Step 1: Define ERP Scope Based on Your Business Model 

Before a single developer touches code, you need a business blueprint.

Start by answering:

• What departments will use ERP? (Finance, HR, Procurement, Sales, etc.)
• What are the top 3 operational bottlenecks today?
• What systems must the ERP integrate with?
• What compliance or reporting mandates must be included?

At SAPSOL Technologies, we always begin ERP builds with a Discovery Workshop—a collaborative session with stakeholders to surface goals, workflows, and pain points. This ensures your ERP system is built around your business model—not generic assumptions.

Step 2: Choose Between Modular vs Monolithic Architecture

One of the earliest technical decisions you’ll face is ERP architecture:

• Monolithic ERP: Single-code base, tightly coupled modules
• Modular ERP: API-based architecture with loosely coupled components

At SAPSOL, we recommend modular builds for businesses with growth ambitions. It allows you to:

• Roll out functionality department by department
• Swap in new systems without destabilizing the ERP
• Upgrade individual components with minimal downtime

For example, a logistics company might start with finance and inventory, then plug in fleet tracking and vendor onboarding over time. This flexibility ensures your ERP system grows with your team—without costly overhauls.

Step 3: Design User Roles, Dashboards, and Automations 

ERP is only as powerful as it is usable. That means designing with humans in mind.

Define:

• Role-based access controls: Who sees what, and when
• Dashboards: What insights does each user type need in real time?
• Automations: What repetitive tasks can the ERP eliminate?

SAPSOL developers work closely with your frontline teams—procurement officers, financial analysts, operations managers—to design systems that reduce friction and improve adoption.

In one case, a client reduced PO approval cycles from 5 days to 2 hours with a single workflow automation.

Step 4: Build and Integrate

This is where your vision becomes code.

Your ERP should be built on a future-proof tech stack—cloud-native, API-ready, mobile-friendly, and secure. At SAPSOL, we primarily use:

• Backend: .NET Core, Node.js, Python
• Frontend: React.js, Angular
• Database: PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server
• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Integration: REST APIs, GraphQL, SAP connectors, and more

During this phase, we use Agile sprints to build module by module, running user acceptance testing (UAT) alongside development to ensure alignment.

We also focus heavily on data migration and system integration. Whether you’re transitioning from SAP ECC, spreadsheets, or multiple legacy platforms, we map and cleanse all critical data to ensure integrity.

Step 5: Train, Launch, Optimize

Go-live isn’t the end. It’s the beginning of operational transformation.

A successful ERP launch includes:

• Detailed user training
• Change management strategies
• Support documentation and onboarding
• 30/60/90-day optimization sprints

SAPSOL provides ongoing coaching, live support, and data-driven performance reviews to help teams get the most out of their new system.

We’ve helped clients boost user adoption to 95%+ in the first month with custom training sessions and embedded walkthroughs.