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Copyright Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração Oct-Dec 2003

Abstract

The choice of the implementation approach of an integrated management system is an important decision at the project implementation. It significantly influences the system configuration, allocation of resources, management of the project and its risks. The implementation approach mode plays a decisive role in all stages of the system's life cycle. Herein are addressed the different modes to start the operation of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems: big-bang, small-bangs and the phased implementation, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. The work also reports on the results achieved by an exploratory research carried out in 53 Brazilian companies, users of the R/3 system by SAP. These results infer how the company's and the project's characteristics affect the decision on the implementation approach and how they relate to the time required to implement the system. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Title
Big-Bang, Small-Bangs ou Fases: Estudo dos Aspectos Relacionados ao Modo de Início de Operaç ão de Sistemas ERP
Author
de Souza, Cesar Alexandre; Zwicker, Ronaldo
Pages
9-31,240,244
Publication year
2003
Publication date
Oct-Dec 2003
Publisher
Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração
ISSN
14156555
e-ISSN
19827849
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
1450548084
Copyright
Copyright Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração Oct-Dec 2003