Optimising Business Performance with Standard Software Systems: How to Reorganise Workflows by Chance of Implementing New ERP–Systems (SAP, BAAN, Peoplesoft, Navision ...) or New Releases

This book is addressed at decision makers, project teams, project managers, company‘s IT–managers, and staff of consulting companies, who are either involved in complex standard software implementation, or release migration projects. The book stresses the shortcomings of many present standard software implementations that mainly pertain to insufficiently optimized business processes, thus standard software has caused a lot of dissatisfied companies. The authors analyze certain popular implementation approaches (life–cycle–models) of different Standard Software suppliers. It shows how a new semi–process oriented way of implementing modern standard software systems may contribute to a better business performance.

Prof. Dr. Heinz–Dieter Kn ll is Professor of Software Engineering and Data Processing in Accounting, Dean, University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) Nordostniedersachsen, Faculty of Business, L neburg, Germany, and Visiting Professor of Software Quality Assurance, University of Wolverhampton, School of Computing and Information Technology, Wolverhampton, UK, and Senior Consultant at Pros Kyberneton GmbH, Reppenstedt, Germany.

Roland W.A. K hl is Senior Consultant at Mummert + Partner Management Consulting AG, Diplom Wirtschaftsinformatiker, MSc in Advanced Software Technology, currently PhD Researcher at the University of Wolverhampton.

Lukas W.H. K hl is Senior Consultant at Mummert + Partner Management Consulting AG, Diplom Wirtschaftsinformatiker, MSc in Advanced Software Technology, currently PhD Researcher at the University of Wolverhampton.

Prof. Dr. Robert Moreton is Professor of Computer Science, Dean and Head of Research Committee, University of Wolverhampton, School of Computing and Information Technology, Wolverhampton, UK.