Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: -, University of Michigan, language: English, abstract: The main goal of this paper is present project management knowledge application road map as effective to for successful small business development in Nigeria. The article focusses on using the Accelerated System Application Product (ASAP) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation in large firms with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. Understanding the applicability of this road map t can help business owners effectively implement any type of project ranging from small scale to industrial using an ASAP-ERP to improve the success rate of their projects. Major problems facing small business in Nigeria ranging from resource allocation, finance, and others where also analyzed in the road map. The article concluded by recommending small business owners to equip themselves with Project Management skills applicability and to use the skills ASAP to implement their project goals.