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Why Business Problems Persist After ERP Implementation

ERP can make weak processes faster without making them controlled. The real work is defining ownership, evidence, approvals and exception handling before configuration begins.

By ANU Advisory

01

The system inherits the operating model

A platform cannot decide who owns a decision, what evidence is acceptable or when an exception should be escalated. If those rules remain informal, the implementation simply digitizes uncertainty.

02

Control is designed before it is configured

The durable sequence is to map the current work, expose control gaps, define the future process and only then configure roles, permissions, approvals and reports in the ERP.

Operating question

Which decision, evidence or responsibility still exists outside the system?