Mise en place d’un ERP, transformation de l’entreprise et dy- namique de l’alignement / Adoption of an ERP, enterprise transformation and dynamic of alignment

The concept of alignment is often interpreted as a final or temporary consequence. It is often considered as a static concept, measured at a precise moment t, via scales of measurement, according to a quantitative approach. However, research papers with the aim of studying and examining the evolution of alignment over time are rare. This is precisely that of this paper, which aims to understand how alignment evolves over time, following the implementation of an IT (more precisely that of an ERP project). To address this issue, two basic theoretical elements have been mobilised: the strategic IS/IT management profile and the punctuated equilibrium model. A case study based on a qualitative and longitudinal approach was performed within the “L’Epi d'Or” company - which had implemented a “Navision” type ERP - enabled us to clarify this problem.