can someone describe some of the recommendations that may be made following a system evaluation?
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Hard drives:\n  Size is nice, but there are a few differences.\n\nLook at the rpm speed of a hard drive.  Some are 5400 rpm, some are 7400, some are 10,000 rpm.  The higher the rpm, the faster the disks spin.  \n\nAlso look at the amount of cache on a hard drive.  Cache determines (more or less) how much can be moved around at a time.  Say for example a hard drive has 8 megabytes of cache, that means when you move files around, its doing so 8 megs at a time.  If you have a hard drive with 16 megs of cache, your files are moving at 16 megs which is double that of an 8meg cahce hard drive, and pretty much double the speed (in theory).\n\nRam/memory:\n\nAnother thing to watch out for is not only the size (amount) of memory you have, but also the speed.  Say for example your motherboard can support pc2100, pc2700 and pc3200 ram....with 2100 being the slowest and 3200 being the fastest.  It may be cool to have 2 gigabytes of ram, but check the speed.  I would personally rather have 512 megs or 1 gig of faster memory, than twice that of slower memory.\n\nThink of ram like being the size of your desk.  The more you have, the larger the desk.  At the same time though, think of the different speeds as that of the desk ahving a smoother surface that lets you slide your projects around.  Say you have a large desk and are working on project A and want to take a break and work on Project B for awhile before switching to project A again, when you switch to each project and drag the projects to the side, do you want them to snag and strain while pulling/pushing them?\n\nGraphics card:\n\nThis may be an issue too.  While standard onboard video is fine for most folks, if you are going to play games or use memory intesive apps, you may want a better video card.  Also note that the amount of ram on a video card doesnt necessarily mean you will get better performance.  I can pair up an fx5200 with 256 megs ram vs a 6800 with half the memory, and the 6800 will slap the fx5200 like a redheaded stepchild.\n\nProcessor:\n\nThis is an option easily upgradeable for most, but often overlooked.  Say you are running an older pentium 3 system running around 650 mhz, you can probably score a much faster processor of the same slot (say 1 ghz, or 933 mhz) on ebay for under $20\n\nI would recommend a program called Everest which will tell you exactly what hardware you have, what socket/pins etc and go from there
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u may get a brief review on shvoong.com
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First ask them about their experience. Check whether or not they understand the business process of each of the clients they serviced. You could also quickly check them out by asking their assessment and understanding about your industry.\n\nERP is very much a systemized business process. So the vendor must really understand your business the way you do.\n\nNext, ask about their support from development until implementation. Don't forget to ask for their warranty and after sales support (normally this will incur a cost of maintenance. 10% of system value is acceptable).
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This list looks pretty detailed the picture is helpful as well. Hope it's what your looking for.
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I was in a system migration project some years ago. Basically you should be able to track success of project during testing phase. So if you are following any standard SDLC say the 5 basic steps of system development, the testing phase will have your evaluation and after go-live you will continue with your audit. You evaluate existing performance against expected results.
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Not sure what your looking for but I think the source provide the information you need.\n\nCriteria for selecting methods of implementation of ERP systems. \n\nAfter identify business goal key operational, functional, and control aspects of the business that need to be addressed and future plans and need ,  what ERP best meets these needs.\n\npossible goals:\nimproved efficiency of data collection \nimproved reporting \nincreased functionality, and \nincreased coordination and organizational alignment.\n \n\nWhat functional areas are to be included? \n\nEvaluate the multitude of options at the basic level of functionality. One of the simplest ways to begin evaluating and comparing the functionality and tools that the business needs against the multitude of ERP systems available is to create a spreadsheet with the functional needs across the columns and the packages down the rows. Then where the packages have the function simply put an “X” in the cell. The most critical functional needs can be high-lighted; the “nice to haves” another color, the “wish list” items still another. A visual review can then be done to determine which alternatives to review in-depth. \n\nIn step six the business establishes specific criteria to be satisfied, answered, or identified as “customized” functionality to be included in an on-site presentation. The on-site visits by resellers provide the company and the vendor the opportunity to demonstrate via a customized presentation and other inquiry processes what the product and vendor team can do. The catch is to make sure they use the real system and its functionality. \n\nThe reliability, experience, and expertise of the softwarre vendor support team will be facilitating the implementation, training and maintenance of the system. If the system being selected requires third-party add-ons, then the experience of the software vendor and consultants with the third party software and any interfaces between the software. \n\nthe cost, \nfunctionality,
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I understood you Pankaj. I went to a business conference last month, MBS Convergence. MSCRM looks really good. Here is a link to Microsoft's implementation guide.  In the pdf document, found in the compressed file, there are a few sections on "Managing Implementation". The information looks very similar to some of the break-out session I attended. good luck with your preparations. -r
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Try this website when looking for software:\nhttp://www.toptenreviews.com/\n\nThey have a section under utilities that might help...
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It would be a good idea to read the application and follow the directions they give you. They will TELL you what question they want you to answer in your paragraph. I suggest you mention things that are not covered elsewhere in the application.
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amazon will give you recommendations based on your ratings
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I'm a teacher and I've not heard of the system approach - can you give us more information?
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There are many methods you could use. See the link for a few suggestions.
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Check the links given below:
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this is a good sight, maybe not totally trustworthy but with lots of reference links. good luck
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I've included some links that should help you out.\n\nCheers,\nMatt
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Depends on your method of deployment (phased vrs big bang)and how you plan to test your development\n\nI'd look on the net for phase containment, RAD (rapid application development), V model, waterfall testing
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Check the link below for specific advice.