In 2012, it’s not really even up for debate anymore that a significant fiscal issue and challenge facing today’s generation of citizens is the inability at all levels of government to operate efficiently. It doesn’t matter which side of the aisle you sit on politically, the inconvenient truth of the matter is that this inefficiency and rigid organizational structure has put cities, counties, states, agencies and federal entities in a position where they have a hard time reacting to changes... (more...)
Posted by Eric Kimberling on February 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Today is one of the biggest days of the year in the enterprise software industry, as the latest iteration of Panorama’s highly anticipated annual ERP Report is published (download the 2012 ERP Report). The independent study examines the results from a range of organizational sizes and industries ranging from smaller companies to global, multi-billion dollar organizations. The study also looks at ERP implementations from vendors ranging from SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics to Tier II solutions... (more...)
Posted by Brevard Neely on January 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
At Panorama, we have been known to talk ourselves blue in the face about the benefits of business blueprinting. In fact, it’s one of our favorite tasks to perform for a client because the result offers both immediate and long-term rewards. Blueprinting gives organizations the opportunity to design improved processes to not only better business but also to integrate into a new ERP system. Unfortunately, responses analyzed in our forthcoming 2012 ERP Report (to be released Wednesday) show that... (more...)
Posted by Brevard Neely on January 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The manufacturing industry has long used ERP systems to provide order and efficiency to their everyday operations. Though recent signs point to growth in manufacturing in the U.S., most shops are still operating as leanly as possible, which means their ERP software must not only be utilized effectively but also offer a strong ROI. However, there are issues that prevent some manufacturing companies (and indeed all companies) from achieving the returns they need — and expect — from their... (more...)
Posted by Eric Kimberling on January 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Unfortunately, ERP implementations still aren’t any easier than they were 15 years ago when I started in the ERP world. Despite the enterprise software industry’s best intentions to mitigate risk with cloud ERP systems, implementation accelerators, and other tools, ERP failure rates are still high and most projects still take more time and money than expected. For example, our 2012 ERP Report, which will be released next week, shows that nearly half (44-percent) of all ERP implementations fail... (more...)
Posted by Brevard Neely on January 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment
There is no such thing as ERP success without leadership and governance from the executive level. As much as some C-suiters would like to defer involvement in and responsibility for an ERP implementation to their IT department or some other functional area, it is absolutely critical that executive sponsorship is vocal, clear and consistent from day one of the ERP project for without this kind of visible executive buy-in, ERP failure is a very likely outcome.
Some of the key areas of involvement for... (more...)
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