guidelines for success

Senior top management commitment & visibility throughout the project.

Clear and concise definition of the data management project objectives in measurable & explicit terms.

Identify and evaluate environmental obstacles, people, politics & culture appoint project champion with appropriate skills, authority and support.

Ensure all departments and functional areas are represented on the project team involve user representatives, both internally and if relevant, externally also.

Obtain an overall price covering all elements of the solution without reliance upon extensive consultancy.

Detail requirements in plain, jargon free language. Communicate to all.
"Provided the system offers the core requirements out-of-the-box, cost control is achievable whilst maximising potential benefits. Experience counts for much in the delivery of successful data management implementations."