There are usually two paths that lead to an Emerging score: uneven progress or stalled improvement.
Uneven progress. Your organization may see real gain from the ERP in some areas while other areas lag behind. The ERP delivers value where there has been focused attention, but imbalance across the business keeps the full value out of reach. Financial reporting might be fully dialed in while project performance tracking still relies on manual workarounds, for example. The areas that got attention early on are working well; the ones that didn't are still catching up.
Stalled improvement. Your organization may have gotten the ERP off the ground successfully and built solid early progress, but the improvement work eventually slowed or even stopped. Without a clear plan and resources for continuous improvement, value tends to plateau prematurely. You might feel the ERP is "good enough," but isn't evolving with the business.
The Developing score points to elements of the ERP that were favored for a specific point in time when continuous improvement was de-prioritized. Rebalancing and a continuous improvement strategy help increase your realized value from the system.
