and consensus75uilding
Core Pro!ect ,ea1 *e:perienced staff fro1 ke$ depart1ents on full7ti1e
re7assign1ent. ; leadership and dail$ operations
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Establish goals and an identity
"#%6s PRISM Pro!ect ; Process Re7Engineering and
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I1ple1ent efficient fle:i5le well7integrated s$ste1s that support
our core 1ission of educating students
I1prove our 5usiness practices internall$ and e:ternall$
Enhance our capacit$ and a5ilit$ to 1anage change
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Conduct Informal Research
3hat are our 5ench1ark or peer institutions using4
3ho is 1aking news in the higher ed space43hat does the I, and 5usiness literature tell us a5out these
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9ow do people co11onl$ i1ple1ent these s$ste1s4
Can we get a fi: on t$pical 5udgets for these pro!ects4
9ow do these s$ste1s look and feel4
9ow Do 3e 0et Started4
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Do 3e Make a 0ood Decision4
#eep the focus on the pro!ect goalsDescri5e the general scope and an$ known constraints
Be specific on for1at of responses and evaluation criteria
Esta5lish a reasona5le ti1eline
Preserve 1a:i1u1 fle:i5ilit$ for reaching a decision
Publish a Request for Proposals
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Identif$ representative processes and8or critical 5usiness scenariosE:a1ine the underl$ing technolog$
+ocus on architecture tools and sa1ple functionalit$
Don6t allow de1os of versions in develop1ent *look at release
histor$ and R=D 5udgets as predictors of future 5ehavior.
Conduct Structured Demonstrations
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S$ste1 architecture *including support for open standards. securit$configuration reporting functionalit$
Application software functionalit$ *including support for 5estpractices.
Co1pan$ characteristics *strategic vision custo1er supportresources and co11it1ent R=D financial sta5ilit$ clientreferences.
,otal costs *ac>uisition i1ple1entation 1aintenance.
I1ple1entation and 1aintenance factors *availa5ilit$ and cost of?rd part$ consulting and training services proven 1ethodologies fori1ple1entation and support training plans and opportunities.
Evaluation and Selection
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3h$ SAP4
System architecture*including support for openstandards. securit$ configuration reporting functionality
Application software functionalit$ *including support for bestpractices.
Co1pan$ characteristics *strategic vision custo1er supportresources and co11it1ent R&D financial stability clientreferences)
Total costs*ac>uisition i1ple1entation 1aintenance.
I1ple1entation and 1aintenance factors *availa5ilit$ and cost of?rd part$ consulting and training services proven methodologiesfor implementationand support training plans and opportunities.
ur !dvisory Committee unanimously agreed that S!P
offered the best fit with our pro"ect goals#
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@uestions4
Bill Reed reedbn!u"edu
PRISM Pro#ect prism"n!u"edu
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