Custom Enterprise Software Development

The abbreviation ERP used in business environment stands for Enterprise Resource Planning, or activities aimed at simplifying day-to-day business operations, such as procurement, billing and accounting, human resources, and many more. Project owners often mention ERP when they need only one type of service management (one key feature) to be developed. When they say ‘ERP’, they mean automation of any kind, like just inventory management or HR management. A work scope tied up with such projects makes them very suitable for custom development from the ground up.

Requirements elicitation. Our team of skilled business analysts and ERP developers analyzes your business processes and elicit requirements so that the final product meets your expectations and is accepted by users.

Creating prototypes. For each and every element of custom ERP software, designers create unique prototypes illustrating the layout and functionality of the future product for your approval.

Programming the solution. Software engineers build the system according to prototypes, using relevant technology stack, and QA engineers engaged in every iteration of development make sure the code is trouble-free and working uninterruptedly.

Deploying the solution. At this stage, developers integrate your custom-built ERP solution with your business procedures, load it with data and tune the environment so that the solution fits like a glove.

Post-launch support and maintenance. Feel free to turn to professionals from ERP software development company Anadea any time during the development and after it’s finalized. Business flow can change over time with more nuances added, and so should your software, of which we’re aware and always ready to help you with.

There are three most common approaches to adopting ERP systems.

1. Big bang (Single-step method). Moving business processes into an ERP system happens within a day. A specific date of ERP introduction is set up and from then on, all employees and departments start using the new software. Using the big bang approach, the enterprise can start enjoying automation in the fastest possible way, however, employees will need time to get used to the functionality and learn working with it so their productivity may lower for a while. Risks have to be carefully considered when choosing this ERP implementation method.

2. Rolling out in phases. ERP features are introduced gradually. It takes from a few weeks to months until full implementation of the ERP system. With this measured approach there is practically no risk of productivity drop, as in the case of the big bang method. Still, phased rollout is not all rosy. Firstly, it will take a while until the system is fully adopted, and secondly, two systems have to be supported at a time: the one adopted, which is in fact a cut version of the full one, and essentially the full one.

3. Parallel adoption. With this approach, the new system is used along with the old usual one (applicable if you’ve been using an out-of-the-box ERP system and are switching to a custom written solution). It’s considered the most risk-free as all data is recoverable in case something goes wrong with the new ERP, but the odds of human error grow higher because the same data has to be entered twice manually.

With the discovery phase implied (read about discovery on the Business Analysis Service page), to a regular development duration for an ERP project of 12-16 weeks, add from 3 to 8 more weeks and there you have it. Mind that this is not a universal formula because timing and scope strongly depend on features number, complexity, and whether major changes are to be introduced after the start of development. Contact the ERP development company representatives for more personalized estimation.