"Every day you wait is a lost sale." You know that your company’s future growth depends on the ad hoc integration of your ERP software with your Magento or Prestashop e-commerce site… but how do you make sure the project doesn’t drag on?
Time to get efficient. In just a few minutes, discover the key success factors for rolling out your ERP project quickly and smoothly, and integrating it seamlessly with your Magento or Prestashop e-commerce platform.
Three, two, one… let’s go!
Choose the right partner
To make your ERP integration with your Magento or Prestashop e-commerce site a success, get a specialist in this area on board from day one. They should bring the following three core skill sets:
- Knowledge of the e-commerce market
- Expertise in Magento or Prestashop e-commerce platforms
- Expertise in the selected ERP and your information system
Benefits: no need to worry about the “dark side of the Force” – you stay focused on your core business while tapping on the experience of a trusted partner from the very start of your project.
Choose the right methodology
Pay attention to the methodology your partner proposes. To ensure a fast and effective rollout, it’s critical to have a clear scoping phase, roadmap, training plan and delivery milestones.
Agile methods are preferable – in fact, strongly recommended – for this kind of project, as they support incremental work and are highly practical for delivering visible results quickly.
Benefits: an operational ERP–e-commerce connection much faster., without compromising your future scalability and scalability needs.
Don’t confuse speed with haste
Your ERP is becoming the central component of your information system. So you need to think about the project as a whole (needs, challenges, expected developments, implementation of Magento or Prestashop ERP connectors, etc.) right from the start, so it doesn’t drag on for too long...
A reliable ERP integrator will help you define your project properly upfront so that the deployment process does not run into problems later on. It is better to think before acting; otherwise you risk finding yourself stuck halfway for many months… and your sales will inevitably suffer!
But don’t worry: once you’re up and running and supported by the right provider, you will only have to wait a few weeks to experience the substantial benefits of connecting your ERP to your e‑commerce: time savings, centralised information, better data management.