Software project management can be a real pain for an ERP implementation. If you have previously worked in a open system development environment then planning for ERP implementations can get really tricky. Project managers have to understand that all requirements are not IT and hence all documentation is not IT centric. Without this understanding, there can be holes left in the sustainability of the entire application. One easy way to manage these implementation is to adhere to Oracle Unified Method (OUM). Here is what Oracle has to say about it.
“The Oracle® Unified Method (OUM) is Oracle’s standards-based method that enables the entire Enterprise Information Technology (IT) lifecycle. OUM provides an implementation approach that is rapid, broadly adaptive, and business-focused. OUM includes a comprehensive project management framework and materials to support Oracle’s growing focus on enterprise-level IT strategy, architecture, and governance.
Oracle’s Global Methods team has packaged OUM to accelerate your IT projects. OUM presents an organized, yet flexible, approach. Its defined, operational framework helps anticipate critical project needs and dependencies. With OUM, you can move efficiently through the IT lifecycle to quickly realize measurable business results.
One of the philosophical underpinnings of OUM is to make the method serve you, rather than serving the method. In order to accomplish this, OUM adopts the philosophy of “building up” a workplan rather than “tailoring down”.”
Check out more details about this methodology and how it can best serve you at http://www.oracle.com/partners/en/products/applications/oracle-unified-method/get-started/index.html.
