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How to Prepare for Your Digital Transformation Initiative This Summer
There is never a good time to start your digital transformation initiative. Especially this time of year, key team members are on vacation, which can make difficult starting a new project and gain the necessary buy-in. There are a million reasons why the summer months...
Cutting on Change Management Budget: a Mistake That Will Hunt you Down
Every single ERP project, no matter the size, is about change. We all know that a new ERP system demands that organizations change the way they do business, otherwise why else would a company go through the painful process of an ERP implementation, right? The whole...Cloud ERP Software or Bust: Five Reasons Why On Premise is Dead
If you’ve read our past blogs about cloud ERP software, you know that at least one of us a skeptic of the hype. It is absolutely a real and emerging trend, but we’re leery of absolute, one-size-fits-all buzzwords like these. As independents consultants, with no vested...
A CIO’s Guide to Not Getting Fired: Five Warning Signs
I hate to admit it, but I’ve seen too many CIOs get fired over the years. I also dislike putting this in writing, but I have in most cases also seen the warning signs in advance. Sometimes they were clients, sometimes they weren’t. And sometimes they listened to my...
Lessons From Digital Enterprise Boot Camp
Last week, we hosted our most recent Digital Enterprise Boot Camp in Chicago. This three-day training event was a good way for us to collaborate with some of the world’s leading CIOs and digital transformation project teams, and the event provided some good takeaways...
Four Reasons to Ditch Your ERP Project
The other day, I was reading an article about how business investments increased by roughly 10% last quarter, which is the biggest increase in several years. This increase in spending means organizations are investing more in essentials like factories, equipment and...
Important Lessons From Our 2017 ERP Report
Today we launch our 2017 ERP Report, our annual survey of organizations that have recently implemented new ERP systems. A total of 342 organizations in a variety of industries were included in this year’s study. There are a number of good takeaways that will help with...
How Organizational Change Resistance Hurts Your Operational Efficiency
Organizational change resistance is a difficult concept to explain to those who haven’t been through an ERP software or digital transformation initiative. Unlike software, project plans, budgets, process documentation and other more tangible concepts, organizational...
When Uncertainty Isn’t Good Enough: How to Determine if Your Project is Really Going to Succeed
Your implementation partner assures you that everything’s going great, but you have an uneasy feeling about how the project is progressing – is it paranoia or intuition? If you’re talking about an ERP project, it’s probably intuition. You shouldn’t ignore any...It’ll Take a Little More Than Technology to Make Your Organization Efficient
Business processes are the DNA of your organization. They make your organization unique, and differentiate it from the competition. While you can purchase an ERP system with built-in business processes, you should stop and ask yourself if you really want to do this....Is Your ERP System Aligned With Your Digital Strategy?
Are you implementing a new ERP system because you have no other choice? If so, you’re not alone. Many of our clients decide to implement new software because their legacy system is outdated, no longer being supported, and/or won’t allow them to scale for the growth...
Perilous ERP Consulting Firms Part 2
Yesterday, we outlined two types of ERP consulting firms to avoid. Today, we’ll cover three more archetypes that could spell trouble. Every firm has a unique way of positioning its service offerings. It’s important to uncover the story behind the marketing hype to...
Run Away From These Types of ERP Consulting Firms
There is no denying that choosing an ERP implementation partner is a decision fraught with worry, concern and skepticism. For those who have never had to evaluate third-party implementation partners, the sheer amount of information to wade through can prove...
Five Facts You May Not Know About ERP Software
We’ve all heard stories about the challenges and risks of ERP implementations – the success stories, the failures, the advancements and a variety of other pros and cons. However, there are a handful of things you may not know about ERP software. Here are five in...
How Your Digital Transformation Will Affect Employees
No matter the size or complexity of your organization, ERP implementations entail significant organizational changes. From new technology to reengineered business processes, your employees are likely to feel the full impact of digital transformation. And you better...
One Reason for IT Failure in the Public Sector
A common thread among many public sector ERP failures is the presence of a flawed RFP process. The flaw is this: public sector organizations issuing RFPs tend to attract low-quality bidders, and organizations are apt to accept these bids due to the allure of lower...
Five Bizarre Business Processes That Digital Transformation Can Help You Kick to the Curb
Most of our clients become familiar and comfortable with dysfunction before finally deciding to do something about it. It’s not that they don’t care or don’t want to make things better. It’s just that they have gotten used to it and found ways to succeed despite their...
Attention Public Sector Organizations: Are Your Citizens Happy?
As a public sector organization, your desire to improve service to citizens is most likely what drives your desire for innovation. So naturally, if you’re pursuing a digital transformation initiative, it should be focused on one main objective: Return on citizenship...
What do SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics and Infor Have in Common?
Although it may sound like a joke with a punchline, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics and Infor actually do have several things in common. Last week, we published our 2017 Clash of the Titans report, which summarizes the results from our study of nearly 500...
