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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
Our experts have highlighted ten vendors that can help your organization make data-driven decisions.
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What is a System Integrator?
A system integrator is a company that specializes in bringing together various hardware and software products from multiple vendors and ensuring those components seamlessly work together. During an enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation, this is especially...
Signs of True Business Integration (After ERP Implementation)
You’ve made the investment, applied the resources and done the work. Now it’s time to measure if your ERP project was the success you anticipated. While there are many ways to gauge the effectiveness of an ERP implementation, the true test lies in the...
HCM vs ERP: Understanding the Difference
You know your company needs to increase efficiency and improve data insights, but you aren’t sure where to begin because, in the world of enterprise software, there are infinite acronyms and even more software options. Two options that may stand out to you...
How to Build a Digital COE
Is your organization considering digital transformation? Even amid the unexpected events of 2020, research shows that 70% of companies are either maintaining or increasing their spending in this realm. If your organization decides to embark on this journey, it’s time...
How to Get Around a Bad ERP Consultant
Before you began your ERP implementation, you wanted to ensure you had the right team by your side, so you partnered with a well-known ERP consulting firm and recruited some enthusiastic internal stakeholders. The only problem? You eventually found yourself...
How to Create an ERP Request for Proposal
If you’re a nonprofit or government entity considering new enterprise software, you’re probably thinking about the ERP request for proposal (RFP) process. Today, we’re sharing expert tips for drafting an RFP that ensures you receive thorough and honest responses. What...
Change Management Metrics You Can Use to Measure OCM Success
If your organization is using organizational change management to help your workforce prepare for an ERP project, you might have found that many stakeholders are skeptical, or at the very least, curious about the importance of change management. In other words,...
How to Measure ERP Benefits Realization After Go-live
At the beginning of your ERP journey, you’ll probably discuss with several ERP vendors and consulting firms the costs associated with different ERP systems. Then, during ERP implementation, project managers will monitor business benefits and costs. Once you’re...
An Introduction to Cloud-Based ERP Software Systems & Solutions
Over the last decade, ERP vendors have doubled down on their investments in cloud and software as a service (SaaS) solutions. Despite these trends of ERP in the cloud, the cloud infrastructure is not the right option for everyone. So, what is cloud ERP software? In...
What Will CD&R’s Acquisition of Epicor Mean for This Top ERP Vendor?
Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has agreed to acquire ERP vendor, Epicor Software, from KKR for $4.7 billion. The deal is expected to close this year. Throughout its four years of owning Epicor, KKR completed a number of acquisitions for Epicor, including...
Why Should You Conduct ERP System Testing?
A successful ERP implementation requires a strategic approach that doesn’t press the “go-live button” too soon. This means taking the time to conduct ERP system testing at critical milestones. With so many other factors to consider, why should you spend time on system...
Should You Hire a Software Expert Witness Team or a Lone Wolf?
Litigation of any kind can be stressful, time-consuming and costly. This is especially the case if you’re preparing for trial regarding an ERP lawsuit. If so, it pays to partner with a software expert witness. These experts are experienced in providing reports,...
Podcast: What Internal Resources do You Need for an ERP Project?
How much time is this going to take? How many people and who should be involved? Those are the most common questions we’re asked during the sales cycle. In this podcast, we answer these questions and more regarding the internal resources needed for an ERP project....
Private Equity & Venture Capital Insights: Supply Chain Cost Reduction Tips for Struggling Companies
Are you managing an operational restructure for a struggling company in your portfolio? If so, you’re probably taking a closer look at ways to cut spending and maximize efficiencies across the enterprise, including the company’s supply chain. An...
4 Barriers to Organizational Change Found Within Leadership and Project Teams
While everyone wants change, no one wants to change. This is a well-known adage in the field of change management. Put another way, it’s often easier to convince people of the need for something new than to get everyone moving in the same direction toward that...
Private Equity & Venture Capital Insights: How to Help a Portfolio Company Achieve Merger Success
According to Harvard Business Review (HBR), up to 90% of all mergers and acquisitions fail. While these this can be a harrowing number, it doesn’t have to be your reality. If you’re considering taking a portfolio company through an M&A event, there are steps...
How to Achieve ERP Business Benefits
During ERP selection, companies typically see limitless possibilities in terms of potential improvements to their businesses. However, somewhere along the way, many projects fall short of expectations and the benefits of ERP underwhelm executive expectations. In our...
Private Equity & Venture Capital Insights: 8 Business Drivers for Digital Transformation in Struggling Companies
The hardest part is over. You’ve helped a struggling company get back on its feet, and now you’re thinking about how to transform the company to yield revenue growth. Does this necessarily mean you need to pursue digital transformation? It depends. In this post,...
Private Equity & Venture Capital Insights: How to Find a Good Turnaround and Restructuring Consulting Firm
Choosing a business turnaround consultant is an important decision for any struggling organization, but perhaps even more so for private equity and venture capital firms with struggling companies in their portfolios. If you’re in this situation, you need reliable data...
