A method for improving ERP implementation success by the principles and process of user-centred design

Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-76

  Vilpola, Inka Heidi ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Enterprise resource planning (ERP); ERP implementation; Implementation model; UCD; UCD process; User centred design

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

USER-CENTRED DESIGN;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 39849108362     PISSN: 17517575     EISSN: 17517583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17517570701793848     Document Type: Review

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