While choosing an ERP package is a business decision, IT does play a supporting role, but the leader must have a deep knowledge and understanding of your business and industry and should have the authority to bring about change.

Looking for the right ERP package for your small to mid-sized business (SMB) can be a daunting task. Although a fair amount of information is available on the Internet about the actual software packages themselves, there is little advice on how to develop a good, simple strategy to evaluate and choose the right package for your company. This article is intended to provide some of that much-needed guidance.