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Lessons Learned from the Target Canada Supply Chain Failure
With a net worth of around $104 billion, there’s no denying that Target is a retail giant. However, when the corporation tried to replicate its U.S. success in Canada, even its reputation as an industry mainstay couldn’t save its efforts from collapsing. ...
How to Set a Change Management Budget
Whether you’re implementing new ERP software or simply improving your business processes, investing in organizational change management (OCM) is essential. What is change management? Put simply, it’s the process that guides how an organization prepares,...
EAM vs ERP: Which is Right for You?
When you’re searching for the right enterprise software, you’ll inevitably encounter many acronyms. Often, these sound similar to one another, which is the case with ERP and EAM. Standing for enterprise resource planning and enterprise asset management,...
Lessons Learned from the Waste Management ERP Failure
In 2005, Waste Management (WM) began a major, enterprise-wide SAP ERP implementation. The project was set to go live by 2007, and SAP projected that WM would be able to net upward of $220 million per year in annual benefits. However, in 2008, a $500 million ERP...
Enterprise Digital Assistants: Must-Have ERP Feature?
Digital assistants have been on the scene since 2011, when Siri was introduced on the iPhone 4S. Since then, they’ve been largely designated for personal use. However, new enterprise-wide models are expanding the possibilities of these assistants. In fact, many...
Lessons Learned from the Air Force ERP Failure
In late 2020, the U.S. Air Force resumed work on an ERP implementation that was originally scrapped back in 2012. The new effort is still underway, set to be completed over a five-year timeline. To understand why the project has been resurrected, it’s necessary...
Change Management Business Case to the Rescue: How to Get OCM Funding
Organizational change management is the process of preparing and equipping your workforce for what lies ahead. Unless your workforce is ready to embrace an upcoming change, even the best-planned projects could fail to live up to their potential. Recognizing the...
Legacy ERP Challenges You Should Stop Putting Up With
According to one study, the typical corporation spends between 60% and 80% of its IT budget simply maintaining its existing mainframe systems and applications. In their prime, these systems were innovative and cutting-edge. They helped companies improve productivity...
Lessons Learned from the MillerCoors ERP Failure
In March 2017, Chicago-based brewer MillerCoors sued Indian technology services firm HCL (and its American affiliate) for more than $1 million. At the core of the chaos? A failed SAP implementation, which MillerCoors blamed on a string of inefficiencies catalyzed by...
ERP and Competitive Advantage: Why They’re Intertwined
Competitive advantage is the ability to produce goods or services at a price point and quality level that your rivals cannot match. In the race to win customers, improve margins and boost your bottom line, only the most innovative and creative companies can secure...
Lessons Learned from the Washington Community College ERP Failure
The fall is always a challenging time for college staff. However, the start of the 2015 school year was an uncommonly stressful season for IT leaders at community colleges across Washington State. August of that year was the pilot go-live date for an ERP project,...
Global Change Management Tips For Widespread Projects
Any time you introduce new technology or processes into your organization, it’s important to approach the changes with care, specifically with attention to organizational change management. What is change management? It is the process of looking at the human...
ERP vs MRP: Understanding the Difference Between The Two Systems
If you’ve been working with legacy systems for years, it may be time to implement a centralized platform that can improve productivity and add visibility to your operations. For many manufacturers, the answer lies in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software....
Lessons Learned from the Woolworths Australia ERP Failure
Woolworths Australia, dubbed “Woolies” by locals, is the largest supermarket chain in Australia. Operating nearly 1,000 locations across the country, it staffs around 115,000 employees. With various stores, support offices and distribution centers, the company needed...
ERP Super Users: How to Develop & Deploy This Essential Role
As a business leader, you already know the benefits an ERP implementation can bring. Yet, empowering your workforce to make the change isn’t always easy. It’s especially challenging if your existing workflows have been in place for a very long time. This...
What is Enterprise Software & Why are There so Many Different Kinds?
What is enterprise software and why is it so important? Put simply, this is the software that enables your core business functions, encompassing a range of user roles. As your company expands, software that worked in the past might not be enough to keep up with your...
Building an Organizational Change Capability to Secure Digital Transformation Success
Shaking up the status quo can rejuvenate your teams, amplify your productivity and delight your customers. At the same time, such shifts can also throw your workforce off-kilter. Pushing full-steam ahead without proper planning can leave employees frustrated,...
Cannabis ERP: What to Look for in an Ideal System
The global cannabis market is expected to hit $47 billion by 2025. This is an industry that’s growing at breakneck speed, in part fueled by automation technology that is changing the way people grow and market the popular plant. If you’re in the cannabis...
Lessons Learned from the National Grid ERP Failure
As one of the largest investor-owned power distribution companies in the country, National Grid USA (NGUSA) knows the importance of timely delivery. So, when its much-anticipated SAP ERP project was stalling out after three years of development, team leaders made the...
