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Hidden Costs of ERP Implementation Be Forewarned and Forearmed Hidden Costs of ERP Solutions | Compare Business Products © 2015 1 Contents ERP – The Hidden Costs 3 Organizational Costs 3 Cost of Complexity3 Issues Related to High Software Costs 5 Implementation and Management Costs5 Training 6 Consultant Costs 6 Customization6 Integration Testing6 Data Cleansing and Management 7 Analysis Tools 7 Employee Costs 7 Hidden Costs of Cloud Based ERPs 7 Cumulative Costs 8 Premium Features 8 Customization8 Data Storage Costs 8 Service Level Agreements8 Conclusion 9 References 9 Hidden Costs of ERP Solutions | Compare Business Products © 2015 2 ERP – The Hidden Costs There is no disputing the costs and complexity of deploying an Managers accept that ERP ERP solution. Everyone agrees that no matter what is projects will face a time budgeted for and how much time the implementation is allotted, and cost overrun. there will likely be both time and cost overruns. Businesses are resigned to this, and in most cases managers will accept this However, they do want to reality with equanimity as long as the overruns are within minimize surprises. reasonable limits. However, the real shock is when hidden costs surface, costs that had just not been anticipated, and are difficult to explain. This whitepaper can help you identify and plan for some of these costs. Traditionally, the costs of an ERP implementation are listed under the following main categories:  Cost of software licenses  Additional hardware and data storage  Cost of implementation  Change Management and Training  Initial Impact on Productivity  Main