ERP readiness tool
Find the implementation risks before the project starts
ERP readiness is not a technology question alone. This assessment exposes the operating decisions, data weaknesses and ownership gaps that otherwise surface during go-live.
Process ownership
Confirm accountable owners for order acceptance, planning, purchasing, stores, production, quality, maintenance, dispatch and finance. Each owner must be able to approve the future workflow and resolve exceptions.
Master-data readiness
Review items, units, suppliers, customers, BOMs, routings, work centres, quality specifications and opening balances. Identify duplicates, missing approvals and records with no responsible owner.
Transaction discipline
Observe when physical events are recorded today. Material issue, completion, rejection, rework, transfer and subcontract movement must have clear timing, evidence and responsibility.
Project capacity
Confirm the internal decision makers, subject-matter experts, data owners, testers and trainers have protected time. A project cannot be delegated entirely to the software vendor.
Readiness decision
Classify every gap as ready, conditionally ready or not ready. Convert critical gaps into actions with an owner and due date before committing the go-live sequence.
Practical worksheet
Readiness evidence to collect
- Named process owners
- Approved process maps
- Master-data quality sample
- Opening-balance reconciliation method
- Complete exception scenarios
- Internal project capacity
- Role-based training plan
- Go-live and rollback criteria
Frequently asked questions
When is a factory ready for ERP implementation?
A factory is ready when owners, target workflows, data rules, resources, testing scenarios and acceptance criteria are defined well enough to govern the project.
Must all data be perfect before implementation?
No, but the required data must have named owners, quality rules, cleansing actions and a reconciliation method before migration.
What is the most common readiness risk?
Unclear process ownership is often the most damaging risk because decisions then remain unresolved or default to the implementation vendor.