According to Panorama Consulting, 50–75 % of ERP projects experience significant overruns. In our experience across Bihar and eastern India, we have identified five recurring failure patterns.
Pitfall 1 — Skipping the Process Audit
Organisations rush to configure the ERP before documenting current workflows. The ERP then automates broken processes. Solution: spend at least 20 % of the project timeline on as-is process mapping.
Pitfall 2 — Insufficient Change Management
End-users resist change. Without executive sponsorship and role-specific training, adoption rates fall below 40 %. We embed a dedicated change-management workstream in every engagement.
Pitfall 3 — Poor Data Quality
Migrating dirty data from legacy systems poisons the new ERP from day one. Data cleansing and de-duplication must begin three months before go-live.