hi all, i would like to know how to cut down the implementation time. i have in mind, 1] Study the client requirements in totality. 2] Get it signed from the client as to know whether you have understood his business process & pain areas correctly. 3] prepare the gap-fit analysis, provide the work arounds for hid requirements if any, give the details of the customization and get it approved by the client. 4] ask the client to submit a request for changes after approving with details & reasons so that we can logically map it. client involvement is neccessary at each stage. i think you people out there have much more to add. please do it. thanks regards vaibhav pednekar
- Don’t develop if another NSC already have developed a solution that you can buy. 6. Focus on specific businesses where you have detailed knowledge, and partner with other NSCs in areas where they have deep knowledge.
Discuss the critical issues(problems/bottlenecks) in the initial phases of implementation rather than taking up at a later stage. Better scheduling of resources(Time & People) should help.
What about hardware setup? [?] This will need analysis & possible re-configuration of new Navision installation / implementation. for optimization purposes.
You should have a look at Rational Rose (today IBM)website. There are some white paper on ‘wather fall’ against ‘Cycle’ implementation concept. To summarize, implementation is not one straight line (design, programming, integration testing, implementation and go-live) but shorter repetitive cycle.
If you chose your markets wisely, you should notice that your add-ons you developed or are developing, fit better every time you implement them. For example we have a specialisation for internal transport and equipment rental which we can implement standard, because it has been built in a way all these companies can work with it without customizations. This way, you can skip a gap-fit analysis (which we do in other cases of course), and hold three or four setup-workshops… This is what (former) Navision always told NSC’s to do: choose markets and only go for these markets… In the Netherlands you can see that NSC’s who did this are doing well, NSC’s who didn’t are loosing it…