When you’re out there looking for the best ERP solution for your organization, often you will get overwhelmed by the amount of choices available. All vendors will approach you to demonstrate why their product is the best-of-breed.

How do you filter-out the truth from the sales pitch?

As we all know, IT has become the primary enabler in today’s organizations. Making the right strategic choice of your ERP product can hold the decision of the survival of your company within the next five years. Therefore you must understand the depth of the decision of choosing the right ERP system. Here are few questions to get you started.

1. What is your organization’s USP (Unique Selling Proposition)?

2. What is your organization’s mission?

3. In IT field, how far ahead are you with the competition?

4. In which sectors will the organization be competing in five years?

5. What are the IT constraints, when removed, which can give the organization the maximum advantage?

6. What qualities, benefits and features of an ERP system will help the organization to rapidly gain that competitive advantage?

Almost all ERP systems that we come across today are well thought-out and are well developed. However, some products are better suited to certain industries that others. Just because an ERP package is popular, it may not be the ideal solution reaches the organizational goals. Therefore, you must evaluate which ones can deliver your organization that competitive advantage in IT in the shortest period of time.