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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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The Seven Deadly Sins of ERP Project Management
Almost all project management disasters have a common pathology. Even if the participants are well-intentioned, the same issues surface in the after-action reviews of failed projects. Poor project management is composed of seven common sins that organizations should...The Warning Signs of Weak Organizational Change Management
Imagine you’ve just begun the implementation phase of your ERP project. You’ve assembled a cross-functional project team, developed your project and selected a new ERP solution to address your antiquated and broken system. Despite some resistance to invest in...YouTube: Review of the 2014 Manufacturing ERP Report
Although ERP software was originally designed for the manufacturing industry, manufacturing firms have no clear advantage over other industries when it comes to realizing benefits and planning for realistic implementation costs. Panorama’s research into the ERP...Successfully Implementing an Infor ERP System
Although hard to believe, the causes of ERP implementation failures are rarely due to technical complexities of the software. Each individual ERP implementation project has unique, multidimensional parameters to ensure success. These areas of control and risk...Part II – Accountability, Motivation & Engagement: Change Management Initiatives to Drive Transformation From Within
Government organizations rooted in social objectives often become atrophied by process orientation overtime. As a result, employees respond more to process changes than the overall objective of the organization. In order to drive transformation, government...What to Look for in a Manufacturing ERP Implementation Consultant
Over the years, the Panorama Consulting team has helped the world’s leading organizations manage their ERP implementation projects. Our experience base and lessons learned span clients as diverse as an oil and gas company in the middle east, a global financial...Part I – The Path to Innovation in Government
Having been involved in many project recoveries and expert witness work around the globe, Panorama has found one common theme: a flawed RFP process that rewards lowest bidders with same old failed methodologies and lack of accountability. With the increased ERP...Enhancing User Acceptance of PC and Mobile User Interfaces
There are an abundance of benefits to be realized from implementing an ERP system. Many of these benefits are quick hit benefits, such as paper and ink savings. Others are a little more subjective and realizing them requires careful management and a soft touch. One of...The Silver Lining of ERP Failures
Now that the New Year is upon us, many of our clients and industry peers are beginning to consider what they can do to make their ERP implementations more successful in 2014 and beyond. While many prefer to analyze case studies of successful ERP software initiatives,...ERP Software and Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD)
One of the most significant benefits of an ERP system is access to enterprise-wide data connecting functional areas under a single source of truth that is accessible to all users. It’s no wonder that the anywhere, anytime access consumers covet with their personal...The Three EHR Software Issues That Will Torpedo Your Implementation
With multiple layers of functionality operating harmoniously in order to deliver healthcare records to hospitals, providers and patients, EHR systems are complex so it is important to recognize early in your EHR selection process what can derail your EHR...Google: The Next Big Vendor of Cloud ERP Systems?
The other day, I was intrigued by an interesting article about cloud ERP systems. In the commentary published earlier this year, the author suggests that Google may become the next big vendor of cloud ERP systems. Imagine that, Google Cloud ERP Systems. ...Communication Tips to Ensure ERP Success
Chances are your organization’s ERP project team knows the value of cross-functional system training. Employees need education to understand how to complete transactions and perform day-to-day business processes in a new ERP system. Although training enables this...Who Needs Help Managing an ERP Implementation?
Managing an ERP implementation is tricky business. Most organizations who set out on this journey aren’t experienced at managing a transformation of this magnitude and complexity and aren’t even sure where to begin. The first step is to recognize this fact and to...How Lean is Your ERP Implementation?
When we work with smaller to mid-size organizations – especially clients in the manufacturing and distribution space – we find a lower tolerance for overly complicated ERP software selection or implementation processes. Indeed, executives at these no-nonsense,...How to Drive Stakeholder Alignment
Most organizations that have experienced a failed ERP implementation would agree that stakeholder alignment matters – a lot. A lack of end-user buy-in and executive support can lead to ERP failure but organizations that make stakeholder alignment a top priority are...Taking Advantage of an Extended ERP Implementation Deadline (if You Must)
According to our 2013 ERP Report, 61% of organizations report experiencing an ERP implementation duration overage. Looking on the bright side, a duration overage means a new deadline which means more time to complete the project and do the job right. Unfortunately,...Top Ten Predictions for the ERP Software Industry in 2014
Another year has nearly flown by already. In 2013, much in the ERP software industry stayed the same but plenty of things changed as well. In terms of things that haven’t changed in the past year, ERP failure continued rearing its unwelcome head among CIOs, CFOs and...Panorama’s Clash of the Titans 2014 Podcast
Panorama’s recently released report, Clash of the Titans 2014, compares SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics in terms of market share, selection rates, implementation durations and costs, operational disruption rates and lengths, specific benefits realized and...
