YOUR BUSINESS
IS
AUER BUSINESS.

The three key factors for successful system implementations are; 

1. Knowledge of your company’s business 
2. Knowledge of the processes in your current system
3. Experience of the work flow in an implementation project. 

If you have these prerequisites you have a great foundation for making the project a success. 

A normal scenario after a decision to purchase a new financial system is to nominate an experienced employee from the finance department to be the local project manager. By doing so you have covered two out of three key factors. Sometimes the nominated employee also has experience from previous implementations. If that is the case you have the right person in charge of the project. If you lack that experience I would encourage you to obtain that experience externally.

In the process of recruiting a new business controller, accounting manager or financial director a solution can be to use a consultant until you have found the perfect person to employ.

In a state of change (organization and system) people tend to be worried. It can be hard to detect and understand as the management of the company is aware of the change and know where the company is going. For the employees the change cannot always be easily understood and accepted. These situations are very common and can create a bad atmosphere and have a huge impact of the work performance. The solution to this uncomfortable situation is communication. That is widely known and often planned for but somehow companies fail in the communication.

Sometimes the business grows faster than the rest of the organization. It can end up in a problem where employees are overloaded with work because the processes are no longer suited to cope with the size of the company.

Sometimes the company loses profitability because of the rapid growth. Until the organization is up to speed you still need correct reporting to support your decisions. In situations like this you might need to obtain temporary help to tailor your new routines and processes to release time for analysis and reporting.