DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING S

The purpose of this study is to carry out a comparative analysis for the various change models in order to figure out the most suitable model to use in enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation projects. This study also explores characteristics, commonalities, and differences between some of the highly used models in industry. It is concluded that Kotter's change management model could be adopted as an appropriate change model in the ERP implementation. This study shows that ERP implementers can benefit from understanding the diverse change models when considering what will work for their project and how to apply Kotter's model in a most effective way.