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    Implementation of ERP system in a change Management Context(A Study of Diversified Multinational Companies Listed in Colombo Stock Exchange)
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2011) Athauda, A.W.M.B.B.
    Change has turn into an unending event in businesses whereas Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system integrates key business and management processes within and beyond a firm's boundary. As a consequence of that the importances of ERP system enhance dramatically and it grabs the management attention significantly. In that context the researcher finds out the relationship between Change Management and ERP implementation as well as the success factors which help to successful ERP implementation. In this study, an attempt has been made to study the implementation of ERP system in a Change Management context in Sri Lanka. For this study, six (06) listed diversified multinational companies listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) have been selected. The researcher finds out there is a significant relationship between Change Management and ERP implementation whereas Training and Education and Communication factors are impact strongly towards ERP implementation. The strong project management team, top management commitment, monitoring budget of the project, and vendor selecting should have to done carefully in order to achieve successful implementation. Therefore Change Management role has to play effectively throughout the process of ERP implementation.
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    Study on Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning System in a Change Management Context: Evidence from Diversified Multinational Companies Listed in Colombo Stock Exchange
    (Uva Wellassa University of Srilanka, 2011) Athauda, A.W.M.B.B.; Rohan, D.N.N.
    Note: See the PDF Version Change has turned into an unending event in businesses while Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system integrates key business and management processes within and beyond a firm's boundary. An ERP system is defined as configurable information system packages that integrate information and information based processes within and across functional areas in an organization (Kumar et al., 2000). ERP was the major success story of the 1990's (Beekhuyzen et al., 2002), and Davenport (2000) suggested that enterprise systems represent one of the most important information technology categories to emerge in the last decade whereas implementing an ERP system was challenging task for both developing and developed countries. Implementing ERP for many organizations is the largest project they have ever undertaken entailing the largest potential benefits and possibly the largest potential risks (Chang at al., 2002, Gable at al., 1998). As a consequence of that, the importance of ERP system has enhanced dramatically and it has been able to grab the management attention significantly. Thus, the primary objective of this research study is to identify the relationship between Change Management and ERP implementation and as the secondary objective to determine the success factors which help the successful ERP implementation.