An EnterpriseOne implementation is a massive undertaking that requires a structured, proven plan to ensure budget adherence and business adoption. This methodology document acts as your project management blueprint, combining JD Edwards’ official project methodology with our deep, real-world experiences.

 

By leveraging a blended Agile and Waterfall approach, we provide you with a comprehensive, five-phase strategy that manages risk, streamlines development, and guides your organization to a successful Go-Live.

 

Your Five Phases to a Successful E1 Implementation

Our methodology ensures a high-quality implementation by focusing on business needs, rigorous testing, and phased execution:

1. Define: The crucial discovery phase focuses on high-level scoping, business requirements definition, and establishing the initial project governance, timeline, and resource allocation.

2. Train: Focused, role-based training is delivered early and often to ensure end-user adoption. This phase covers core functionality and prepares users for the subsequent modeling and testing phases.

3. Model: This phase is where business process design is finalized. We map your current processes to E1 functionality, configure the system based on requirements, and validate early design decisions to minimize late-stage rework.

4. Configure / Test / User Acceptance Testing (UAT): The core build and validation phase. We perform final system configuration, develop necessary customizations, and execute rigorous User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to confirm all business processes and data are functioning correctly before deployment.

5. Go-Live / Refine: This is the cutover phase, including final data migration, production launch, and post-Go-Live support. The "Refine" aspect emphasizes stabilization, performance tuning, and planning the immediate next steps for system optimization.