{"id":15224,"date":"2026-04-17T11:52:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/?p=15224"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:20:57","slug":"system-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/systemimplementering\/","title":{"rendered":"System Implementation: How businesses can succeed with a new IT system"},"content":{"rendered":"
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System Implementation: How businesses can succeed with a new IT system<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Most people who have been through a system implementation know the feeling. A new IT system, high expectations, and then it grinds to a halt. Not because the system is bad, but because people aren't using it.<\/p>

One manager phrased it like this: \u00abChecklists were very important to us. But I can't manage it, I'm reverting to the old ways.\u00bb<\/p>

It's a classic growing pain. The company has outgrown Excel and folder structures, but the transition itself to something new feels overwhelming. It doesn't need to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Hva er en systemimplementering?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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System implementation is about introducing a new IT system into the company. Adapting it to the work processes you already have. Training people. Replacing old routines with new ones.<\/p>

It sounds manageable on paper. In practice, this is where things get a bit tricky.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Why do so many system implementations fail?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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According to Gartner<\/a>\u00a0vil over 70 % av nylig implementerte systemer ikke n\u00e5 sine opprinnelige forretningsm\u00e5l innen 2027. Teknologien er nesten aldri problemet.<\/p>

The most common approach is for the company to try and implement everything at once. All modules, all departments, from day one. The organisation simply cannot absorb so much change at one time.<\/p>

So, it's the training. Employees get an overview at the start and no follow-up afterwards. When everyday life takes over, people fall back into what they knew before.<\/p>

The third is ownership. IT sets up the system, but no one in the organisation drives its use forward. Without someone to keep it alive, engagement quietly dies.<\/p>

A company we spoke with had been through \u00abquite heavy system integrations in recent years.\u00bb They were exhausted. Next time, it had to be simpler.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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It starts where it hurts the most<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Don't roll out to the entire company on day one. Find the department or process where the current solution is most painful. Those who feel the problem most strongly are also the most motivated for change.<\/p>

Let them be the first users. When they experience that the system actually solves the problem, you have a success story. The rest of the organisation will become curious instead of sceptical. It also gives you the opportunity to adjust the setup on a small scale before the system implementation is rolled out broadly.<\/p>

Errors caught early cost little. Errors discovered after everyone is on board cost a lot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Superusers decide everything<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Superusers will decide if the new system is actually used.<\/p>

A power user knows both the system and the company's work processes. They do not need to be technicians. They are the person colleagues ask instead of sending a support request.<\/p>

Three to five people are enough for most businesses with 20 to 100 employees. Choose people who explain things well and whom colleagues trust. Technical competence can be learned. Trust is harder to learn; it must be earned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How Izomax implemented Business Online<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Growth company Izomax implemented Business Online during a period when they were separating from their parent company, obtaining ISO certification, and experiencing rapid growth. Read more about how they accomplished this with flying colours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This is how we do system implementation in Business Online<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The implementation takes three months. Fixed price.<\/p>

You designate super-users who receive close follow-up and training in all relevant modules. Every week, we hold meetings where we discuss new features. Between meetings, the super-users are given tasks so that they learn the system by using it in their own daily work.<\/p>

We start where the need is greatest. If project management is the most pressing, we begin there. If the quality system is urgent, we take that first.<\/p>

After three months, the follow-up isn't over. We'll meet every quarter for the first year to review usage, new functionality, and adjustments.<\/p>

Competence is built internally. The super users train the rest of the organisation. When a colleague has a question, the answer is a desk away. That's the difference between a system that is used and one that gathers dust.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What happens after three months?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A successful system implementation is only truly noticed when people stop talking about it. The super-users know the system inside out. They answer colleagues' questions without needing to contact us. New employees receive training internally, from people who know both the system and the company.<\/p>

A customer said it like this after the implementation: \u00abNow everyone knows where things are. We don't waste time looking anymore.\u00bb<\/p>

It's not rocket science. It's just structure, built from within.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ready to get started?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We have implemented Business Online in over 100 companies. Some were already well-prepared. Most were not. What the successful ones have in common is that they start small, build expertise internally, and give it some time. Would you like to know if Business Online is suitable for your company? Book a no-obligation meeting, and we'll have a chat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Most businesses implementing a new IT system know that technology isn't the problem. The transition is. Here's how we do system implementation in three months with super users and a fixed price.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arbeidsprosesser"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Featured-image-Superbrukerne.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15224"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15239,"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15224\/revisions\/15239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business-online.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}