Reviews for Enterprise Resource Planning Systems: Systems, Life Cycle, Electronic Commerce, and Risk

1. For the consultant

   Rated 2 out of 5 stars, July 12st, 2002

   This book isn't technical at all. It simply lists basic facts of ERP systems and tries to give the reader an understanding what risks lie in the different stages of implementating such a system.
   The companies that the book focuses on are Cisco and Microsoft. The names of the different ERP system vendors are also mentioned, but not surprisingly, a majority of the material is focused on SAP R/3.

   A big part of the book concentrates on debating should the company's processes be changed when implementing an ERP system or should the ERP system be customized to bend to the company's processes.

   Quite heavy reading, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone else except the consultant who could use a few of the charts from the book. If you are however, a key manager of choosing what ERP system is going to be implemented in your company, you might want to glance through this book.

   Background information:
   I'm finishing my M.Sc in Economics from the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration with a specialization in ERP systems. This book was included in our course material. I work as a Team Leader at a leading Nordic IT Company.