Implementation Flashcards
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What does TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) include in the context of an ERP implementation?
Answer: All costs across licensing, implementation, training, customization, maintenance, and upgrades
TCO captures every cost across the ERP lifecycle—upfront and ongoing—so organizations can make accurate investment decisions beyond the initial purchase price.
A company implementing ERP decides to use the vendor's standard processes instead of replicating their legacy workflows. This approach is called:
Answer: Vanilla implementation
A vanilla implementation adopts the ERP's out-of-the-box processes with minimal customization, reducing cost and complexity while leveraging vendor best practices.
Which data migration technique loads only open transactions and master data into the new ERP, leaving historical records in a legacy archive system?
Answer: Legacy data archival with selective migration
Selective migration loads only what is needed to operate (open orders, current balances, master data) while keeping historical data accessible in a decommissioned legacy archive.
What is the risk of skipping end-user training during an ERP implementation?
Answer: Low system adoption and data quality problems after go-live
Undertrained users make errors, avoid the system, or revert to workarounds, undermining data integrity and the business value the ERP was meant to deliver.
In a multi-company ERP implementation, what is a 'template rollout' approach?
Answer: Building a standardized configuration once and deploying it with local adjustments to each entity
A template rollout creates a global core design once, then adapts it for local legal, language, and tax requirements at each subsidiary, reducing rework across entities.
What is the key difference between functional consultants and technical consultants in an ERP implementation team?
Answer: Functional consultants configure business processes; technical consultants develop custom code and integrations
Functional consultants translate business requirements into ERP configuration, while technical consultants build custom development, APIs, and system integrations.
Which metric is commonly used to measure ERP implementation success in the months after go-live?
Answer: System adoption rate and process cycle time improvement
Post-go-live success is measured by whether users actually use the system and whether business processes are faster or more efficient than before implementation.