Integrated Learning for ERP Success: A Learning Requirements Planning Approach

Series:
Resource Management
Published:
March 23, 2001 by CRC Press - 368 Pages
Author(s):
Karl M. Kapp, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA; William F. Latham, Leading Principles for Dynamic Management, Washington, USA; Hester Ford-Latham, The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA

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ISBN 9781574442960
Cat# SL2961
 

Features

  • The first resource on "Learning Requirements Planning," a six-step enterprise-level instructional design model, providing the single most important precursor to successful ERP implementations
  • A comprehensive plan for developing, delivering, and evaluating ERP educational efforts, including formulas for determining training return on investment (ROI)
  • Step-by-step instructions, real examples, practical usable checklists and worksheets, and tools and techniques that have saved companies thousands of dollars and in some cases millions
  • A guidebook to help consultants and corporate implementation teams avoid common mistakes, save time and money, and maximize ERP effectiveness through continuous organizational learning
  • An ideal academic course supplement - easy, interesting reading, systematic approach, real world case studies, and a simple but effective message - clearly illustrates the need for education and analysis prior to action

    • Summary

    The results are in. The evidence has been analyzed. Research shows that the lack of enterprise-wide training is the biggest reason for ERP implementation failures. It is the single most important precursor to achieving success.

    Integrated Learning for ERP Success is the first resource to offer a specifically defined, comprehensive method for planning, delivering, and evaluating ERP training efforts. It even includes formulas for determining training return on investment. The Learning Requirements Planning (LRP) process presented involves a six-step enterprise-level instructional design model that when implemented correctly assures success.

    If you would rather have a root canal than oversee an ERP implementation, you are not alone. But like avoiding a root canal, avoiding ERP implementation only causes more pain. This book eases the implementation pain. It shows you how a formal plan for learning will increase the productivity of the ERP implementation team, shorten overall implementation time, and substantially decrease implementation costs. It also provides a discussion on how an ERP implementation can be used as a catalyst for lifelong organizational learning.

    Implementing an ERP system can cost three to ten times the actual software purchase price. You can't afford to waste money or time in the areas of ERP education. Integrated Learning for ERP Success shows you how to create learning-focused ERP implementations that provide substantial savings and the competitive advantage.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction: Why You Need Learning Requirements Planning
    Defining an ERP System
    Overview of the LRP Model
    Analysis
    Diagnosis
    Design
    Implementation
    Buy-In and Acceptance
    Evaluation and Measurement
    Continuation: Melding LRP with ERP Implementations for Long-Range Success
    Conclusion
    Index
    Appendix A: Complete Checklist for LRP Model
    Appendix B: Blank Learning Diagnostic Chart
    Appendix C: Sample Job Description for Chief Learning Officer

    Editorial Reviews

    "This book provides solid, clear examples for instructional strategies, tactics, and implementation plans."
    -Dr. Timothy L. Phillips, Director of the Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University

    "…not only applicable in a manufacturing environment…it is applicable for large service organizations as well."
    -Jeff Moyer, Learning Developer, CIGNA Healthcare

    "…will transform your manufacturing organization into a learning organization." - Lisa Verge, Instructional Design Manager, EduNeering

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