Selecting and Applying an Implementation Methodology

In the previous chapter, we covered NetSuite, its many features and products, and the ways you can extend it. Keep all of that in mind as we start applying project methodologies since you have to know the product well to implement it successfully.

Understanding implementation methods is a good first step on the path to performing implementations yourself. In this chapter, you’ll understand why having a clearly defined implementation methodology is so important to both finishing a project successfully and completing the work on time.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:

• What is a methodology and why do we need one?
• Selecting from the different approaches
• The waterfall method
• A more agile method
• Adapting the methodology to each client

By the end of this chapter, you should have a solid idea of the method you will use to implement your clients...