Performing a gap analysis

November 2007 from CAmagazine and written by Michael Burns – “In October, we talked about using the company responsible for your ERP implementation – often called the value added reseller or VAR – to help build your “to be” business process. The rationale was, “Why reinvent the wheel, when your VAR already has a solution or can easily leverage processes already embedded in its system?” You could go to a different VAR or solution provider but it’s a huge job to convert to a new system. It should be a last resort based not just on requirements but also on the VAR’s vision, the software developer’s R&D investment, and support capabilities…”