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Is Your ERP Strategy Hurting Your Bottom Line?
Have you ever considered that your enterprise software strategy may be hurting your business more than it is helping? Most of us focus on the potential business benefits of leveraging enterprise systems, but few consider that we may be undermining our more noble...YouTube: Top Ten Predictions for the ERP Industry in 2015 – Part 5
This webinar clip covers two of the top ten predictions for the ERP industry as presented by ERP experts, Eric Kimberling of Panorama and Michael Krigsman of ZDNet and CxOTalk. This is the final installment of this mini series. The full webinar recording is available...An IT Strategy That Would Please Charlie Sheen!
There is a belief that a new ERP system by itself will turn around a struggling business or make a thriving business more successful. As exciting as a new ERP system can be, servers, software and hardware are expensive. Organizations need to conduct due diligence to...YouTube: IT Strategy Options
Some organizations jump right into ERP selection and implementation initiatives without first fully considering the strategic alternatives available to them. However, some best-in-class organizations are first defining a strategic roadmap before embarking on ERP, CRM,...Does Your IT Strategy Make Sense for Your Organization?
ERP implementations often lack a strategic framework, and according to our 2014 ERP Report, take longer than expected, cost more than expected and fail to deliver expected business benefits. We’ve found in our years of implementation experience that the term...Three Things to Consider When Developing an ERP Implementation Strategy
Determining the best ERP implementation strategy can be tricky. It sounds easy enough: define what you need, design and configure the system, run some testing, train the employees and boom – you’re in business. Most ERP vendors, system integrators and less experienced...ERP Consultant Snapshot: Deloitte Consulting
When choosing an ERP implementation consultant, there are many to choose from. With the various system integrators, value-added resellers, independent ERP consultants and solo 1099 consultants available in the marketplace, finding the right one can be a challenge....Who Needs Help Managing an ERP Implementation?
Managing an ERP implementation is tricky business. Most organizations who set out on this journey aren’t experienced at managing a transformation of this magnitude and complexity and aren’t even sure where to begin. The first step is to recognize this fact and to...Top Ten Predictions for the ERP Software Industry in 2014
Another year has nearly flown by already. In 2013, much in the ERP software industry stayed the same but plenty of things changed as well. In terms of things that haven’t changed in the past year, ERP failure continued rearing its unwelcome head among CIOs, CFOs and...
How to Integrate ERP Systems After a Merger or Acquisition
Many companies have encountered speed bumps in their attempts to continue their organic growth. In order to mitigate these economic headwinds, a fair number of companies have turned to merger and acquisition activities to reignite stagnant growth caused by maturing...Transitioning From On-Premise to Cloud ERP Solutions
SaaS and cloud ERP solutions are the highest growth segment of the ERP software industry. Companies such as Salesforce, Plex Systems, and Netsuite all continue to show robust increases in revenue while traditional, on-premise ERP systems are showing much slower rates...What Constitutes an ERP Failure?
It’s often been said that 80% or more of ERP implementations are considered failures. In fact, one of the findings of our 2013 ERP Report is that most ERP projects take longer than expected, cost more than expected, and fail to deliver expected business benefits. In...How to Improve Relationships Between IT Departments and ERP End-users
As end-users struggle to learn a new ERP system, frustration can be rampant, and oftentimes, this frustration is directed (rightfully or wrongfully) at the IT department. Not only do end-users sometimes resent IT but executives also tend to not have the strongest...Cybercrime and ERP: How Vulnerable is Your Organization?
Hackers are not the only ones busy developing harmful, security-breaching code. Adopting the hacker-mindset, security researchers are also hard at work writing code with the intent to infiltrate ERP systems. Researchers’ efforts, however, will most likely help...Guest Blog: Don’t Forget to Budget for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Hardware Requirements
Most organizations realize that the cost of implementing ERP software is more than just the licensing fees. There are the annual maintenance fees, implementation services costs and of course, hardware costs. Many companies carefully budget for the costs of the...A Day in the Life of a CIO (During an ERP Implementation)
The life of a CIO is anything but easy – and when you throw an ERP implementation into the mix, all bets are off. CIOs of organizations undergoing large-scale ERP implementations are required to maintain a delicate balance between their role on the executive team and...The Price Tag of ERP Failure: $440 Million?
As details regarding Knight Capital’s dramatic ERP failure continue to emerge, it becomes clear that organizations that don’t effectively handle their ERP implementations can (and often do) end up paying a price almost beyond comprehension. For those who haven’t followed the news, Knight Capital recently lost over $400 million in a matter of minutes because of a […]
Top Ways to Derail ERP System Usage
Are you looking for ways to obliterate any return from your ERP system, confuse your employees and/or compromise your organizational health overall? Then you’re in the right place! We’ve collected the top ways to do just that! Keep reading for our tips on how to systematically — and permanently — derail ERP software usage at […]
Why Do ERP Implementations So Often Hurt Bottom-line Financial Results?
If you’ve followed our blog for any significant period of time, you have probably picked up on the fact that we view ERP implementations as business initiatives rather than software or technology projects. While this concept may sound esoteric on the surface, it...
