Information technology application, (esp. ERP deployment) is an extremely  difficult  job which takes not only its users but also its suppliers a lot of time and  efforts. In  fact, there are many enterprises encountering troubles after many  times of deploying  ERP, which is believed to result from both subjective and  objective factors.

To make it simple, the first and foremost reason may derive from the unaccordance between the selected solution with the enterprises’ size and operation process. Also, lack of determination may cause the mentioned failure. According to ERP users, a software solution application helps to reduce the time for one order from 15 days to minimum of 2 days. Moreover, there are many interesting benefits this system can bring to enterprises such as: reducing costs, improving sales revenue, enhancing services…

Building a critical plan for IT application
An unsuitable plan may indirectly damage each project by wasting money and time. Normally, only when an IT application plan is firstly configured by the board of managers, can it create profit for the company. In this phrase, tight co-operation between users and the software supplier (consultants) is highly recommended. A plan for IT application mentions not only management software but also hardware systems, network infrastructure, future application…

Step 1: Setting objectives
Firstly, in order to deploying ERP successfully, each enterprise has to carefully consider its management systems as well as business strategies, and then propose suitable solutions and objectives. Appropriate evaluation to the scope of deployment, implementation plan, short – term and long – term target … is very important. The Project managers must be aware of ERP application‘s influence on their enterprise’s total structure since the enterprise even undergoes a complete change in its organization and human resources. Defining the anticipated budget is also a need – to do – thing at this time. In most cases, the project managers (or ones taking charge of controlling this software) spend 2 – 6 months coordinating with the consultants.

Step 2: Evaluating and selecting solutions
It is a complicated process to find out a solution for an enterprise’s operation. The chosen one must meet the following requirements: - Suitable to the management areas, objectives, and deployment scale - Meeting the present and future professional management requirements - Providing a standard and up-to-date management process, giving enterprises chances to access international management model as well as change their nature of business operation by restructuring all processes. - Meeting the specific demand of Vietnam in general and each enterprise in particular. - Reliable, Stable, upgradeable, expandable Time for evaluating solutions ranges from 1 to 6 months

Step 3: Deploying
The following advice should be taken into great consideration: - Ensure the project is implemented timely with quality and scientific methods. - Combine actual situation with deployment plans. The process can be changed (if necessary) - Apply the process suitable to the actual internal situation. Never imitate other enterprises’ model. Depending on each enterprise and its deployment scale, this step can range from 8 months to 1 year.

Step 4: Operating, maintaining, upgrading
Unforeseen circumstances and breakdown can occur at any time. Therefore, in order to get the software work perfectly, sufficient training should be provided to users by ERP consultants.