Mobilize the Workforce by Mobilizing ERP

Organizations who want to embrace the mobile trend usually begin with a customer-facing application. The biggest financial gains, however, can be realized by mobilizing internal business processes and therefore mobilizing ERP.
IT often does not know where to start when deciding which business process should be mobilized first.
Organizations must first decide whether mobile ERP is right for them, and then decide how to pursue mobile ERP before the IT project can begin.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

Mobile ERP is not as simple as buying the latest mobile ERP add-on from your ERP vendor. Starting with a comprehensive business process assessment will save valuable time and resources.
Exception handling by management will be a key source of value from mobilizing your ERP system.
There are many different routes for pursuing mobile ERP; assessing your IT department’s ability to develop mobile applications will be the core activity to determine which route is best for your organization.

Impact and Result

Increase usage of your ERP system by end users and make the management team in your organization more efficient by allowing them to handle exceptions on the fly.
Turn the old ERP system everyone hates using into a lean and sleek software application that drives measurable improvements in productivity.
Save over $45,000 when mobilizing your ERP system with Info-Tech’s Project Blueprint.

Mobilize the Workforce by Mobilizing ERP Research & Tools

1. Assess the reality of mobile ERP in your enterprise

Determine if and how your organization should pursue mobile ERP.

2. Build the business case and gather requirements for your mobile ERP application

Gain end-user feedback to build the optimal mobile ERP application.

3. Build the mobile ERP application

Anticipate the implementation of your mobile ERP project.

4. Launch the mobile ERP application

Prepare for roll-out of your brand new mobile ERP application.

Mobilize the Workforce by Mobilizing ERP visualization

Mobility isn’t about shiny new toys, it’s about empowering your workforce.

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Call 1: Determine if you should pursue mobile ERP

Walk through Part 1 of the Mobile ERP Opportunity Assessment Tool and determine if your organization is ready for mobile ERP. Discuss the long-term implications when considering mobile ERP and how this may affect how you leverage the ERP product roadmap.
Call 2: Determine a course of action – buy or build

Part 2 of the Mobile ERP Opportunity Assessment Tool will be discussed as well as the results of this section. One of our analysts will help explain what the results mean to your organization and the different options available to pursue mobile ERP.
Call 3: Build the business case and sell it

The last part of the Mobile ERP Opportunity Assessment Tool provides a framework for determining the financial return from mobilizing your ERP system.
Call 4: Complete the use case

Unique requirements exist for mobile ERP applications. This GI will discuss those unique requirements and provide an overview of the Mobile ERP Use Case and Requirements Gathering Template.
Call 5: Build the project plan

While this step does not guide your IT department through the build or buy process, this step discusses specific issues that must be addressed when implementing mobile ERP.
Call 6: Prepare to roll-out your brand new mobile ERP application

The final step is to prepare for the roll-out of the mobile ERP application. Documenting and preparing a change management plan will be essential for encouraging adoption of the mobile ERP application.