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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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Five Common Pitfalls of Defining an ERP and IT Strategy
“It’s hard to keep up with the technology these days.” I can guarantee you have heard that phrase in the last many years. Technology is ever-evolving and with the multitude of technology options available in the enterprise software market today, there comes an even...ERP vs Pokémon Go
How can I claim that ERP implementations and ERP utilizations are just like Pokémon Go? Read on and all will be revealed. Ask any pre-teen and they will tell you (in a snarky tone) that Pokémon Go is a free-to-play, location-based augmented reality...Successful Enterprise Change Starts at the Top
Everyone knows things change, and in today’s world it seems to come faster than ever before. When change seems to come from every direction and all at once, it can be overwhelming. To survive and be successful, every business must be nimble, constantly look toward the...How to Come Full-Circle With Your ERP Through IV&V
Recently I learned what goes into making a delicious, homemade pie. One of the most important tricks to a good pie is consistency. This ensures that all of the ingredients are accurately added and evenly distributed. Unfortunately, the disproportion of any ingredient...Who’s to Blame? Investigating an ERP Failure
Life as an ERP expert witness has its pros and cons. While it’s discouraging to see the magnitude of failure that many organizations face when trying to implement new enterprise software, there are plenty of lessons learned from ERP failure that help project team...Four Key Areas of Business Process Management
Industry leaders don’t achieve or keep their positions merely through clever strategies or financial engineering; they do so through superior execution of exceptional processes. Industry leaders use business process management (BPM) to deliver rapid and sustainable...Local Leadership: A Key Factor in Long-Term Recovery
Federal and state governments across the U.S. are becoming better prepared for natural disasters. They work to ensure extensive destruction is avoided or minimized by planning and preparing for such events, as well as providing funding and guidance for a long-term...No ERP Software Budget? It’s Time to Consider Other IT Options
If you’re an executive, CIO or project manager, it’s easy to feel hamstrung by a lack of internal interest in and commitment to implementing new ERP software. We’ve noticed in the market lately that a decent number of companies are hesitant to bite off on large ERP...Digital Government: Bridging the Communication Gap
Digital transformation can address complex social issues and challenges, and social innovation is critical to this process. Social innovation can take several forms, including innovation within public services, innovation in the nonprofit sector and innovation in the...Projects Don’t Have to be so Grim: The Fun Side of ERP Implementations
Let’s face it. The thought of going through the selection and implementation of a new ERP software system for your organization is about as appealing as having your wisdom teeth pulled. It can be excruciatingly painful if leadership and team members don’t buy-in to...Ten Steps to an Effective Digital Transformation
No software implementation is easy. Even the most routine upgrades to back-office systems create more headaches and challenges than most CIOs and executives realize – at least not until they’ve been through a few of them on their own. Digital transformations are even...Is Your ERP Project Driving Innovation?
Organizations implementing ERP software are ultimately looking to improve their business productivity and efficiency through innovative technology. To achieve this goal, organizations should ensure that organizational changes promote their long-term business strategy....It’s All About Your People – ERP is Just a Tool
Change is at the core of every ERP project. ERP software requires organizations to change from an old way of doing things to a new way, and employees will have to adapt to this new way of completing day-to-day tasks. With this as common knowledge to most...The Stark Difference Between Private and Public Sector ERP Implementations
Okay, I will admit it. I was on the government payroll for almost my entire adult life. Like a dutiful parent, Uncle Sam fed me, clothed me and sent me away to far off places for years at a time. The U.S. government was good to me but since I left government service...
Digital Transformation vs. ERP Implementation: Which is Right For You?
When organizations embark on any enterprise software initiative, they need to ask one question: is this a relatively simple ERP implementation, or is it a broader digital transformation? It may sound like an unimportant, subtle difference in nomenclature, but the...Workforce Transition in Public Sector
At first glance, high-performing government agencies resemble well-run companies. Both have defined goals, developed processes, strict accountability and effective leaders. Yet the profound differences in their purposes, cultures and the contexts within which they...Don’t Introduce Your ERP System to Employees Until You Read This
Introducing a new ERP system can be like throwing a bottle of bleach into a delicate ecosystem if not executed well. We could talk about critically important things like top-down support or selecting the right system, but let’s assume those steps were well...Question: Is a Best-of-Breed ERP System the Right Choice for Your Organization?
If you could combine all of your favorite dog breeds into one loveable canine, you’d have a mutt. If you combined your favorite modules from various ERP vendors, you’d create a lovable ERP system – better known as a best-of-breed ERP system within...Why Your Business Transformation Doesn’t Need to Involve ERP Systems
When most companies contact us for help, they immediately assume that their current systems are the root cause of many of the operational pains that they are feeling. Processes are inefficient, employees hate the current systems, data is a mess and there is no way to...
