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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
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E-R-P, Easy as 1-2-3: The Case For and Against ERP System Accelerators
We recently co-hosted a webinar with another consulting firm discussing tools organizations can use to accelerate their ERP system selection and implementation process. General examples of accelerators include pre-configured industry solutions, workflow tools, and...Transitioning from ERP Software Selection to ERP Implementation
Throughout my career on the “other side of the desk” I was always amazed and annoyed when a sales team for the various ERP vendors would depart, with order in hand, only to be followed some time later by their implementation team whose first words would be “tell us...Building a Quality Survey and Overcoming Survey-Aversion, to Improve Your ERP Implementation
Does your organization avoid surveys like the plague? This may be easier to change than you think. By understanding the importance of constructing a quality survey, you can use this powerful tool to gather valuable insight to prepare for a smoother ERP system go-live....Project Recovery Methodology is the ERP Road to Implementation Recovery
At Panorama, we receive a lot of calls from companies who are struggling with their ERP implementations. They need guidance on identifying the root causes of how their project got off track and the right approach to recover their ERP project. Panorama’s Project...
One Key Reason Why 72% of ERP System Implementations Fail
Our 2010 ERP Report, of which the first installment was published last month, outlines several metrics that are of interest to most CIOs, COOs, and other executives about to embark on an ERP system implementation. Although the numbers improved relative to our 2008...Seven Tips for Effectively Managing an ERP Implementation’s Planning and Configuration Meetings
I recently joined Panorama as an ERP consultant and as such, I was assigned to newly launched ERP implementation. As I become acquainted with the project, I’m reminded of my initial revelations on conducting enterprise planning and configuration meetings. Regardless...ERP Software Vendors Will Implement, But What Does It Really Mean?
Over the last several months, many ERP software vendors have marketed their fixed-bid implementation services as a way to help their customers manage their enterprise software costs and risk. We have seen vendors such as Epicor and IFS offer fixed-cost service...Welcome to the Jungle: Lessons from ERP Software Implementation Failures
ERP software implementation failures inflict a great deal of pain on organizations. Whether it’s implementation cost overruns, software that doesn’t support the business, or lack of employee acceptance, ERP failures entail very negative consequences. So...Where Should Companies Focus Most of their ERP Implementation Time, Money, and Resources?
Ask an ERP software vendor, ERP project manager, or C-level executive their thoughts on ERP implementations and undoubtedly you will receive a variety of responses. This week’s ERP poll tackles this question and asks our website visitors to give their feedback....ERP Software Accelerators: Are They the Silver Bullet of Enterprise Software Implementations?
ERP software implementations can be tricky, so ERP accelerators are a welcome opportunity to help companies implement more quickly and cost effectively. As we’ve highlighted in our ERP research, 93% of the time an ERP implementation takes longer than expected,...ERP Software Customization: The Ultimate Sin of Enterprise Software?
Customization is one of the most controversial topics surrounding ERP software. A majority of our clients have every intention of leveraging vanilla, off-the-shelf software during their software selection process. However, as project teams get into the...A Client’s ERP Implementation Lessons Learned
One of our recent ERP podcasts features an interview with the CEO of one of our mid-size clients that recently implemented an integrated ERP system for their 200+ employees. It’s always interesting to hear a consultant’s perspective on ERP best-practices,...Six Tips for Effective ERP Software Training
As Panorama Consulting’s ERP research suggests, ERP software projects fail not due to software, but because of issues related to people and processes. Effective training and organizational change management is an area that is often overlooked and underemphasized...ERP Satisfaction: How Do Most Companies Define ERP Success?
Our 2008 study of 1,300+ ERP implementations across the globe reveals that 65% of companies are satisfied with their ERP software solutions. On the flip side, the study also reveals that 93% of projects take longer than expected, 65% cost more than expected, and 79%...Value of Conference Room Pilots in ERP Implementations
Most ERP project teams understand the value of functional and integration testing. It’s an important pre-go-live step to ensure the software works according to design specs and that data flows accurately through the system. Conference room pilots (CRPs) are also...Top Reasons for ERP Project Delays
As we have highlighted in our 2008 ERP Report (read the reports here), an overwhelming majority of ERP project implementations take longer than expected. In fact, our study of 1,300 implementations across the globe reveals that 9 out of 10 take longer than planned....Eight Traits of Best-in-Class ERP Implementations
In 2008, Panorama Consulting Group completed a survey of companies that were engaged in or had completed an ERP implementation. From 1,300 responses we compiled a list of eight traits found in successful ERP implementation. Trait # 1 – Focus on Business Process...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...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...
