Erp Implementation Users Gap Analysis

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ERP IMPLEMENTATION USERS’ GAP ANALYSIS: NIKE’S CASE ANALYSIS
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Introduction
There is a need to use OPM3 to boost understanding gaps in skill prior to the execution of ERP.
There is necessity to take the phased ERP implementation approach over the vital duration to assist in
reducing success failure among companies such as Nike. There is a need for an implementation team to
develop the plan to roll out the ERP system within a period of six-year in phasesi. Therefore, this research
paper examines the ERP implementation process within the past approach, the importance and use of the
model of OPM3 within the process of learning the gaps of organization skill implementation to the company
such as Nike.
How Could Organizational Project Management (OPM3) have helped to identify the Problems with
Implementing the Demand Planning System?
OPM3 refers to the Project Management Institute (IPM) publication that offers the technique for
different corporations to recognize their processes of Management of Organizational Project effectively.
OPM3 also measure capabilities of corporations in preparation for ideal improvement. Moreover, it is the
internationally recognized appropriate practice standard for assessing along with developing capabilities in
the management of the project, management of the portfolio, and Program Managementii. The technique
could have assisted organizations such as Nike in assessing the organizational set of skill to instigate the
effectively of system of ERP. It could assist organization to attain different aims specified at the start of the
project. It can also aid the corporation to recognize the competency level alongside the capability to execute
the system of ERP effectivelyiii. OPM3 offers ideal technique for different organizations to understand their
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iii S. Chakravorty, R. Dulaney and R. Franza, "ERP implementation failures: a case study and analysis",
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processes and practices of management of the organizational project and to make such processes capable to
be performed successfully, predictably, and consistently. Additionally, OPM3 assists organizations create
the best roadmap that the corporation will follow to enhance performance.
Though Nike Company selected to execute the system of planning of demand in the initial instance,
with the other implementation systems later on phased approach over the number of years, there exist
different issues observed that links to the software, data, and response duration. In this scenario, using
OPM3 will undoubtedly assist in identifying gaps related to skills within the corporation that must be filed
prior to the commencement of implementationiv. Therefore, the use of OPM3 assists the organization in
processes of assessing different set of skill to implement systems of ERP effectively while attaining
different set out goals at a commencement of any plan. In the case of Nike Company, the method of demand
planning was complicated as the end-user was not given proper training to utilize the system properly.
Using OPM3 as the structure, Nike could have been able to gain appropriate knowledge on best practices of
implementation of the system in the preparatory phase of evaluation. Hence, the actual assessment might
have followed based on the present knowledge and skills level for the demand in the planning of the
projectv. Lastly, the existing gaps amid the appropriate practices, as well as the current levels, could be
eliminated through taking necessary countermeasures. Such methods could have made Nike decide whether
it requires outside stakeholders alongside based on the existing skill levels that they possess.
What were the Three Primary Reasons Nike was Successful with the Ongoing ERP Implementation?
The general plan for business structures as well as descriptions for embracing that involved
implementation was well appreciated in entire operations of Nike Company. Therefore, Nike comprised of
appropriate purchase-in for the project and able to create variation in its systems that dealt with demand and
iv H. Yang, "Project Team Right-sizing for the Successful ERP Implementation", Procedia Computer
Science, vol. 91, pp. 672-676, 2016. Available: 10.1016/j.procs.2016.07.168.
v S. Rahayu and V. Juliana Dillak, "Key Success Factor for Successful ERP Implementation in State Owned
Enterprises", International Journal of Engineering & Technology, vol. 7, no. 438, p. 916, 2018. Available:
10.14419/ijet.v7i4.38.27608.