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Five Most Common ERP Implementation “Gotchas”: Patience Truly is a Virtue
Maybe it’s not grammatically correct, but “gotchas” are those little mistakes that sneak up on you and ultimately ruin the project you’re working on. I think we’ve all had our fair share of “gotcha” moments and in turn, have learned from them. We at Sikich have...Forget About Technology: ERP Systems are All About Business
Purchasing and installing a new ERP software solution is a big investment. ERP systems cost a lot, take a long time to implement, and can be tricky to implement in a way that delivers measurable business value. To add insult to injury, and as outlined in our recent...Why is Organizational Change Management So Important to ERP Implementations?
One of the problems with organizational change management is that it is an often misunderstood concept that executives have trouble getting their heads around. When working with our clients, we find that executives often either 1) simply associate organizational...Effectively Managing the Moving Parts of Distribution with Microsoft Dynamics GP
If you’re a distributor in this turbulent economy, your main concerns include proper management of your inventory, keeping good track of your vendors, and having deep insight into your warehouse while maintaining a level of service that keeps your customers coming...Demo Day at Panorama: Infor
Fridays at Panorama are when we have ERP vendor demos. We recently met with Infor. Infor Global Solutions is a privately held U.S. software company that specializes in enterprise systems, including ERP, CRM, Enterprise Asset Management, and the like. Infor has four...King of Pain: Are ERP Systems as Hard as They Seem?
Our consulting teams are in the process of helping several companies across the country with their ERP selection and vendor contract negotiations. This is the point in an ERP software project where optimism runs high and the possibilities are endless: a new system to...Covering All Your Bases: The Importance of ERP System Training
Spring training is finally here! To a seasoned baseball fan, it means the anticipation of a World Series Championship, warm days and cool summer evenings sitting in the grandstands, hot dogs and peanuts, home runs and stolen bases. This time of year also makes me also...Lesson from the Super Bowl: Defense and a Good Running Game Win In Football and with ERP Systems
Yesterday’s Super Bowl demonstrated the reasons why it’s one of America’s most popular sporting contests and one of the most viewed events in the world. You had the pre-game hype, massive snowstorms in the host city, a matchup between two great...Deadliest Sin of ERP Implementations: Organizational Change Management or Business Blueprint Oversights?
I’m a big metrics guy, so earlier this week I revisited some of the many ERP polls on our web-site. Maybe it was me needing a quantitative fix until we publish our 2011 ERP Report, or maybe I’m just plain weird. In any case, I digress… One of the...Oracle EBS vs. Microsoft Dynamics: Why the Discrepancy in ERP Software Satisfaction?
Over the last two months, we have facilitated a number of our ERP Boot Camp sessions to train clients how to select and implement ERP software in a world-class fashion. One of the topics that consistently stimulates great discussion is when we look at executive...SaaS ERP Continues to Gain Traction in 2011
If you’ve followed our blogs and thought leadership over the last several years, you probably know that I’m skeptical of marketing hype and academic theories from industry analysts that don’t necessarily reflect reality. Software as a Service, or...Why Are More Companies Customizing Their ERP Systems?
One of the common misconceptions of ERP systems is that they provide out-of-the-box best practices that can be easily implemented. In other words, the idea is that there is no need to re-engineer business processes when you can simply use the pre-configured best...Hail Mary Passes May Be Exciting, But Not During an ERP Implementation
In the spirit of the NFL playoffs this weekend, I wanted to share a few thoughts about football’s hail mary effect on ERP systems. In case you’re not a football fan, a hail mary pass is when a quarterback heaves the ball a long distance toward the...Business Process Improvements: Crawl, Walk, Run
As infants develop, they typically crawl before they walk or run. In developing business process improvements for your company, you’ll want to utilize a similar growth pattern and allow for development. Organizational improvements simply do not happen overnight;...ERP Failures and Lawsuits: It’s Not Just For the Tier I ERP Vendors
Just as we released some initial data from our 2011 ERP Report showing that ERP implementation costs declined again in 2010, ERP lawsuits continue to proliferate through the industry. For example, Marin County filed a lawsuit against their system integrator in 2010...Calling All ERP Software Vendors: What Are the Keys to ERP Implementation Success?
Last month we hosted our first ERP Boot Camp training, which was a great success, as Borat would say. This three-day ERP implementation training program was very well received among the various clients, prospective clients, and other companies that attended the...Searching for the Other Silent Killer of ERP Systems: Organizational Change Management
Last week, we posted a blog post about how Microsoft Excel spreadsheets can slowly and silently kill the effectiveness of ERP systems. When employees use spreadsheets, they create the very problems that ERP systems are meant to address: silos of data, inconsistent...Where to Put Your IT Budget in 2011: ERP Implementation or Las Vegas?
I’m not a big gambler. In fact, as much as I enjoy a nice trip to Las Vegas, I’m not a fan of throwing away hard earned cash. However, based on the way many CEOs, CIOs, and IT Directors handle their ERP implementations, I may be somewhat alone in my...Searching for the Silent Killer of ERP Systems
There are many things that can go wrong in an ERP implementation or undermine the effectiveness of existing ERP systems. Lack of organizational change management, poor fit with business requirements, scope creep, poor project governance and controls – these are...
