HERE IS “SUMMUM BIT” WAY TO ENSURE YOU THAT THE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS GOES SMOOTHLY AND WITHOUT A HITCH
WHEN IMPLEMENTING SOFTWARE, IT’S IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THESE STEPS IN ORDER FOR YOUR COMPANY TO BE SUCCESSFUL
WHEN IMPLEMENTING SOFTWARE, IT’S IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THESE STEPS IN ORDER FOR YOUR COMPANY TO BE SUCCESSFUL
PLANNING
Having a plan for successful software implementation is the most important step. You want to know right from the start what processes the software will help with and what it will take to implement it. Will new security measures need to be put in place? Will team members need to be trained on how to use the software? This phase helps you think through the implementation process before launching anything.
“Summum Bit” can help you plan your business IT and software development and installation process.
PROCESS DESIGN
Companies use process design to figure out how to run their businesses. Most of the software you will purchase will have a process design already built in, especially if it’s for sales or other day-to-day things. If you’re not sure how to implement process design, you can hire a design analyst or work with a specialized web development company to figure it out. You want to have good processes in place before implementing the software so that you can stay on top of any issues that may arise and have methods in place for troubleshooting any problems that might come up after implementation.
“Summum Bit” can help you prepare your business process description document.
SOLUTION DESIGN
After you’ve created the process design, it’s time to come up with the solution design, which is essentially the roadmap of business requirements and processes. During this step, you will map the software to your business requirements so that everything is working in tandem. It’s key to remember that these initial requirements are just a starting point. As you learn the software, you may find that other methods work better and you can then implement those. The ultimate goal of solution design is to figure out which aspects of the software you can use as they are and which aspects you will need to customize to fit the needs of your business and your team members.
“Summum Bit” can help you prepare system functional requirements document.
CONFIGURATION AND CUSTOMIZATION
During the configuration step of software implementation, you’ll spend lot of time installing the software and configuring the capabilities the software has right out of the box. This step really needs to come first, before any processes are defined and any customization is done. Once you’ve done the out of the box configuration, you’ll be able to do custom configurations and customize the software. During the customization phase of software implementation, you’ll be able to create solutions that meet your specific business needs. Keep in mind that should you decide to deal with all of this by yourself, you risk going over your budget and deadlines.
”Summum Bit” can help you with software configuration and customization.
INTEGRATION
Integration is an important step in the software implementation process and involves migrating data from one system to another in order to meet the processes outlined in the system design. By having integrated software systems, you can avoid having to manually enter the data from one system into another system. Avoiding this redundancy increases the accuracy and completeness of the data you’re logging. An important question to ask is whether you will need to run the integrations in real time or if they can be run behind the scenes, outside of normal business hours. Ideally, you should be able to run them behind the scenes so that the usual workflow isn’t interrupted by systems going down.
“Summum Bit” can help you with your systems integrations.
REPORTING
During the reporting phase of the software implementation, time should be spent figuring out what information your business will need to make tactical and practical decisions. You want all reports created to provide useful information to the person requesting those reports. It’s important to have a format for reporting so that there’s no confusion when someone requests a report. When creating reports, users need to be very specific about what data they want included.
“Summum Bit” can help you produce informative BI reports.
TRAINING AND TESTING
When it comes to successful software implementation, training and testing are two important components. Training can come in different forms, from training the project team to training the end user on how the software works. Software gets updated often and aspects change. By staying up to date, a company can have a successful and smooth software implementation. Training shouldn’t be a one and done thing, either. Whether there is training on software or other business components, it should be ongoing and based on the company’s needs at the time.
The final step in successful software implementation is testing. There are four different types of testing: unit, project team, integration, and end user. Each of these should be done at various stages of the software implementation process to ensure that things are running smoothly and that the entire team has been properly trained on how to use the software. As with training, testing is an ongoing process that should be done throughout the software implementation process, and when the team has been using the software for a while.
“Summum Bit” can help you train your staff and prepare testing scenarios.
MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT
The customer service means a permanent support to the client and it also represents one of the main added values of our solutions. For this reason, we offer a variety of maintenance modalities that can always be adapted to the specific needs of each company. Our clients benefit also from the continuous evolution of our products during the after-sales phase of the projects.
“Summum Bit” can offer flexible maintenance and support for your IT.