Roles And Responsibilities Of An Erp Consultant

By Author: Alex Forsyth
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With the recent technological advancement in the business world, Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP software has touched heights in terms of popularity and immense usage both in the SMEs and enterprises. ERP consultants play a major role right from the installation of the software until the end of the implementation cycle and deployment. The render ERP services related to analysing, planning, customising, and then effectively integrating it into the business system. 
 
An ERP consultant ensures to reach the business goals with effective use of the software and efficient management of the tedious business tasks. A consultant is also given the responsibility of preparing a detailed ERP study plan and then make the best use of his or her own expertise to make sure the system capabilities and the organisation objectives are accurately matched. This is probably the most important step towards the ERP formulation and set up. This is because if the ERP software features and modules do not match the business criteria and functions, the implementation would be of no use leading to failure of the business goals. 
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ERP consultants are also assigned the job of imparting training and giving knowledge about ERP details to the users. The professionals must ensure that the users are capable of getting the complete insight about the ERP implementation and its working. If the users are not trained properly, they won’t be able to use the software efficiently for managing the business processes, ultimately leading to failure of ERP installation and the entire business workflow. The benefits of the ERP software must also be made clear to the users. Giving the right explanation about the particular ERP software is probably the most important responsibility of an ERP consultant. With this, the consultants can always ensure that the business goals will definitely be achieved and the right ERP solutions are always provided to meet the business requirements accurately. 
 
An expert Odoo consultant in Australia has listed out the different tasks performed by an ERP consultant include:
 

Selection of the right ERP package out of so many available today like Odoo, SAP, NetSuite, ERPNext, etc. after understanding the business requirements, processes, and budget. Among all, Odoo is always a great choice for small and large businesses as it is open-source, highly secure, effective, modular, flexible, adaptable, fully customisable, and much more affordable than the rest. 

Creating the right equilibrium between the organisational objectives and system capabilities

Detailed and complete system analysis and documentation

Installation, development, implementation, customisation, and management of the ERP system

Providing proper training to the ERP users to ensure its effective use

Assisting in configuration and integration of the ERP system

Analysing the business requirements and then providing advanced ERP consulting strategies to satisfy the business needs with unbeatable ERP solutions

Customising the right modules and codes with the growing requirements and expanding business processes. 

 
The roles and responsibilities, which are entrusted to the consultants also include the creation and management of a smooth and efficient workflow procedure, providing solutions to the most complex business issues, assisting in report generation and invoice creation and budgeting. ERP consultants also make the business owners realise that a streamlined workflow can be attained only with an effective ERP usage strategy, proper planning, coordination and collaboration between the different business departments, automation of the daily activities and operations, increased productivity, and proper ERP implementation stepwise. 
 
Thus, it can be said that the roles and responsibilities of ERP consultants are pivotal to the business needs and these professionals provide a supporting hand to achieve the business goals with more productivity in less time, seamless management of inventories, warehouses, human resource,s customers services, and finances, centralised data storage, and quick decision making. 
 
This makes it essential to work with skilled and professional ERP consultants when you are planning to implement the software in your business system. 
 
Alex Forsyth is an experienced Odoo consultant in Australia associated with a trusted ERP implementation company, Envertis Software Solutions. The author has written this article to make business owners understand what an ERP consultant actually does while implementing, developing, customising, and integrating the software into a business system.