Background
Real Pet Food Company includes VIP Pet Foods and the GMP Kangaroo Company. The company required Project Management support to standardise and consolidate the IT infrastructure, ERP and other integrated business systems across multiple locations.
Business Challenge
The project included realignment of the software implementation of the QAD ERP (GL, AR and AP) that was running to a tight schedule.
Project Management Results
CMC provided Project Management to oversee the successful implementation of QAD to the various business units across NSW, QLD, WA and TAS.
The rollout included core functions such as Finance, Purchasing, Sales, Production, Shop Floor, and Inventory.
Product Costing, BI Reporting, Payroll and T&A, EDI, Labelling and Export documentation was also covered.
The project management activities included:
- Developing and documenting the operating procedures (SOP), work instructions and test scripts.
- Managing UAT processes for all 4 sites across Australia.
- Developing a detailed Cut Over and Go Live plan leading to the successful implementation of QAD within a very short timeframe of 2 months.
- Developing core internal control procedures for key financial processes.
- Providing training and change management support to end users.