1. Explore and understand your needs and capabilities - Determine what your current business and operational objectives are, and examine what you are using in your current ERP package. 2. Prioritize your options - Rank each feature based on the following factors: timeline to implement, cost to implement, organizational readiness to accept the feature, and expected benefits of implementing the feature. 3. Look for quick wins - Consider taking on a few quick wins first before completing a big ERP optimization project. 4. Don't forget about change management - Since the direct results of an optimization effort are changed or new processes, change management should be an integral part of an optimization effort. Identify and involve impacted end-users early in the process. 5. Optimization is a continuous journey - Government processes and applications will continually change over time. So should your ERP. ERP optimization assessments should be continually updated.