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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
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Is Your ERP System Bringing Your Organization to its Knees?
Organizations typically implement ERP systems to help improve business operations, whether it be to increase efficiencies, streamline business processes, or increase revenues. However, our research shows that a full 54-percent of companies have a high level of...The Woe of Idaho: How Ignoring End-Users Derailed an ERP Implementation
In late March, state auditors in Idaho released a damning report about a host of issues surrounding the implementation and usage of a state ERP system meant to process health care provider claims for Medicaid patients. The ERP system (which was provided by Unisys, now...ERP Vision For Your Company – Making Dreams Come True
All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney Very likely, you have dreams for your company. As a leader, you have a vision of what you’d like you’re company become. Dreams and vision and plans need articulation and...Three Things To Ask Your ERP Implementation Consultant
This is the time of year when our clients are either in the midst of ramping up their ERP implementations or are on the verge of selecting an ERP system to implement later in the year. While the ERP selection process is critical to the success of an enterprise...A Lesson from the Cloud: Know Thy Vendor
Last month’s much publicized outage at Amazon’s cloud service has many cloud users and potential cloud users wondering about the reliability of cloud-based infrastructure and applications. Recent posts from this blog, including The Effects and Inevitability of IT...Managing and Exploiting Risk in ERP Implementations
Lets take a look at how risk can make or break an ERP implementation. To begin with, the term “risk” has a negative connotation. Whenever we talk about risk factor/s, we think we need to focus on mitigating the risk to ensure success. In reality, risk can also be...The Key to Consolidating a Merger or Acquisition: ERP Software Business Blueprint
Most of the clients we work with grow at least to some degree via mergers and acquisitions of other companies. Either they want to branch into new markets, acquire new customers, and/or leverage operational competencies of other companies. Regardless of the drivers of...The Biggest Change With ERP Systems: Decision-Making Rather Than Hunting and Gathering
When organizations implement new ERP systems, they often think that the biggest change is in the software that employees will be using. Sure, they usually understand that the change will be fairly significant, but they also usually think that some end-user training...Point/Counterpoint: In the End, Business Will Always Trump ERP Software Technology
Several weeks ago, I published one of my more controversial and thought-provoking blogs in quite some time. In it, I make the argument that when it comes to ERP systems, software and technology are a distant second to business in terms of critical success factors...Three Ways to Get More Out of Your Current ERP System
Earlier this month, I spoke at CDC Software’s Ross Enterprise user conference in San Antonio. The team at CDC asked if I would cover the topic of how to realize a larger return on investment and business benefits from their customers’ investments in Ross...ERP Software vs. Business Discipline: Which Provides the Real Benefit?
When most organizations are ready to replace their ERP software or legacy systems, they typically expect that the new system will fix most or all of their business process and organizational issues. Broken processes, redundant data entry, and Excel spreadsheets are...Made in the USA, Again: Low Cost, High Efficiency Manufacturers to Usher in Manufacturing Renaissance?
A recent study from Boston Consulting Group caught our eye here at Plex Systems. Its May 2011 announcement “Made in the USA, Again: Manufacturing Is Expected to Return to America as China’s Rising Labor Costs Erase Most Savings from Offshoring” summarizes research...Project Leadership Versus Management in an ERP Implementation
Which is more important for the success of an ERP implementation: project/technical management skills or project leadership skills? Before getting into the answer, lets try to define both management and leadership. There are various definitions for both. In its...Signs That You May be Suffering From ERP Systems Erosion
We often work with clients who are determined to replace their legacy ERP systems. More often than not, by the time a company engages Panorama to evaluate and select a new system, key players in the organization are determined to find something better than what they...Can Software as a Service (SaaS) Accounting Solutions Really Do it All for Professional Service Firms?
For professional service firms, cloud computing or software as a service (SaaS) is becoming more and more of a norm. For good reason, more companies are adopting SaaS as a new way to make ends meet for their technology needs. Here are the three top reasons companies...The Poison Within
During every ERP implementation Panorama has ever been involved with, we have emphasized to our client that organizational change management is fundamental to benefits realization and ROI. As is shown in our 2011 Guide to ERP Systems and Vendors, and as we have...Are Some Facts of Manufacturing ERP Useless?
Everyone likes to back up decisions we make and ideas we have with facts. It makes us feel that we did our due diligence, weighed options, and made a commitment based on valuable reasoning. But what happens with the presentation of facts is out of context or hinders...Must-Know Tips Before ERP Implementation
In our recently released 2011 Guide to ERP Systems and Vendors, I wrote a list of the top 20 tips I have collected over years of both participating in and observing ERP system implementations and other large IT projects. While I won’t go into the whole list...Going Vertical With ERP Systems
ERP software systems combine horizontal and vertical attributes to meet the needs of specific companies in specific industries. Because an ERP system is similar to a central nervous system for companies, those who implement ERP will want is reach to extend wide and...
