Webinars

Upcoming ERP Webinars

Lessons Learned From Best-in-Class ERP Implementations

This 60-minute interactive webinar will explore the differentiators between best-in-class ERP implementations and those that do not perform as strongly. Using Panorama's 2010 ERP Report as a backdrop, the session will highlight data from a study of 1,600 ERP implementations to outline what companies can do to achieve the results of best-in-class ERP implementations. The webinar will be hosted by Eric Kimberling, President and Founder of Panorama Consulting Group, an independent ERP consulting firm.

The webinar will cover the following:

-Key findings from our 2010 ERP Report
-Results of best-in-class ERP implementations vs. average implementations
-Differentiators of best-in-class ERP implementations
-Tips to make your ERP implementation more successful
-Question and answer session
Start Date: Thursday, 12 August 2010
Location: Online Webinar
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Seven Steps to Driving Total Business Value Using an ERP System

Over a business’s lifespan, it will face the task of continually replacing, upgrading, or enhancing its business systems in response to changing market conditions, new technologies, and shifting strategies. Consider how your organization approaches ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). Are you effectively leveraging your people, processes and software in a way that keeps you operating efficiently and a step ahead of your competitors?

This FREE LIVE Webinar will help you and your colleagues to chart a course for ERP evolution at your company, and to harness the power of your chosen solutions to achieve and sustain business value over the long term. Sign up now for this educational event and you’ll learn about the critical points for success, including:

- 7 steps to driving total business value using an ERP system
- A step by step approach for evaluating ERP solutions in a way that supports your specific and concrete business goals
- How to factor important benefits typically not reflected in classic ROI/TCO analysis—such as greater flexibility and business agility—into your project in a more formal, institutionalized manner
- How to build business transformation, value, and change management into the foundation of your deployment to ensure a successful ERP outcome

Who should attend: CIOs, IT and Finance directors and managers, and ERP project managers.

A Chance to Win

Live attendees will be entered for a chance to win an iPod Nano. One winner will be selected from the audience by random drawing.*

If you’re interested but can’t attend the live event, register today and we will send you a link to the on-demand archive when available.

Featured Speakers:

Eric Kimberling has over 10 years of experience devoted to the field of ERP and IT Benefits Realization, including performance measurement, process improvement, and organizational change management. He is the President and founder of Panorama Consulting Group, a US-based company that provides IT and ERP Benefits Realization consulting to international companies. Panorama Consulting Group also helps clients with ERP vendor selection, project planning, merger integration, third-party quality assurance, and strategy alignment.

Erik Kaas is Director of Product Management for Mid Market ERP products at Sage. He is responsible for managing the product life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities. Erik manages a team of product managers responsible for specifying market requirements for current and future products. The product management team conducts market research supported by customer visits to ensure that engineering develops and releases products based on the needs of customers. Prior to Sage, Erik was responsible for product management at Pivotal Corporation, a provider of CRM solutions for mid market enterprises. He holds a Master in Computer Science degree from the Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands) and a Master of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University (Canada).

Michael Oliver-Goodwin is a Contributing Editor for Focus. He is a widely published writer and an experienced editor for publications, including PC World, MacWeek and InfoWorld.

*Employees of associated companies are not eligible for drawing. Person must live in the US or Canada to be eligible. Winner is chosen at random. Winner will be notified at the conclusion of the live webinar. One prize will be given out per person selected from the drawing.
Start Date: Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Location: Online Webinar
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Overview of Panorama's 2010 ERP Report

Eric Kimberling, President of Panorama Consulting Group, an independent ERP consulting firm, will present an analysis of the results of the Company's recently published 2010 ERP Report. This study is the result of data collected by Panorama via online polling, supplemented with qualitative data gathered from focus group interviews. The Report covers the period from December 2005 to December 2009 with 1,600 participants representing global organizations that have implemented ERP within the last four years.

The discussion will detail key findings within the report including:
- The decline in the average cost of ERP implementations
- The downward trend of satisfaction and expected business benefits following ERP implementations
- The difference between Software as a Service (SaaS) and on premise ERP implementations
- The benefits or organizational change management in significantly improving the success of enterprise software initiatives
Start Date: Thursday, 26 August 2010
Location: Online Webinar
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Ten Tips For Your ERP Project

Join the team from Panorama Consulting Group for a free, interactive webinar highlighting best practices and top tips for ERP software selection and implementation. The session will share insight from Panorama’s 2010 ERP study of 1,600 ERP implementations to explore how companies can achieve best-in-class results.
Start Date: Thursday, 09 September 2010
Location: Online Webinar
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