Developing And Validating Pre-implementation Readiness Measure For Enterprise Resource Planning (erp) Systems

Prior researches attempted to develop Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) pre-implementation readiness models and frameworks but developing a measurement model for same was not well addressed. This study is aimed at developing and validating an ERP pre-implementation readiness measurement tool for ERP systems for application in different sectors. The research question addressed in this study is:“What pre-implementation readiness measurement tool could be develop for ERP system implemtation?” The study has proposed a research model based on prior researchers.Then, survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. Out of 120 questionnaires that have been distributed to employees, 103 valid questionnaires were collected and used for data analysis. The proposed model was tested using a partial least square with the help of the SmartPLS 2.0 software. The proposed model explained 91.6% of the variance in the ERP pre-implementation readiness. The empirical evidence of the study indicated that IT strategy & planning, top management commitment, planning, technology application management, service management, individual commitment, and individual capability were found as major influencing factors of ERP pre-implementation readiness measurement tool whereas IT resource management, process & structure, ERP system integration capability, partnership commitment, partnership capacity, ERP vendor support, software consistency with rules, having the right expectation from the software and ERP system upgradeability were found to have insignificant in determining ERP pre-implementation readiness. The study proposed measurement tool to measure the ERP pre-implementation readiness for different companies. Evaluating ERP pre-implementation readiness in the early stage is essential to decrease the failure of ERP initiatives and to know the gap of a company before launching an ERP project. This research has contributed to theory by proposing a measurement tool for ERP pre-implementation readiness. Practitioners can also use the proposed measurement tool as a quality criteria in the course of ERP implementation initiatives.

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