in a way that they ’ re used to , similar to buying something on Amazon . On the backend , our procurement team still has the control , and we can now see what the needs of each classroom are in real time , as our teachers and school leaders make purchase requests . With this knowledge , we ’ re better prepared for our next school year . We better anticipate what we ’ ll need to stock in all of our classrooms based on what our educators request this year .”
Having overseen many ERP implementations over the years , Moorehead affirms that this was one of the least troublesome he ’ s dealt with . “ It was one of the smoothest transitions that I ’ ve ever been through and we implemented the system in just eight months ,” he explains . “ We phased out the launch and were able to trial the system before implementing it fully across our network . I ’ m pleased to say that after the initial hurdle of learning a new system , Success Academy staff members regularly stop me in the hallway and tell me how much easier the new platform is to use .”
Success Academy places significant value on its partnerships . The network
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