Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
This independent report highlights the ERP vendors that Panorama has found to be highly functional for states, municipalities, nonprofits, and other public sector entities.
Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
Our list of top 10 ERP software highlights the vendors our ERP experts have found to be innovative and strong in functionality. This is an overview of those ERP systems.
Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
This independent report highlights the ERP vendors that Panorama has found to be highly functional for states, municipalities, nonprofits, and other public sector entities.
Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
Our list of top 10 ERP software highlights the vendors our ERP experts have found to be innovative and strong in functionality. This is an overview of those ERP systems.
It’s been several months since we published our 2013 ERP Report in which we divulged that most ERP implementations take longer than expected, cost more than expected and fail to deliver expected business benefits. We haven’t yet fully explained the story of why these...
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Regardless of what industry you are in, it is possible that at some point you start wondering whether you should make the switch to an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. However, switching to an ERP system is not a simple decision to make since there are...
Over the last several weeks, we’ve featured a series of blogs that outline a variety of governance structures that can enable successful ERP implementations. For instance, we explored how both core teams and executive steering committees, when leveraged appropriately,...
Since many of us are natural problem-solvers, it may often be tempting to identify and create our own solutions when we encounter a new demand in our business. Can our problem be resolved by using a macro? Should we ask our technology team to create a new software...
Healthcare providers evaluating EHR software frequently come to realize that there are a number of preconceived notions that their organizations and employees must overcome for a successful implementation. Thankfully, these EHR notions are often illusory – a result of...
Much of Panorama’s thought leadership and philosophy surrounding ERP implementation success encompasses the concept of executive sponsorship and leadership. In fact, a key component of our organizational change management methodology focuses on enabling the executive...
Who: IBM and the State of Pennsylvania What: Pennsylvania has terminated a contract with IBM to provide new software for the state’s unemployment compensation system 42 months behind schedule $60 million cost overrun, based on an original budget of $106.9 million...
CFOs and CIOs of most organizations begin their ERP implementations with the expectations that their businesses will be transformed along the way. Using the power and flexibility of ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics and Tier II ERP software, executives expect material cost improvements to their supply chains, more effective interactions with their […]
An ERP implementation failure can be a painful waste of time and money. All too often that failure is the direct result of poor planning between your organization and its IT services providers. Taking the time to define business requirements and create a detailed...
People don’t usually write about worst practices. If your organization is following best practices in its ERP implementation, it’s logical to assume that it will avoid worst practices but, realistically, no organization is immune to mistakes and false assumptions....
During an ERP implementation, much time and energy is focused on avoiding one of the most concerning – and common – hazards: a project that takes longer and costs more than expected. And this time and energy is well-needed to avoid the negative impacts on operations...
It’s easy to give up hope when an ERP implementation goes over budget, exceeds its timeline, or suffers from low user adoption, but remember that it’s never too late (or too soon) to start over. Declaring ERP failure may seem over-dramatic but the sooner you recognize...
ERP implementations are tough. They are long, drawn-out affairs with seemingly endless challenges. But as difficult as they can be stateside, they can be even more so overseas. Cultural signifiers, strategies for success and core values may be vastly different than...
Ineffective organizational change management and poor communications are often among the top contributors to ERP failures. The traditional one-way view of corporate communications is not effective in ERP implementations and other IT initiatives. Instead, executives...
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CIOs and their IT departments are often disconnected from executive teams and the business needs of their organizations. Despite the best intentions of CIOs and IT directors entrusted with aligning technology with the overall needs of the business, most are failing to...
Driven by the requirements of the HITECH Act and by the promise of incentive payments, healthcare providers and physicians across the U.S. are eagerly pursing the sometimes elusive goal of “meaningful use.” While this concept is clearly defined by the Medicaid EHR...
When it comes to ERP implementations, the term “project governance” is fairly ambiguous. Certified PMPs and experienced project managers all have different interpretations of what the term means, and they all have their favorite governance mechanisms, including issues...
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