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Shane Company: Lessons Learned From an ERP Implementation Failure
Earlier this week, jewelry retailer Shane Company filed for bankruptcy and partially blamed its botched SAP implementation for its woes. While other factors such as a weak economy and a brutal retail environment undoubtedly contributed to the company’s...Free Webcast: Lessons Learned From Shane Co.’s SAP Failure
Shane Co., a Colorado-based jewelry store retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Denver on January 12, citing a mismanaged SAP implementation as a key factor of its financial difficulties. To help clients and the public better understand the scope of Shane Co.’s...Not All ERP Software is Created Equal
As revealed in our 2008 ERP Report issued earlier this week, ERP implementations are not always a slam dunk success. Choosing the right ERP software is the first step to success, while implementing it effectively is the second. Our Panorama Consulting team is...Why Companies Will Continue to Invest in ERP in 2009
Some ERP industry analysts predict that due to uncertain economic conditions, many companies will avoid investments in new ERP software in 2009. Indeed, some also predict that IT capital spending will drop slightly in the next year, adding pressure to companies that...Tips to Select and Leverage ERP For Your Organization During an Economic Slowdown
As the global economy slows and some capital IT budgets come under increased scrutiny, it is becoming more important to rationalize investments in technology such as ERP. Some of our clients are delaying their ERP implementations, while most are using their...Only 1 in 2 Organizations Are Satisfied with Their ERP Systems
At the start of the new year, Panorama Consulting will publish the results of its 2008 ERP benchmark study. The study, which consists of over 1,000 organizations across the globe, analyzes various aspects of organizations’ ERP implementations, including average...Open Source ERP Solutions, Ready For Primetime?
When we evaluate ERP solutions for our Perfect Fit clients we are sometimes asked for our opinion on Open Source ERP solutions. We are starting to see more Open Source solutions entering the ERP market and as they mature we expect to see them become more mainstream....Implementing an ERP System In A Regulated Environment
As if successfully implementing an ERP System was difficult enough, doing so in a regulated environment is even more challenging. As an outgrowth of its current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) initiative for human and animal drugs and biologics (any virus,...Which Tier I ERP Vendor Has the Best Overall Strategy?
Because of our ERP software selection expertise, we often receive inquiries from clients and others in the ERP community about our thoughts regarding how ERP software vendors compare to one another. However, because of our diverse ERP experience, we are hesitant to...Four Tips To Getting More Out of Your ERP System
Given today’s uncertain economy, many of our clients are looking at ways they can get more out of their current ERP system rather than investing in an entirely new one. Unless your organization has simply outgrown its ERP system in its entirety, this may be a...ERP Implementation Benchmarks
We are in the process of gathering and analyzing the results of our ongoing ERP benchmark study. The intent of this study is to collect information about ERP implementations around the world related to time to implement, cost, match with expectations, etc. ...The Role of ERP In Lean Six Sigma
Many of our clients ask us how ERP enables or integrates with six sigma, lean manufacturing, and other business transformation projects. It’s a great question and something certainly worth considering while beginning the ERP software selection and ERP...Going Live!
One of our recent ERP Selection clients told us their sales had improved dramatically because a competitor had implemented a new ERP system and their competitor’s shipping lead-time had gone from 6 days to 6 weeks. I don’t know the specifics of this...The Role of ERP Organizational Change in Other Change Initiatives
Recently a reader posted a great question to our Ask The ERP Experts segment of our website regarding the role of ERP organizational change management relative to other change initiatives within the company. The reader, an ERP project team member at a large...Just Saying Yes: Can ERP Software Do Anything?
As an independent ERP consulting firm, we help quite a few clients through their ERP evaluation and selection process. One thing we see even more often is sales reps’ assertion that “yes, our software can do that.” Whether it is handling complex...SaaS vs. Traditional ERP: Five Key Differentiators
The beauty of modern ERP packages is that you have options to choose from during your ERP software selection. You can either deploy a solution by hosting it internally on your own servers (“traditional ERP”) or perhaps you would rather not deal with the...Lessons Learned From An ERP Implementation
The problem with large ERP implementations at high-profile organizations is that project teams are under an extremely high level of scrutiny. As if ERP projects weren’t hard enough in their own merit, well-known organizations have the added pressure of knowing...Three Steps To Help Train For An ERP Triathlon
We work with many companies that are either about to embark on or are in the midst of their ERP implementations. Early in their software selection process, these companies are usually filled with optimism about the possibilities that a new ERP system will bring them....ERP Diagnostic: Three Steps to Successful ERP
In this blog, we’ve written about a number of reasons for ERP challenges and failures. In fact, the most recent high-profile blunder is related to Waste Management’s attempted implementation of SAP (click here to read the related article). We all know that...
