Compiere ERP Upgrade Checklist
Upgrading your Compiere ERP solution may be time-consuming, but it is mandatory. By upgrading your Compiere ERP software to the latest version 3.8.19, you can run Compiere ERP with full potential, improve performance drastically, improve TCO and ROI, reduce slowdowns of system and downtime as well.
Are you planning to upgrade your Compiere ERP application? We have given below some important Compiere ERP upgrade checklist to follow before initiating the upgrade.
Ensure upgrade is needed now
The top management in your organization must speak with the ERP users such as Supply chain managers, Warehouse employees, Sales and marketing team members, Finance and accounting managers to know the pros & cons, limitations and challenges facing in the current ERP system. Based on the feedback and suggestions, they should decide whether to upgrade Compiere ERP or not.
Know painpoints in your existing Compiere ERP
You must ask questions such as:
- How business processes handled by each department by using current ERP?
- Is there any bottlenecks in the process faced by end users?
- How to overcome these challenges?
- and more
Clearly understand all the pain points of your current ERP software and define the scope of your upgrade.
Form a Compiere ERP upgrade project team
Set up a team which includes department leaders, project managers, subject matter experts, and may be third party consultants too. Each member in this team must be dedicated and give full attention to details in every phase of the Compiere ERP upgrade.
Identify potential Compiere ERP solution providers
Analyze the Compiere ERP vendors who have a proven track record of satisfying all your ERP needs. Enterprises can speak with industry partners to know how the vendor upgraded Compiere ERP and their experience with that provider.
Prepare a plan for Compiere ERP upgrade project
Identify the internal resources updates, the process involved, workflows to be followed and risk factors while planning the upgrade. You should ask questions below to develop a realistic project plan
- Will back-end database need upgrade?
- How data integration and migration handled?
- What customizations will be retained?
What needs to be removed?
Is end user training needed?
How to accomplish change management?
How and when to go-live?
How to mitigate disruptions?
How about the ongoing vendor support?
Is there any downtime?
Discuss with team about Compiere ERP upgrade plan
Have an open discussion with all members of the project and express your concerns and risks involved in the formulated plan in each and every phase of the project and find ways to overcome it with solutions.
Shortlist top Compiere ERP providers
View Compiere ERP demo and get proposals from all the vendors you have shortlisted. Raise questions, evaluate roadmaps, Get clear explanation that seems fishy in proposal, verify with references, perform cost analysis and get assurance about support during and post ERP upgrade.
Choose best Compiere ERP vendor
Select the best Compiere ERP partner (TenthPlanet) you trust who serves more than two decades and meets all your ERP requirements and within your budget as well.
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Compiere ERP?
Optimize your business investment by upgrading your Compiere ERP with latest version. Rather than migrating to a new ERP with the full-fledged fresh ERP implementation, upgrading the existing Compiere ERP will be more effective and economical too.
TenthPlanet’s Compiere ERP experts can upgrade your Compiere ERP to latest version with no downtime.
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