APPTECH, INC.

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Software Implementation

One of the most common fears that a prospective client of ours has is the "fear of implementing a new software system".  If you have ever been through a failed software implementation you already know how painful an experience this can be and why it leaves some people afraid to upgrade again.

Since we are in the software business and have to perform system implementations on a routine basis we developed our own step-by-step implementation outline, which allows us to take the fear and failure out of the process. 

Below is a example of our guideline:

<Your Company>

 

PROJECT OUTLINE / TASK LIST as of <date>

 

 

500

DATA CONVERSION:

 

 

 

 

501

Planning Meeting

 

 

 

 

502

Begin data structure documents for data conversion

 

 

 

 

503

Obtain signoff on specifications

 

 

 

 

504

Import Master File data

 

 

 

 

505

Test imported data

 

 

 

 

506

Inspect imported data

 

 

 

 

507

Data Conversion sign off as completed

 

 

 

 

508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

600

SYSTEM MANAGER:

 

 

 

 

601

Assembly/Data Entry:  Rules (governs Customer & Vendor Terms, validates specific fields, i.e. Salespeople)

 

 

 

 

602

Assembly/Data Entry: Users & Privileges (access rights)

 

 

 

 

603

Assembly/Data Entry:  Sales Tax

 

 

 

 

604

Determine File Browsers needed

 

 

 

 

605

Setup custom browsers

 

 

 

 

606

Determine sort orders/filters

 

 

 

 

607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

700

GENERAL LEDGER:

 

 

 

 

701

Determine Fiscal Calendar Setup

 

 

 

 

702

Determine GL Account Segments

 

 

 

 

703

Evaluate and revise existing GL Chart of Accounts

 

 

 

 

704

Assembly/Data Entry:  Account Types & Ranges

 

 

 

 

705

Assembly/Data Entry:  Segment Values

 

 

 

 

706

Assembly/Data Entry:  Accounts

 

 

 

 

707

Assembly/Data Entry:  Automatic Entries (Auto Distributions, Standard, Recurring, Allocations)

 

 

 

 

708

Assembly/Data Entry:  Budgets

 

 

 

 

709

Determine Beginning Balances from Trial Balance

 

 

 

 

710

Assembly/Data Entry:  Beginning Balances

 

 

 

 

711

Verification Printouts:  Trial Bal/Bal Sheet/Inc Statemt

 

 

 

 

712

Report Mapping (determine existing/new reports needed)

 

 

 

 

713

Identify and create customized reports 

 

 

 

 

717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

800

INVENTORY CONTROL:

 

 

 

 

801

Determine Invntry Valuation (Wtd Avg, Std, LIFO, FIFO)

 

 

 

 

802

Assembly/Data Entry:  Locations, Product Lines, etc.

 

 

 

 

806

Determine each item’s Default Suppl/Alternate Suppls

 

 

 

 

807

Assembly/Data Entry:  Inventory Items:

 

 

 

 

808

Evaluate and revise Part Numbers (Item ID)

 

 

 

 

809

Standardize Item Descriptions

 

 

 

 

810

Obtain accurate item counts

 

 

 

 

811

Determine best use of user defined fields

 

 

 

 

812

Class, Misc Code, Commodity Code

 

 

 

 

813

Create IC handling procedures

 

 

 

 

814

Determine Item at Location linking account #s

 

 

 

 

815

Labeling:  IC Items and Bins (locations)

 

 

 

 

816

Assembly/Data Entry:  Item Pricing

 

 

 

 

817

Pricing by Item

 

 

 

 

818

Pricing by Customer

 

 

 

 

819

Sale Pricing

 

 

 

 

820

Assembly/Data Entry:  Ship or Freight type items

 

 

 

 

821

Assembly/Data Entry:  Labor or service type items

 

 

 

 

822

Assembly/Data Entry:  Costs (if needed)

 

 

 

 

823

Verification Printouts:  Inventory On-Hand, By Location

 

 

 

 

828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1500

SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS:

 

 

 

 

1501

Provide prioritization of following modifications

 

 

 

 

1503

Write detailed specifications for <mod>

 

 

 

 

1504

Delivery of <mod>

 

 

 

 

1505

Customer approval of <mod>

 

 

 

 

1506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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