Value Added Talk: Season 2 Episode 2 - Healthy Habits For ERP System Implementation

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Learn how to take the headache out of implementing a new enterprise resource planning system in your organisation, with guests Emma Kerton and Juraj Maholanyi.

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Learn how to take the headache out of implementing a new enterprise resource planning system in your organisation, with guests Emma Kerton and Juraj Maholanyi.

Consultancy Solutions team members Emma and Juraj join Jacek, Sylvia and Rob to talk ERP systems, how to make sure your company's next implementation goes as smoothly as possible and why the tax element should not be overlooked.

This two-part episode covers:

What an ERP system is
How to best approach an implementation project and minimise the complexity, especially across multiple jurisdictions
Why you shouldn't overlook the tax element
Key ERP system implementation do's and don'ts
Considerations when working with an implementation partner.

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Part 1

00:01 Intro

00:50 Lockdown life and Rob's new healthy habits

02:29 COVID-19: how governments around the world are supporting businesses. Learn more about the various relief schemes here

06:49 Today's episode topic: healthy habits for ERP system implementation with guests, Emma Kerton and Juraj Maholanyi

07:20 What is an ERP system?

08:34 Who within the business needs to be involved?

09:28 Main issues that can arise

12:09 Mapping out system requirements, processes and building an implementation framework

14:58 Why ERP system implementations can fail – and how to make sure they don't

17:23 Considerations when working with an implementation partner

Part 2

00:01 Intro

00:31 Why you need a tax specialist involved in ERP implementation projects

03:35 Tax-specific elements to get right, especially for multi-country rollouts

08:22 Key do's and don'ts, from data gathering to process review and local accounting and tax rules

12:48 Building in local compliance requirements and the testing phase

16:01 The "unknown unknowns"

17:26 Expectation versus reality: how to prevent system "gaps" appearing later

19:10 Pros and cons to legacy processes

20:28 Process owner responsibilities

22:40 ERP implementation timeframes

24:02 Outro

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Jacek Szufan

Sylvia Petkova

Rob Hutchinson

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