Over the last decade, a lot of "education" has taken place when it comes to company Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations, and for that matter, other company process changes, including business growth and expansion initiatives. Methodologies have been tested, refined and proven to the point that "successful implementations" are within reach of any manufacturing company. However, there are some pitfalls that still remain that cause companies to fall short. Every implementation is different, so there may be an assortment of reasons for project shortcomings. But there is one characteristic that most failures have in common: a solid change management program was not in place.