Integrated Learning for ERP Success: A Learning Requirements Planning Approach [Hardcover]

Karl M. Kapp (Author), William F. Latham (Author), Hester Ford-Latham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 23, 2001 | ISBN-10: 1574442961 | ISBN-13: 978-1574442960 | Edition: 1

The results are in. The evidence has been analyzed. Research shows that the lack of enterprise-wide training is the biggest reason for ERP implementation failures. It is the single most important precursor to achieving success.

Integrated Learning for ERP Success is the first resource to offer a specifically defined, comprehensive method for planning, delivering, and evaluating ERP training efforts. It even includes formulas for determining training return on investment. The Learning Requirements Planning (LRP) process presented involves a six-step enterprise-level instructional design model that when implemented correctly assures success.

If you would rather have a root canal than oversee an ERP implementation, you are not alone. But like avoiding a root canal, avoiding ERP implementation only causes more pain. This book eases the implementation pain. It shows you how a formal plan for learning will increase the productivity of the ERP implementation team, shorten overall implementation time, and substantially decrease implementation costs. It also provides a discussion on how an ERP implementation can be used as a catalyst for lifelong organizational learning.

Implementing an ERP system can cost three to ten times the actual software purchase price. You can't afford to waste money or time in the areas of ERP education. Integrated Learning for ERP Success shows you how to create learning-focused ERP implementations that provide substantial savings and the competitive advantage.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (March 23, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574442961
• ISBN-13: 978-1574442960
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,136,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., CFPIM, CIRM, is a scholar, writer and expert on the convergence of learning, technology and business operations. His background teaching e-learning classes, knowledge of adult learning theory, and experience training CEOs and front line staff provides him with a unique perspective on organizational learning. His experience with technology companies and high-tech initiatives provides him with insights into the future of technology and learning. He shares those insights and perspectives with students, clients and others through writing, consulting and coaching in the field of organizational learning.

Most recently, his insights and perspectives are shared in his third book, "Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning: Tools for Transferring Know-How from the Boomers to the Gamers" published by Pfeiffer an imprint of Wiley. The book describes the learning methods necessary to transfer knowledge from the boomer generation to the upcoming gamers using tools such as gadgets, games and gizmos. The book's web site is www.gadgetsgamesandgizmos.com.

Karl is currently working on this fourth book co-authored with Tony O'Driscoll which will be published in Fall 2009 by Pfeiffer titled "Learning in 3D" where he and Tony discuss virtual world learning designs.

Karl understands how to create effective learning within organizations. He received his Doctorate of Education in Instructional Design at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a full professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA. In Bloomsburg's graduate program, he teaches the capstone course in which students are formed into "companies," write a business plan, receive an e-learning Request for Proposal (RFP), write a 40-page proposal, develop a working prototype, and present their solution to representatives from various learning and e-learning corporations throughout the United States.

As a professor of instructional technology, Karl was instrumental in forming Bloomsburg's on-line E-Learning Developer's Certificate which provides on-line education to instructional designers who want to transition to developing on-line instruction. He has taught online learning courses to students from all over the world. As Assistant Director of Bloomsburg University's acclaimed Institute for Interactive Technologies (IIT), Karl helps government, corporate and non-profit organizations leverage learning technologies to positively impact employee productivity and organizational profitability through the effective use of learning. He provides advice on e-learning design, learning infrastructures and e-learning technologies to such companies and organizations as AstraZeneca, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Toys R Us, Kaplan-Eduneering, Kellogg's, Sovereign Bank, and Federal Government Agencies.
Karl consults with several learning technology companies and advises Fortune 500 companies on the use of technology for transferring knowledge to their employees. He has been interviewed by such magazines as Training, ASTD's T&D, Software Strategies, Knowledge Management, Distance Learning, and PharmaVoice and by television, and radio programs. He helps organizations to devise strategies around Learning Management Systems, mobile learning solutions, learning through Social Networking, knowledge transfer, immersive learning, instructional design and learning strategy development. In 2007, Karl was named one of the Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals as voted by TrainingIndustry, Inc.