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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
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Best Practices to Manage End-to-End Business Processes in Your ERP System
It’s no secret that most ERP systems fail to deliver the business benefits anticipated by the organizations implementing the software. More specifically, our 2012 ERP Report reveals that 50-percent of organizations fail to receive at least 50-percent of the expected...Managing Up: What to Do When the C-Suite Begs Off an ERP Project
Executive buy-in is one of the most critical success factors of an ERP implementation. Executives provide the vision, strategy and decision-making capabilities necessary to reap all of the business benefits possible from a new or upgraded ERP system. But even...Avoiding Bankruptcy From an ERP Implementation: Three Dirty Secrets
An ERP implementation is an incredibly expensive, complicated and risky proposition. As Panorama has seen (and detailed) over the past several years, failed implementations can even drive companies into bankruptcy (e.g., Shane Co., American LaFrance, FoxMeyer Corp.,...Organizational Change Management on a Global Stage
For my money, managing a global ERP implementation ranks right up there with the hardest work-related tasks in existence. And, technical issues notwithstanding, the hardest part of this hard task might just be aligning corporate culture around a singular goal —...Is Your ERP Implementation Suffering From a Vitamin C Deficiency?
We often write and present about the challenges and pitfalls of ERP implementations as well as some of the best practices associated with making an ERP system work for organizations. Our clients look to us to provide the expertise, methodology, and toolset to make...Five Tips to Address the Challenges of a Successful ERP Implementation
Two months in and I’m convinced this is going to be a great year, as the economy is steadily bouncing back. With this promising news, VAI is already starting to see more enterprises regaining confidence in making more significant technology investments. However, even...
How to Sell an ERP Implementation or Upgrade to Your Boss
Managers are often the first people who see the need for a new ERP system. They field inquiries from customers, complaints from staff members and demands from the executive level. But selling change (especially change as expensive as ERP), takes both finesse and hard...Are ERP Systems Really Dead?
A recent article published by Tien Tzuoon the CIO Network blog on Forbes’ website suggests that ERP is dead. While it was a well-written article and isn’t necessarily inconsistent with what many other analysts have stated over the last three to five years, I’m...Coming to Terms With ERP Customization
Everyone knows that a bespoke solution — be it in building architecture, clothing design or exercise routines — is a better option than the off-the-rack alternative. Sure it’s more expensive, but the payoff is almost always worth it. So why do so...Pinch Hitters’ Guide to Six Sigma and ERP
Six Sigma is a term companies equate to resource overload, too much money, and time consumption, which can certainly act as a deterrent for companies focused on the bottom line. However, because ERP software is often used to improve business processes, it can be of...The Times They Are a-Changin’: Assessing the Viability of ERP Vendors
When guiding our clients through the ERP selection process, we often hear executives say that they are concerned about the viability of their ERP vendors. Even after we’ve confirmed that a product is the best functional fit, made sure it meets the business...Reducing User Frustration With ERP Systems
We’ve all been there. After hours of feverish work, you try to hit “Save” on your computer and nothing happens. Or it won’t export. Or it just freezes up. The stress of completing important tasks coupled with the stress of a computer (or ERP...The Roadmap for a Concerned Taxpayer
In 2012, it’s not really even up for debate anymore that a significant fiscal issue and challenge facing today’s generation of citizens is the inability at all levels of government to operate efficiently. It doesn’t matter which side of the aisle you sit on...ERP for Manufacturing
The manufacturing industry has long used ERP systems to provide order and efficiency to their everyday operations. Though recent signs point to growth in manufacturing in the U.S., most shops are still operating as leanly as possible, which means their ERP software...Back in the Saddle Again: Getting Your ERP Implementation Back on Track
Unfortunately, ERP implementations still aren’t any easier than they were 15 years ago when I started in the ERP world. Despite the enterprise software industry’s best intentions to mitigate risk with cloud ERP systems, implementation accelerators, and other tools,...The Executive’s Role in an ERP Implementation
There is no such thing as ERP success without leadership and governance from the executive level. As much as some C-suiters would like to defer involvement in and responsibility for an ERP implementation to their IT department or some other functional area, it is...Increasing Cloud ERP Security
When it comes to cloud ERP, the question on everyone’s mind is “How safe is it . . . really?” The simple answer is that it remains to be seen. With that in mind, many organizations are not yet willing to make the leap of trusting all of their data to...What Happens When the Cobbler’s Kids Finally Get a New Pair of Shoes?
Panorama Consulting has been a high-growth company since President Eric Kimberling first opened the doors seven years ago. In 2011, Panorama joined The Prescott Group and successfully integrated a corporate restructure that included bringing on new members to its...Manufacturers Lead in Big Data – So Now What?
“Manufacturing stores more data than any other sector — close to 2 exabytes of new data stored in 2010,” according to McKinsey’s report on big data. Given that the manufacturing sector continues to show increasing productivity, it follows that the increased use of...
