The implementation phase prepares for the final ERP solution deployment. Final changes are made to business processes, policies, and procedures and system builds to prepare for a go-live. Go-live occurs when the ERP system is used within the organisation as the system to perform all the duties and processes as determined by the design phase. Once a go-live occurs, a post-implementation audit is performed to measure the effectiveness of the ERP solution in meeting its goals and objectives.
A measuring mechanism must be in place to measure the result of the implementation phase against the aims and goals of the pre-implementation phase. This measuring tool is the link between the pre-implementation phase and the implementation phase.
The methodology comes full circle when the inputs of the first phase influence the results of the implementation phase.