ERP is comprehensive software that runs your company efficiently. The biggest challenge is getting it properly implemented. But a great correlation has been found between the problems that result in frustration in the selection process and the issues that can foil the implementation. Some of the widely witnessed implementation factors that have often derailed the overall ERP project, leaving the business in lurch, have been discussed in this post. Let’s have an insight what those aspects are that can derail ERP implementation.
Unclear Objective Clarity in the ERP goal is of the essence. It may lead to even more conflicts on the goals. Failure to streamline the objective prior to starting the project will ensure that you will fall victim to scope creep. In case your vendor is professional they may lock down the scope early, ensuring that they know how to success, thus protecting you. You also need to terminate all the assumption that you may have made in the sales process about what could be included. Better get the objectives documented and well evaluated before you finally sign contracts otherwise there is always a possibility of scope creep as your expected scope will be wider than the vendor’s. Lack of Accountability Ownership of any project has to occur at every level of the organizational framework, but it must be taken forward in word and action both by the leaders who are at the top of the pyramid. Understanding the executive ownership is very vital to every company for effective implementation of the project. Improper Resourcing After having your goals clear before you and once you have nailed down your project scope – what comes next? Involving the right people in the project after relieving them from their regular work to devote time to the implementation is difficult but essential. The ground reality is that the resources you need to work on the project are the people who are running your business now and they are already damn packed with a full week’s work. A methodology design workshop conducted in the absence of right people involved is an absolute disaster and just a waste of effort, time, and money. Better do not start the project in the lack of right people to work on this project. Finally if your business is seasonal in nature or depends on repetitive boom/bust cycles you must draw a down cycle to keep your executive busy on a business morph projects. Earning enough revenue when times are good is very important, so that in the next down cycle you can keep your executive busy in ERP project. Scope Creep The scope creep can be your biggest enemy. You might have an undocumented variation to your project plan that can add a week and $15,000 to the cost impacting other stakeholders or the expanse. It is very much possible. It may happen anytime, if it is not aggressively managed initially. Inadequate Change Management People are usually averse to change, which is threatening at multiple levels. An accurate and effective change management should be in place to streamline the work processes before attempting to implement and automate them in the new system. Implementation of a brand new ERP solution is an excellent opportunity to terminate current business processes. Are your people and executives ready to digest this wider change in the day-to-day functioning? To make your ERP implementation successful, you must ensure:
Nonetheless, all these are not that hard actually when you think about it clearly. Aligning all the aspects and factors with the project goal is the core behind a successful ERP implementation. Having a great plan and right implementation process can create almost anything on it as your business evolves.
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Several surveys are carried out, which states that the invention of digital devices like smartphones, tablets, wearable devices etc. has boosted the access of eCommerce websites. This era of internet demands every digital device to support and offer easy access to internet ecosystem. Well, this trend has affected eCommerce industry immensely. Majority of the web traffic is generated from the internet enabled digital devices. With this study, eCommerce websites owners can observe the importance of online stores to have responsive design.
To compete with the current online market, store owners need to think over the type of features to add in the website to make it popular and better UX. Responsiveness is one such feature that needs to be added in the online store. Hope you all liked the first part of this post, which was about the latest trend of websites acquiring responsiveness. This is the concluding part of the article posted previously. It will talk about how eCommerce industry is affected by this trend. Let us have an insight about benefits of making your online store responsive. Websites Access Regardless of Screen Resolution If there would not be any barrier like, you require specific screen size to access websites then web traffic towards your website would increase notably. Consult web development companies for building responsive website, which would help your eCommerce business to grow seamlessly. Today’s modern buyers do not like conditions or limitations while satisfying their online shopping requirements. Giving them freedom to access your website from any device would help them access your e-store easily thus boosting your eCommerce business. Be it a smartphone display, a tablet screen or a desktop resolution, the design elements like buttons, text boxes, icons etc. should provide similar view. The visual objects should adapt the screen size and adjust themselves with the display automatically. Cost Effectiveness Balances Business Budget Cost is the biggest factor any eCommerce business would look upon. Building responsive website costs too much, is just a myth. The reality is the development cost of a responsive online store is slightly more than the unresponsive website development cost. But, the cost does not exceed too much that it becomes unaffordable for companies to implement it. A single website fits across the devices with varied shapes and sizes, isn’t it great? Just one solution for multiple devices would be the trend in the near future. Enhanced Search Engine Visibility Among myriads of development platforms available in the market, Magento development platform is the solution used by several eCommerce giants to get better search engine ranking. Are you thinking – why only Magento? Well the answer to this question lies in the list of features packed in Magento platform. It offers your online store search engine friendliness, which helps your business get a vigorous push. Responsive websites are crawled on the priority basis by popular search engines. Thus, Google will easily find your website, if it is well created. Optimize your eCommerce website and reach out your target audience faster. Get new customers by implementing responsive design in your website. Every eCommerce business owners should follow this design strategy as soon as possible to generate sales. We promise to be back with some more such sequential articles very soon.
Does your company use a CRM system? Today’s business comprises of numerous challenging activities and effective strategies for flawless functioning. There are several CRM systems available in the market, but deciding which CRM solution suits the best, requires intense market research. List the requirements of your enterprise prior to choosing a CRM solution. Compare each of your company requirements with the features of CRM system you have chosen. Thus, implementing the CRM solution for managing activities can be beneficial for business growth.
SuiteCRM is the new player among the other CRM systems serving since years. If we understand it carefully, there is a thin line of difference between SugarCRM and SuiteCRM. This open source SuiteCRM solution is advantageous for startups and small scale businesses, which are more concerned about the financial weightage of the CRM systems. Due to the unaffordable cost of implementing CRM solutions in their business, entrepreneurs avoid using a CRM system, thus it results in less efficient business processes. Implement SuiteCRM solution into the business system as it does not affect the company finances just because this CRM solution is available for free. Any small scale enterprise or a startup needs a strategic solution to organize and manage their challenging business activities. Many organizations fail in achieving their desired sales levels and managing customer interactions. This open source CRM will help your enterprise to fulfill the sales target effortlessly. How is Sales Related to CRM Solution? Focus on the sales target you defined for your enterprise and select the CRM solution which can help you achieve desired sales. Buying a CRM system without having a well-documented and well-defined sales process, might not give you the expected outcomes. If the sales process is not defined, choosing a CRM solution becomes difficult. Thus sales and CRM solution is directly connected to each other. What Should your CRM Consist? The CRM software solution you select should help you detect and reflect various stages in your sales process. These stages are defined as prospecting, qualifying, presenting and ending. There are few more steps that can be included along with these four.
As you read above, CRM is the soul of any business. Thus use it in the way your business demands to fulfill challenging activities and get remarkable sales results.
Ever changing technology trends have always been the game changers. In the current digital scenario, portable devices like mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices etc. are the next generation technologies, which are driving revolution in the digital era. Portable devices supporting internet interface are trending nowadays. We can observe that internet lovers are shifting their preferences from desktops to mobile devices for leveraging portability.
With this change, web development companies have accepted this challenge of transforming website development process to meet the change in internet access methods. Interactive and responsive website is the crucial requirement nowadays. Even Google has recently released an algorithmic update stating websites must be responsive. Even search engines are set to crawl websites that are mobile friendly. To align with this new updates, responsive websites performs better over internet as compared to those which are not. Not only the screen size will be affected, but aspects like clicks will be replaced by touch, monitor will be replaced by mobiles devices with smaller screen size etc. Why Websites needs to be Responsive? The Mobile Era Today, digital market is filled with variety of smartphone devices. With this small device, you can perform all the tasks efficiently for which you otherwise require a computer. Accessing emails, downloading content, viewing PDFs and many more were impossible to perform with just a mobile phone. The modern smartphone are capable of offering several functionalities as well. A smartphone has made our lives simple and easy. Responsive website design allows users to access websites through their smartphones. Thus, it bridges the gap between customers and businesses. Development Cost is Reasonably Balanced The development cost of a responsive website is somewhat more than a traditional website. But it does not cost much, which you cannot afford it. There is no need of making separate websites for every device. Responsive website can be accessed from all the devices, thus you can reduce the development cost as one responsive website works for all the devices. Offers Great User Experience You might get surprised that the responsive websites does not change its visuals like icons, images, fonts etc. Whether it is viewed through desktop or through a smartphone device, it looks similar. Only change you can observe is the varied dimensions of the website design elements like textbox, buttons, links etc. Users accessing responsive website through their smartphones receives improved user experience. Do you think, in spite of making device specific websites, adopting responsive website approach would be a smarter decision? The next generation digital market deserves a modern approach to meet challenging and changing user requirements. Stay tuned to check its effects over eCommerce industry in the next part.
With great pleasure we announce new feature additions to our “Order Delivery Date Pro” extension, focused to boost deliver added value to our existing customers. In addition to having all the existing features like delivery date and time, adding comments, date and time while placing order, receiving shipping arrival time in confirmation email and much more, we have now added some premium features.
These features of Order Delivery Date Pro will not only improve your store management task but it’ll also offer better shopping experience to your online shoppers. A win-win situation for both you and your customers! Have an insight into the added features to this extension: View Delivery Date Calendar Using this feature you can view the calendar from dashboard displaying all the delivery dates for that month. This feature will display no. of orders being placed for specific days of that month along with the order ID, status, and customers’ name, order value, shipping arrival time and date and related comments, if any. This will give an overview of the entire order status to you for better order management. Delivery Date in Calendar View for Customers It will help the registered users of your store to have a complete view of their products delivery, as per date and month. If the customer accesses the account on 29th of May, the delivery received before that day and delivery expected to receive after that day, both will be displayed. Calendar or Timeslot View for Customers This feature can be set by you from admin for your customers to view! You can add calendar with date, day and time slot, which would be visible to your customers on their checkout page. It will help them select the day, time and date of delivery. Allows To Show notes/info for delivery Date This box will help your customers to make any related comment in this box for you while placing any order. Your customer can review the comments made before placing the order in order review process. Add and Disable Day-wise Time Slots You can enable or disable the day-wise time slots for your customers to select from. You can also add number of delivery dates and minimum interval of hours between the orders placed time and order delivery time. Set Delivery Date and Delivery Comment Label You can set labels for the delivery date and delivery comment for your customers. Get the above added features and further simplify your order management system and offer improved user experience. This is a great deal to strike! Note:- Existing Customers within Upgrade Period: Pay a difference of $40 to avail all the above features. Existing Customers with Expired Upgrade Period: Place order with above mentioned coupon code to get $9 less on total cost = $70 only. Coupon Code: “HappyClients” BUY ORDER DELIVERY DATE PRO! |
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