ERP system implementation costs and selection factors of an implementation approach

Bjorn Johansson, Frantisek Sudzina and Mike Newman

International Journal of Business Information Systems, 2011, vol. 8, issue 1, 87-105

Abstract: Different approaches on implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERPs) systems exist. In this article, we investigate relationship between factors influencing selection of implementation approach and companies' ability to stay within budget when implementing ERPs. The question is: do factors, which influence the implementation approach in an ERP project, cause also an increase of the project cost in a European context? Our survey was conducted in Denmark, Slovakia and Slovenia and focused on this issue. Our main findings are that: 1) the number of implemented modules influences selection of an implementation approach; 2) companies with information strategies are more likely to stay within budget regarding ERP systems implementation. However, we also found that: 3) implementation approach does not significantly influence ability to stay within budget; 4) a clear relationship between factors influencing selection of implementation approach and ability to stay within budget for ERP implementation could not be found.

Keywords: system implementation; implementation costs; selection factors; budgets; project costs; Europe; Denmark; Slovakia; Slovenia; implemented modules; information strategies; investment; business information systems; ERP; enterprise resource planning; ICT infrastructures; information technology; communications technology. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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