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What We Learned About Digital Transformation in 2017
As this year starts to wind down, it’s helpful to reflect on the changes that have occurred in the market throughout 2017. It’s an interesting time for those acquiring and implementing new ERP systems and other enterprise software as part of their digital...
How ERP Software Can Help with Lean Manufacturing
You know the story. He uses logic in every situation and tries to control every possible circumstance. She’s personal and only cares about living in the moment trusting that everything will work. They meet and are instantly repelled only to find that opposites...
12 Lessons From 12 Years of Digital Transformation
This month, Panorama celebrates its twelfth-year anniversary. In fact, in October 2005, I started Panorama Consulting with the vision of becoming the world’s leading independent ERP consultants. I’d love to say I had all the answers to succeed when I started the...
Why ERP Implementations Fail and How to Avoid It
Implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system doesn’t stop at purchasing one. While it’s good to be excited about rolling it out to your employees, it’s a big project that requires careful planning and preparation. No matter what little modifications you...
Top Five Urban Myths of Digital Transformation Initiatives
Urban myths and other misconceptions can kill a digital transformation initiative. Even worse, ironically the enterprise software industry fuels misinformation in its quest to sell more software. Talk to any organization that has implemented new enterprise software,...
Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities of ERP in Developing Countries
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have proved effective in streamlining business processes in many highly urbanized countries. The enhancements it brings to organizations like private institutions and even governments are significant, especially in terms of...
Is Your ERP Software Implementation in Trouble?
Most ERP software implementations don’t fail overnight. They fail over weeks, months, or even years of poor decision-making and execution. Unfortunately, most organizations and project teams don’t recognize the signs of pending failure until it’s too late. Much like...Would an Effective ERP System Help Grow Your Nonprofit Organization?
A nonprofit organization (NPO) can improve its capabilities through the Internet and advanced system capabilities. With the click of a button, raising awareness for social issues has never been easier and more attainable. The online world also provides nonprofits a...
Digital Transformation Lessons From a Room Full of CIOs
We recently hosted a Digital Enterprise Boot Camp in Toronto. We hold these boot camps a few times a year and it’s always eye-opening. I marvel at how much I learn about the nuances and realities of digital transformation from groups like these. It’s highly...
Why Your ERP Evaluation Process May Be Rigged
Recently, I was working with a potential client whose ERP evaluation process was rigged. The potential client didn’t realize it at the time, which made the situation especially risky. I started Panorama 12 years ago, because of this very concern. Most ERP consultants,...
Does Your Business Need an ERP System?
When a start-up entrepreneur, or any business owner for that matter, dives into the nitty-gritty of his or her operations, then he or she becomes well-aware of the intricacies involved in the processes. Managing processes and transactions can be helped greatly with...
How Football Can Help Your Digital Transformation
American football is my favorite sport for many diverse reasons, paramount among them being: Tactical dexterity – it’s strategic and agile Physicality – it’s a tough and hard-hitting sport Criticality – with only 16 games in a season every game...
Read this Before Beginning Your ERP Implementation
Our clients typically get excited at the conclusion of their ERP software evaluation and selection process. Momentum is high, employees are energized by the prospect of a new ERP system and are often ready to dive right into an ERP implementation. A word of caution:...
A Basic Overview of Cloud ERP
The search for an ERP (enterprise resource planning) infrastructure that fits your business is a herculean task. It’s never easy because there’s no designated right software, really. There’s not even one direct way of predicting long-term ERP system specifications due...
Tales from an ERP Failure: A Story of Lies, Deception, and Greed
Over the last few months, one of our project teams began helping a client recover a failed ERP implementation. Like most ERP failures, this project is turning out to be an interesting and eye-opening story. Long story short: this client’s ERP implementation has been a...
How Growth Can Undermine Your Digital Transformation
Earlier this week, I met with a Panorama client that is experiencing explosive growth. Not your run of the mill 10 to 20% year-over-year growth, but more like hockey stick, doubling-in-annual-volume type of growth. This company is struggling with how to best implement...
ERP and Effective Project Management. How to Drive Project Results
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) project management is a full-time job that requires dedicated resources. Although it’s not as simple as it seems, it’s one of the keys to the success of software implementation. For this reason, business owners, Chief Information...
Ten Questions to Ask Before Starting an ERP Software Implementation
Let’s say you are about to choose and implement a new ERP system. You’re excited about the prospect of finally letting go of that old legacy system, and you and your team probably couldn’t be more eager to get started. A lot of our clients find themselves in this...
Is Your Business Falling Behind? Your Antiquated ERP Might Be to Blame
An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is the backbone of business innovation. As a matter of fact, an antiquated ERP might just be the only thing standing between your business and growth. In today’s competitive business environment, a robust, well-integrated,...
