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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
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“Shock and Awe” – The Catalyst of a Successful ERP Implementation
One of my favorite books is The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein. The book details the psychological and cultural aspects of societies in relation to systematic change. According to the author, it is extremely difficult to impose...The Real Role of the IT Department in an ERP Implementation
I want to lay something on the line here, right from the outset: an ERP implementation is not an IT initiative. When an organization believes that it is, and tasks the IT department with everything from software selection to implementation to training to internal...How a Solid Organizational Change Management Plan Can Decrease Your IT Staffing Costs
As a reader of our blog posts and white papers, you probably know by now that one of the absolutely critical components of ERP success is organizational change management (or OCM). But did you know that a solid OCM plan actually can decrease the fixed costs of IT...An Expert’s Guide to ERP Success
Panorama Consulting has done it again. After years of publishing independent thought leadership, expert analyses of ERP implementation trends, and blog post after blog post about our ideas on, experiences with and recommendations for enterprise software...Guest Blog: In Consideration of Lean
When fully implemented, a lean manufacturing strategy transforms the entire manufacturing enterprise by cutting waste and removing non-value added processes. In general, a manufacturer puts into place a lean strategy by: Cultivating a culture of continuous improvement...Lessons From New York City: The Risks and Benefits of Hiring Outside ERP Consultants
The ERP consulting profession has unfortunately received a few black eyes in the 15 years that I have been in the field. During the late 1990s, consulting firms were flush with cash as their client organizations scrambled to hire them to solve the Y2K problem...How to Determine Whether or Not Your Organization Can Benefit From ERP Software
At Panorama, we meet with plenty of organizations interested in implementing or upgrading to a comprehensive ERP system. Whether they’ve grown through acquisition and amassed a number of disparate legacy systems or they’ve never had the time or resources...Hiring an ERP System Integrator vs. Hiring an ERP Consultant
When our mid- to large-size clients ask us to help them choose an ERP vendor, they often also ask us to help them find the best system integrator or partner to help with their ERP implementation. In some cases, our clients will choose their ERP software at least...How to Measure ERP Benefits Realization
It is always surprising to see organizations spend millions of dollars on ERP systems without any true, clear or measurable indications of what their expected benefits will be. Typically, companies think that new or upgraded enterprise software will help increase...Building a Business Contingency Plan for ERP Failure
ERP system rollouts can be incredibly nerve-wracking . . . and with good reason. We’ve all heard stories of company after company suffering major disruptions to their supply chains and order fulfillment capabilities due to ERP failures, mishaps and glitches....CIO and CFO Hunger Games: The Risks and Rewards of Rapid ERP Implementations
ERP implementations are a lot like the “Hunger Games” for CIOs, CFOs and other executives tasked with making their ERP projects successful. For those that aren’t familiar with the novel or movie, Hunger Games is predicated on a story where two children...ERP and Internal Fraud Prevention
Internal fraud is back in the business headlines as a major corporate concern: a recent European study found that one in five organizations consider employee theft to be “the most serious threat to information security” that the organization faces. Yet...Lean Six Sigma and ERP Software
In the enterprise software industry, we hear a lot of talk about how ERP software can and should improve performance, reduce costs and make businesses more efficient. Marketing hype from ERP vendors and systems integrators creates a utopian promise of efficient...Is Your ERP System Hurting Your Business?
We’ve been talking a lot about ERP failure recently but when it comes to enterprise solutions, it’s important to note that failure is not necessarily defined the same way across the board. Bankruptcy, obviously, would be one indicator that nearly everyone...Recovering From ERP Bankruptcy
As a follow-up to our recent post, Avoiding Bankruptcy From an ERP Implementation: Three Dirty Secrets, we’d like to take it to the next level and discuss how an organization actually can recover from being driven into bankruptcy by an ERP failure. Indeed, it’s a...Can Your Business Survive an ERP System Implementation?
At Panorama, we’re more than a little obsessed with ERP success . . . and ERP failure. We read about, research and analyze both sides of the ERP coin every day both to better our own understanding of the industry and to hone our PERFECT methodologies that we use...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.,...
