International Journal of Research and Review Vol.7; Issue: 12; December 2020 Website: www.ijrrjournal.com Review Article E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 International Journal of Research and Review (ijrrjournal.com) 538 Vol.7; Issue: 12; December 2020 Challenges Involved in Adapting and Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems Chaitali Kotadia Senior Finance Analyst, Finance Department, MSD (UK) Ltd. London, United Kingdom ABSTRACT Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) continues to be extensively accustomed to improving productivity, boost the efficiency of economic operations, and reduce business costs. ERP implementation is extremely advantageous but maintaining individuals’ benefits are extremely hard for most organisations at after implementation phase. However, an unsuccessful implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) can frequently curse financial disaster. The purpose of this information is to review on crucial success factors (CSF) and risks (RF) of ERP system implementation and supply a general clarification of complexities such implementation. By analysing crucial success factor and risks pointed out in literature, CSF and RFs are mapped to project complexities concerned in almost any ERP implementation. This article shows that for a number of industries frequently challenges were centred on top management support, change management techniques, effective communications, and ERP systems user training but missing internal expertise, and conflicts along with other priorities were even the critical factors which performed a huge role in ERP implementation. Keywords: complicated projects, ERP, conceptual framework, critical success factors, managing services. I. INTRODUCTION ERP systems, also referred to as enterprise systems (ES), are some of the fundamental necessary business information technologies that emerged over the past decade [1] . With Workwise ERP software, users get access to a centralized database everywhere you're employed and from various devices as well as your laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. The adaptability of the ERP software programs is crucial because it increases productivity and makes information accessible wherever you are. Use ERP in your own home, at work, wherever, through our mobile-friendly solution and application Reworking a core business method needs intensive cooperation one of the peers and therefore for ERP adoption way in which involves multiple sections, require a confrontation of reality, each exterior and internal [2] . Total price of possession that is crucial is measure success associated with a product mainly based implementation; it will exclusively be measured if all the inner and exterior variables are believed about correctly. [3] . You will find terribly restricted previous studies in work ERP inside the project management software domain or going through the integrated applying project management practices. The current project management software methodology didn't give us techniques and tools for effective ERP implementations. Adopting and applying acceptable project managements concepts, tools, and methods to handle giant and complex application project comes is among the important management selections for managing any enterprise application implementation and project managers are necessary to be empowered to complete. The ERP implementation is not just an "IT project" it's proper and really should be contacted essentially. ERP systems are integrated applications which impact around the complete organisation [4] .