Managing Process Change and Standardisation in ERP Projects: An Assessment of the SAP Template Approach

Grube, Markus and Wynn, Martin G ORCID: 0000-0001-7619-6079 (2020) Managing Process Change and Standardisation in ERP Projects: An Assessment of the SAP Template Approach. International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems, 13 (1&2). pp. 48-58.

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Abstract

The use of templates for process alignment in ERP projects is an established practice and many companies have used this approach when implementing the SAP ERP software system. This research paper deals with the question of how companies use a template in a business process management environment and, more specifically, what happens when there are requests for changes to the template. Based on a literature review and personal interviews, this article assesses the commitments that manufacturing companies make regarding template implementation within SAP business process management. It suggests that "Defend the template!" may be an appropriate overarching goal.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences
Research Priority Areas:	Applied Business & Technology
Depositing User:	Martin Wynn
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2020 12:18
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2023 08:01
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/8648

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