What Happens When You Get 25 ERP Project Managers From Across the Globe into the Same Room?
Today is the first day of Panorama’s 2010 ERP Boot Camp, which we are hosting in Denver this week. We have roughly 25 people attending, including ERP project managers, CIOs, IT Directors, and others about to embark on their ERP initiatives. We have a very broad and diverse group of people attending, such as two smaller manufacturing clients from the Denver area, several mid-size manufacturing and distribution companies across the US, two large county and city organizations, and a large telco firm based in Asia Pacific.
This 3-day session will be packed with good information and I’m really looking forward to facilitating sessions with a number of my colleagues from Panorama, industry veterans from ERP software companies, and even consultants from other consulting firms. The diversity of the attendees and facilitators promises some good interaction and discussion.
Some of the topics we plan to cover in the ERP Boot Camp include:
- Best practices in ERP selection and vendor negotiations
- Tips to develop implementation plans and strategies
- Lessons from ERP implementation failures and lawsuits
- Group exercises to develop and refine ERP implementation project plans
- Expert panel discussions with industry veterans
These are just a few of the topics we look forward discussing in the next three days. I’ll keep you posted on how things go during the ERP Boot Camp, so be on the lookout for blog updates over the next few days.
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About Eric Kimberling
After 15 years of ERP consulting at large firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers and SchlumbergerSema, Eric realized the need for an independent consulting firm that really understands ERP. He began his career as an ERP organizational change management consultant and eventually broadened his background to include implementation project management and software selection. Eric’s background includes extensive ERP software selection, ERP organizational change, and ERP implementation project management experience. Throughout his career, Eric has helped dozens of high-profile and global companies with their ERP initiatives, including Kodak, Samsonite, Coors, Duke Energy, and Lucent Technologies to name a few. In addition to extensive ERP experience, Eric has also helped clients with business process re-engineering, merger and acquisition integration, strategic planning, and six sigma. Eric holds an MBA from Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.
