Have you been looking into a NetSuite ERP implementation? If that’s the case, then you’re going to need an awareness of the steps necessary for a go-live to succeed. In this blog, we’re going to explore necessary information that should be known before NetSuite implementation for a company happens.
It’s normal to require help when it comes to businesses properly running on a unified platform. Thankfully, the best tools on the market are available through NetSuite. Accounting all the way to sales all falls under the umbrella of the ERP business system, which is decidedly advanced. It’s a cloud business management suite that’s unified and can be customized for business and industry.
NetSuite Implementation: The Process
Implementation strategies generally consist of:
- Configuration & data migration
- Planning
- Preparation
- Testing for the go-live date
- Training for the go-live date
Successful NetSuite implementation is best done by way of a strong project manager. Before any ERP implementation begins, there has to be a project leader that’s designated to the task. Depending on company sizes, a NetSuite implementation could turn into a full-time job for a person! You need to choose a team leader with project management abilities that are superior.
Skills the person will need to have include:
- The ability to keep NetSuite partners on schedule
- The ability to keep NetSuite partner/s up-to-date
- The ability to think on their feet and address issues fast
A NetSuite partner can save resources and time no matter how technical a business owner may perceive themselves to be. Do you need implementation in 3 to 4 months? Is your timeline much longer than that? Whatever the case may be, setting realistic expectations is vital to give the proper support to everyone involved.
A general timeline for NetSuite implementation can go from a few months all the way to a couple of years! Don’t fret: a fairly safe average estimate for clients is a six-month implementation.
Steps For NetSuite Implementation
- Formal Introduction – This is where a talk with your partner comes in. Talk about the project scope overall and high-level goals with your partner.
- Establishing a Team – A dedicated team should be selected by the company for the NetSuite partner to get help down the line.
- Initial Configuration – This is where the bulk of the NetSuite implementation work sessions comes in. Every single business scenario has to be plotted out, then translated into the best practices of NetSuite, such as CRM, finance, distribution, and more.
- Investigation and Discovery – A firm takes around 50 all the way to 150 hours of the NetSuite implementation just for digging into the requirements phase. Getting this done efficiently will be the key to saving resources such as money and time since costly modifications can be avoided.
- Data Migration – At this point, your business information will be absorbed by NetSuite.
- NetSuite Learnings – The assigned, dedicated team will see new enhancements alongside discussions as to whether any process gaps are missing.
The final steps of all that are the execution of NetSuite customizations by the partner in time with the data migration finishing up. After the company gets trained on NetSuite, then it’s time to go live.
Conclusion
NetSuite ERP is a great choice for businesses. The strategies for implementation involve configuration, data migration, planning, preparing, and more. Actual implementation starts with a formal introduction and establishing a team, ending in customizations being applied by the partner and data migration being done in full.
In need of a NetSuite implementation consultant? Contact Nuage Consulting Group today! We provide cloud business management solutions that are tailored to client needs.
