In my previous blog I had given the high level overview of the digital transformation roadmap for an enterprise. 
In this blog I will get into the details of the first phase, the “IT Ascendancy.”

This is typically the initial phase of the information technology journey of an enterprise. It starts with a basic accounting systems handling the financials of the organisations. The sales and inventory is on Excel sheets or a home-grown custom software. 

When the company reaches a high growth phase, a capital investment on an ERP system is made, while the custom built software is retired. 
What is the exit criteria for the IT Ascendancy phase?

If the answers to all the above process questions is ‘Yes” then the enterprise has matured in the ERP process and can proceed to the next. 
Planning tools is the next logical step after completion of the transactional reporting. The most common planning tools are as follows:

1. Material Requirement Planning
2. Distribution Requirement Planning
3. Demand Forecasting

What are the simple checkpoints to say that the enterprise has moved out of the IT Ascendancy phase? This checklist will be discussed in the next blog.

...to be continued.