7 Steps to a successful Implementation

21st Century Systems uses a formal methodology, including approval at each stage of project completion before proceeding with the next step.

This insures the highest quality solution is delivered on every project:

Proposal Preparation and Delivery
- Complete familiarization with your business challenges
- You meet the 21st Century System team of experts
- Project scope defined
- Project outcomes defined, including timeline and resources
- Detailed plan and schedule of action delivered, in writing
Preliminary Systems Design
- Thorough review of your existing systems: problems and weaknesses examined
- As-Is systems analysis
- Needs Analysis created
- Scope of Work report delivered
Detailed Systems Design
- New work flows and controls developed
- New reports designed
- New data integration points developed and detailed
- Core software modifications identified
- Equipment requirements defined; costs quoted
- End User training and change management plans developed
Modifications and Custom Programming
- Development and testing
Preparation and Training for Implementation
- End user training delivered
- Integrated systems testing conducted
- Data conversion programs and process tested
- Security tested
- End user controls established
- Back-up/recovery plans detailed

Go LIVE!
- Problems identified and fixed
- Documentation updated
- Training completed
- Daily (or more frequent) status reports provided to your managers

Post-Implementation Assessment and Review
- Any shortfalls in training, designs and controls identified and corrected.
- Targeted savings and efficiencies quantified and reported to your managers.
- End User morale assessed
- Customer/Supplier/Stakeholder impacts reported.
- Management meeting to review findings and discuss recommendations/modifications.