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What Should an ERP System Include?

Questions to help you and ERP vendors understand what is important to your business.

80+ Questions to Guide Your ERP Functionality Priorities

There are many aspects to your business, some of which are more important than others. It is important that everyone knows what the priorities are, particularly when choosing a new ERP system.

You may find that elements of your business which are minor or not core to your future plans are over-emphasised in ERP selection, while other aspects which are far more important are overshadowed.

What an ERP system should include depends entirely on your specific business requirements. What is needed is an understanding of your business as it is now, as well as your strategic goals.

Knowing these priorities will help you focus on the most important functionality when it comes to ERP selection and guide the conversations you have with vendors.

Example High-Level Questions

What are our top 3 goals for the company in the next 3 years?
What is the biggest problem or need that the business needs to solve in order to operate at a higher level?
Under the current trading restrictions in South Africa, what does our company need to offer to be more competitive?
Do we or will we need a multi-company, multi-branch environment?
How many users do we expect to use the new ERP system?

Example Detailed Questions

Is our supplier and procurement BEE scorecard management integrated and easy?
How many Tax / VAT registered entities make up the company or group?
How many bank accounts do we manage?

The free interactive PDF contains more than 80 such questions which you can circulate to the relevant staff to complete. You can then decide on the most important functionality and use that to guide your ERP selection process.

Clarify Your ERP Priorities Before You Shortlist Vendors

Use the interactive PDF to separate critical requirements from nice-to-have functionality so your evaluation stays aligned with your business strategy.

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A guided set of questions to help you and ERP vendors understand what is important to your business.