Combining a qualified group of people and following through the appropriate phases in the necessary order is crucial to project success. Companies face a wide range of issues and obstacles during implementation that can remain until they start using the system. Benchmarking Partners categorizes these problems into three groups: people issues, process issues, and technology issues Companies should try to implement ERP software as quickly as possible. in fact most companies now use a technique commonly referred to as a rapid implementation methodology. This paper outlines the challenges companies can anticipate during implementation and identifies and describes the six common steps of an ERP project. the paper also discusses new approaches, known as rapid ERP methodologies that are designed to help companies hasten the implementation of such systems.