Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) projects provide opportunities to upgrade technology, modernize processes and policy, adopt best practices, and transform administrative practices and outcomes throughout an organization. ERP projects are also high profile, expensive, and difficult. They require coordination and alignment between vendor and staff resources. They also require procurement professionals often serve multiple roles and focus on not only facilitating the procurement and readiness process, but also ensuring that procurement functions of the project meet needs and empower procurement best practices.
This session will focus on key risk areas within ERP systems, ERP procurement projects, and ERP contracts. GFOA regularly assists local governments with contract negotiations and implementation assistance and will draw from this experience to highlight current examples, market trends, and successful negotiation and implementation strategies.
Presented by Mike Mucha, Deputy Executive Director, Government Finance Officers Association
Mike Mucha joined GFOA in 2006 and is now GFOA's Deputy Executive Director and the Director of the Research and Consulting Center. In this role, Mike oversees GFOA's member facing programs and services including award programs, education, consulting projects, research activities, the Government Finance Review, the Certified Public Finance Officer program, the GFOA website, and other strategic initiatives for GFOA. Mike also leads GFOA’s consulting practice and focuses on providing guidance to local governments on how to use technology more effectively, improve business processes and administrative practices, reduce risk of ERP implementation projects, and implement best practices in financial management. Mike has managed projects for both large and small governments, regularly speaks at GFOA training events, and has written numerous articles on public sector enterprise technology applications, process improvement, performance management, project management, and budgeting. Mike also serves on the governing board for the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP).