Dod Business Systems Modernization : Navy Erp Adherence to Best Business Practices Critical to Avoid Past Failures

The Dept. of Defense's (DoD) difficulty in implementing business systems that are efficient & effective continues despite the billions of dollars that it invests each year. For a decade now -- since 1995 -- DoD's business systems modernization has been designated as high-risk.Ó This report: (1) provides a historical perspective on the planning & costs of the Navy's four Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) pilot projects, & the decision to merge them into one program; (2) determines if the Navy has identified lessons from the pilots, how the lessons are being used, & challenges that remain; & (3) determine if there are additional best business practices that could be used to improve management oversight of the Navy ERP. Charts & tables.Kutz, Gregory D. is the author of 'Dod Business Systems Modernization : Navy Erp Adherence to Best Business Practices Critical to Avoid Past Failures', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422304532 and ISBN 1422304531.