The DRM Success Framework, version 1.0: a phase-gated governance method for ERP implementations in small and mid-sized manufacturers

An openly licensed, phase-gated governance method for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations in small and mid-sized manufacturers, with nine blank templates: readiness self-assessment, phase-gate review, RACI matrix, risk register, decision log, UAT sign-off, data-migration validation, cutover and hypercare checklist, and lessons learned. The six phases follow the common ERP lifecycle; this release contributes explicit exit-gate criteria, four continuous streams, compliance as a design input, and the templates. Earlier descriptions: 10.63056/ACAD.004.04.1435 and 10.5281/zenodo.18692716. Interactive and open-source version of the readiness self-assessment: https://github.com/venisoft1/erp-readiness-assessment Version 1.0.1 (2026-11-05): fixes two links in the PDF that included a trailing period (drmsolutions.us/readiness and the GitHub issues page). No change to the method or templates.