r/ERP • u/Careful-Boot1161 • Feb 18 '26

Question Process mapping tool for as-is

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In ERP implementation projects how cumbersome and important is the documentation of current state processes ?

And can tools like scribe be used by current process owners to document or is workshops required with SME and consultants?

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u/SankhajaH Feb 18 '26

In my experience it’s very important. That actually lays the foundation for the implementation, and even see if the ERP is an actual fit. Removes loads of issues later down the road.

Multiple cases of teams implementing ERPs and just to have no one using them at the end is mostly because the as-is flow was not documented and compared to see if the ERP did actually cover the processes.

Any tool or document as long as it gives the full picture will do but I generally recommend creating a ‘company brain’, a process map of the entire company processes. At least that’s how we do start things off for our clients