The most important aspect after choosing your preferred solution, is to assemble competent implementation team and put in place a comprehensive implementation methodology.
At Akuna, we have had experience implementing ERP with businesses in various industries such as retail, banks, telecommunications and professional services. Our implementation methodology has been created by leveraging industry recognised ERP implementation plans such as SAP's ASAP and general project planning under Prince2 and then tailored to Adempiere.
We typically break down projects in to sub projects based on functional scope in order to reduce risk with large scale implementations.
We recognise the value in using key resources within the end customers business and expert teams within our implementation partners. An overview of our Implementation Process is described below:

Project Initiation & Planning

• Document key objectives & requirements
• Document project functionality scope
• Define project roles
• Identify resources and appoint roles
• Create project plan, including ownership of tasks and milestone timelines
• Milestones: Project Initiation Document & Project Plan

Process Mapping & Specification Review

• Identify process owners and document each business process at levels 1-3. [More Information]
• Identify opportunities to adopt common business processes
• Agree process handshakes
• Prototype business processes within system and identify areas where development work is required
• Document detailed development requirements - agree variances if necessary
• Document key report owners and compile list & examples of key reports
• Review any hardware requirements for servers / clients / networks
• Milestone: Business Process Review Workshop

System Prototyping & Build

• Establish prototyping system with limited sample data
• Prototype business process and review with process owners (or delegates)
• Map process charts to work flow diagrams
• Create prototype key reports and review with owners
• Create roles and configure security
• Milestone: Solutions Workshop

System Deployment

• Install system to live platform
• Install prototyped solution
• Install customised reports & functionality
• Prepare client workstations (depending on deployment option)
• Training for administrators/project team/support team
• Milestone: System Availability

Data Migration

• Migrate master data
• Test migrate historical transactions
• Test migrate balances
• Validate migrated data
• Test multiple scenarios
• Milestone: Data Migration Plan

User Acceptance Testing

• Create & test operating procedures
• Review multiple test case scenarios
• Remedial action
• Milestone: Test case acceptance

End User Training

• Create operating procedures
• End user training
• Support the Support Team
• Milestone: Operating procedures & training completed

Final Preparation & Go Live

• Final data migration & testing
• Review multiple test case scenarios
• Go Live
• Close hand support
• Milestone: System Commissioned

Post Implementation Review

• Project feedback forms / forums
• Collate & review feedback with process owners and project sponsor
• Milestone: Review Actions

We tailor each implementation using our methodology to suit your needs and that of our partners clients to best leverage skills and resources within the extended project team.
If you would like to include us in your implementation to assist with any of the above or even just for project assurance, please feel free to contact Akuna and discuss your requirements.