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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
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ERP Failure: Air Force None
The U.S. Air Force has finally made the long anticipated decision to completely scrap a major ERP software project after spending more than $1B over the last seven years. When Oracle won the contract in 2005, securing the deal over rivals such as SAP, the price tag...
The Case For – and Against – ERP Customization
When it comes to ERP systems, the word “customization” is one of the most dreaded terms that an executive hears. In fact, I would estimate that at least 90-percent of Panorama’s ERP selection clients indicate a strong preference for zero or no customization. In...How the Modernization of ERP Systems Affects ERP Software Selection
A tablet in one hand and a smartphone in the other, today’s ERP users look drastically different than they did ten years ago. This should come as no surprise. Portability is important in our everyday lives so why wouldn’t it be important in the ERP systems we use as...Got PM?
While PM sounds like something terrible that you get once a year – like the whooping cough or a bad case of the itchy-scratchies –if your company is implementing an ERP system without a dedicated, experienced PM (project manager), it’s pretty likely that your project...Top Ten Predictions for the Global ERP Industry in 2013
It’s hard to believe that 2012 is already drawing to a close as we all prepare for holidays, vacations and New Year’s celebrations. This last year was another interesting one for the ERP industry and its stakeholders, including Panorama and our clients as well...Preparing For the Unexpected with Business Continuity Management
As much as we’d all like to think, “It won’t happen to me,” disaster can and does strike when least expected. In fact, just looking at recent news coverage in the technology sector, anyone could conclude that ERP failures are distressingly common. Yet, despite the...
How to Conduct Post ERP Implementation Audits
ERP implementations are tough. By the time executives and project team members get to the end of the implementation, they are ready to be done with the pain, risk and disruption. Many executives are just happy to not exceed their implementation budget or extend their...Internal Sabotage: A Critical Risk Factor of ERP Failure
Businesses that implement ERP systems have nothing but good intentions when deciding to reengineer business processes and alter IT infrastructure. Unfortunately, employees sometimes overlook this good intent and focus solely on the consequences: new business...Using PR Principles to Improve your Organizational Change Management Initiative
ERP implementations can be momentously unsettling to executives, employees and end-users who feel that a new ERP system is intrusive, unnecessary and inconvenient to their usual business processes. In frustration, end-users can intentionally or unintentionally...Achieving Executive Buy-in for an ERP Implementation
A successful ERP implementation requires strong leadership, vision and strategy. Unfortunately, many executives choose not to be involved in ERP projects for a variety of reasons. Yet, it is executives who possess the kind of vision necessary to lead ERP project teams...Boo! The Scariest Things You Can Hear During an ERP Implementation
Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. I’m a big fan of horror movies, haunted houses, Stephen King novels and spooky costumes, so it’s the one time of year where it’s relatively easy to get a good dose of anything ghoulish and macabre. Despite the...Common Challenges of ERP Selection
This webinar clip explores four challenges of finding the right ERP software for your organization. The full webinar is available here: Tips for Selecting The Right ERP Software For Your Organization. For more YouTube videos and webinar clips, visit our YouTube...Aligning Your Corporate Culture With Your ERP Implementation
When an ERP implementation fails, it’s easy to blame the software, the project manager or the ERP consultants but there are less obvious causes. Think organizational change management. This ERP implementation success factor is all too often overlooked or...A Day in the Life of a CIO (During an ERP Implementation)
The life of a CIO is anything but easy – and when you throw an ERP implementation into the mix, all bets are off. CIOs of organizations undergoing large-scale ERP implementations are required to maintain a delicate balance between their role on the executive team and...Benefits of Creating a Business Blueprint
Creating a business process blueprint is often the first step towards achieving maximum benefits and ROI from an ERP system. This webinar clip covers the key benefits of creating a business blueprint and is a must for anyone about to embark on an ERP software...Are ERP Systems Making a Comeback?
Each year, Panorama conducts an annual survey of hundreds of ERP implementations across the globe. Our most recent study – which was published in our 2012 ERP Report – shows that most ERP system initiatives take longer than expected, exceed expected budgets and...Protecting Your ERP System from Cyber-Crime
In this data-driven culture of ours, cyber-crime is all too common and ERP systems are not immune. ERP systems can be attacked from outside the organization as well as inside, and these inside jobs are the easiest ones to overlook. Operating as an authorized user, an...Guest Blog: Inventory Management in the Cloud
In the past few years, small businesses are making the choice to switch to a cloud ERP system for managing inventory and sales. In doing so, the question arises as to whether it is justifiable to run your crucial business software in someone else’s server and over the...ERP Vendors vs. Customers: A Reaction to the Infor Lawsuit
One of the main reasons our clients hire us to handle contract negotiations as part of our ERP selection process is because clients don’t want to – or necessarily know how to – deal with ERP vendors. Aggressive sales tactics, hidden fees, confusing...
