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NetSuite for Consultants

By : Peter Ries
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NetSuite for Consultants

By: Peter Ries

Overview of this book

NetSuite For Consultants takes a hands-on approach to help ERP and CRM consultants implement NetSuite quickly and efficiently, as well deepen their understanding of its implementation methodology. During the course of this book, you’ll get a clear picture of what NetSuite is, how it works, and how accounts, support, and updates work within its ecosystem. Understanding what a business needs is a critical first step toward completing any software product implementation, so you'll learn how to write business requirements by learning about the various departments, roles, and processes in the client's organization. Once you've developed a solid understanding of NetSuite and your client, you’ll be able to apply your knowledge to configure accounts and test everything with the users. You’ll also learn how to manage both functional and technical issues that arise post-implementation and handle them like a professional. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the necessary skills and knowledge to implement NetSuite for businesses and get things up and running in the shortest possible time.
Table of Contents (27 chapters)
1
Section 1: The NetSuite Ecosystem, including the Main Modules, Platform, and Related Features
5
Section 2: Understanding the Organization You Will Implement the Solution for
11
Section 3: Implementing an Organization in NetSuite
21
Section 4: Managing Gaps and Integrations
Appendix: My Answers to Self-Assessments

What goes into a project plan?

Now we need to see what delivering an implementation project requires in more detail. Like any project, we need to have a goal or set of goals in mind, so we know whether we're moving in the right direction. Those are going to vary from one organization's implementation to the next, since sometimes speed is of the essence and other times, getting everything set up just right is more important, even if it takes longer. Once we have goals, we can lay out the path for achieving them, and make sure all parties involved know what will be expected of them. In the software delivery world, setting expectations correctly is probably the most important first thing we do. Many of the problems I've seen happen in large and small projects can be traced back to someone having the wrong idea about what they were supposed to do or what others would do for them. Getting through a NetSuite implementation to a day when the organization decides they're...