System Testing Evaluation for Enterprise Resource Planning to Reduce Failure Rate

Arachchi, Samantha Mathara; Chong, Siong Choy; Kathabi, Alik

doi:10.25046/aj020102

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“…Testing must be done at all stages and all levels of the organization. A system testing is a software tool or a document that outlines and prepares software testing in systematic way to discover bugs as quickly as possible and ensure that all the organization's business processes involved in the implementation of ERP happen in the correct way [54]…”

Section: Phase 6: Testingmentioning

confidence: 99%

ERP Implementation Road Map for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs)

Zaied

Mohmed²

2020

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The definitions of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) vary from country to country and industry to industry, each country or region has their own definition which depends on who defines it and where is utilized. SMEs play an essential role in most economies, particularly in developing countries. Many large enterprises depend on SMEs (Startups) for their supply chain; thus, SMEs need to adopt Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems more and more. Since ERP system adoption is a challenging project in SMEs, the main purpose of this article is to propose an ERP implementation roadmap for SMEs. This work proposes a road map for ERP implementation in SMEs. It consists of three major stages and eight phases. The paper concludes that even though ERP is important to SMEs, its implementation is challenging, and organizations must prepare adequately to get it right.

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Section: Phase 6: Testingmentioning

confidence: 99%

ERP Implementation Road Map for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs)

Zaied

Mohmed²

2020

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“…It is vital to have support and approval from top management and allocate resources to the implementation project (Kulikov et al, 2020). However, if some critical resources are not available, the implementation could be seriously handicapped (Arachchi et al, 2017). Therefore, top management assistance is required to settle any disputes within the implementation team and provide solutions in case of doubt (Kale, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Also, according to Barth and Koch (2019), testing an SAP system is a time-consuming and expensive process. Furthermore, if organisations do not allocate required resources on testing activities, then they tend to miss unrealistically scheduled SAP implementation deadlines (Arachchi et al, 2017). Allocating sufficient time to this operation means identifying and correcting red flags before the Go-Live date (Jamil & Qayyum, 2015).…”

Section: Inadequate System Testingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Allocating sufficient time to this operation means identifying and correcting red flags before the Go-Live date (Jamil & Qayyum, 2015). On the other hand, if testing is not perceived as a critical value-added activity to organisations, its importance can be often underestimated (Arachchi et al, 2017).…”

Section: Inadequate System Testingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, the testing process problems occur due to the poor integration of testing and engineering processes (Arachchi et al, 2017).…”

Section: Inadequate System Testingmentioning

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A systematic analysis of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software implementation as accounting software in New Zealand organisations

Sahni¹

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In this era of information technology, computerisation, and automation, Accounting Information Systems (AIS) have become the foundation of every organisation. Previous studies explain that AIS is an integrated system providing financial and non-financial services. Thus, companies use the larger versions of enterprise resource planning system (ERP) software packages to integrate AIS into one application. The leading global AIS in the market are System Application and Product in Processing (SAP), Oracle, and Microsoft. This study focuses on SAP as an AIS because it is the market leader and owns more than fifty percent of the global market, as reported by various studies. SAP provides benefits to organisations. It helps in the transfer of data across organisations, despite the challenges confronted during implementation. Therefore, this study's primary focus is on understanding potential benefits, and challenges New Zealand (NZ) companies faced in SAP implementation, and the subsequent strategies to overcome those challenges. This study adopted interpretive research with an inductive approach. It was qualitative and was based on primary data collection through semi-structured interviews. The collected data was analysed using thematic analysis. The SAP potential benefits, and challenges in implementation, and coping mechanisms were reflected through themes using thematic analysis. The research findings disclosed potential benefits from implementing SAP software for NZ companies, namely, productivity of organisations, benefits to the users, real-time data, and stable and secured system. Additionally, findings unveil various SAP implementation challenges, including change management challenges, inadequate project management, technical challenges, knowledge challenges, and organisational challenges. Lastly, the results suggest the coping mechanisms to overcome SAP implementation challenges include training and education, legacy systems, top management support, allocation of adequate resources, and expert implementation team. This study provides a rich insight into the complex and challenging nature of the implementation process and the potential benefits the company might receive from implementing SAP in NZ. The research adds to the existing body of knowledge regarding SAP implementation in NZ companies; and contributes to the ability to assist organisations in their implementation efforts; and empowers project managers, SAP end-users, support-users, and implementers for better management of the inherent intricacy of the implementation process.

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