<s>
Phased	B-Application
adoption	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	O
of	O
implementing	O
an	O
innovation	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
information	O
systems	O
,	O
new	O
technologies	O
,	O
processes	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
high-tech	O
Enterprise	O
Resource	O
Planning	O
Systems	O
(	O
ERP	O
)	O
,	O
Content	B-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
Systems	I-Protocol
(	O
CMS	O
)	O
,	O
Customer	O
and	O
Supplier	O
Relationship	O
Management	O
Systems	O
(	O
CRM	O
and	O
SRM	O
)	O
,	O
came	O
the	O
task	O
to	O
implement	O
these	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
organizations	O
that	O
are	O
about	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
figure	O
1	O
,	O
phased	B-Application
adoption	I-Application
has	O
a	O
loop	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HRM	O
needs	O
different	O
modules	O
of	O
an	O
ERP	O
system	O
than	O
Finance	O
(	O
module	O
)	O
or	O
Finance	O
may	O
need	O
an	O
additional	O
accounting	O
software	B-Application
package	I-Application
(	O
Product	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phased	B-Application
adoption	I-Application
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
introduce	O
modules	O
that	O
are	O
ready	O
whilst	O
programming	O
the	O
other	O
future	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
sections	O
are	O
supplemental	O
to	O
the	O
entry	O
about	O
adoption	O
(	O
software	O
implementation	O
)	O
and	O
are	O
specific	O
to	O
phased	B-Application
adoption	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
techniques	O
are	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
Implementation	O
method	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
adapted	O
to	O
implementing	O
SAP	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Well	O
known	O
theories	O
and	O
methods	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PRINCE2	O
method	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
underlying	O
techniques	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
PERT	O
diagram	O
,	O
Gantt	B-Application
chart	I-Application
and	O
critical	O
path	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
Physicians	O
Group	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
went	O
with	O
a	O
complete	O
technical	O
installation	O
of	O
an	O
EMR	O
(	O
Electronic	O
Medical	O
Record	O
)	O
software	B-Application
package	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
they	O
chose	O
a	O
phased	O
approach	O
:	O
“	O
Hence	O
,	O
a	O
phased	B-Application
adoption	I-Application
to	O
us	O
,	O
offered	O
the	O
greatest	O
chance	O
of	O
success	O
,	O
staff	O
adoption	O
,	O
and	O
opportunity	O
for	O
the	O
expected	O
return-on-investment	O
once	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
completely	O
adopted.	O
”	O
(	O
J	O
.	O
Hyman	O
,	O
M.D.	O
)	O
</s>
