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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
Our experts have highlighted ten vendors that can help your organization make data-driven decisions.
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How Digital Transformation is Changing Project Management
According to a recent industry survey, 90% of IT leaders plan to fast-track their digital transformations to remain agile and resilient in today’s rapidly changing marketplace. Currently, 63% have already accelerated those efforts. Your organization may have...
ERP User Acceptance Testing: Should You Add it to Your Project Plan?
You may already know the various culprits that can contribute to ERP failure. While software issues can derail a project, the most common culprits are related to the implementation approach. One example of a common failure point related to an organization’s...
What is Change Control in Project Management?
Project planning can help your initiative stay on track, but rarely does everything go according to plan. There will undoubtedly be times during your project when your plans are threatening to change, and your organization will need to be able to manage these changes...
ERP Super Users: How to Develop & Deploy This Essential Role
As a business leader, you already know the benefits an ERP implementation can bring. Yet, empowering your workforce to make the change isn’t always easy. It’s especially challenging if your existing workflows have been in place for a very long time. This...
ERP Conference Room Pilot Checklist for Meticulous Organizations
Several rounds of testing are critical to understanding not just how your ERP software is working on a technical level but also how it is working in regard to people and processes. However, testing is not just something that should happen at the end of your project....
How to Manage Scope Creep Before it Devours Your ERP Project
Does it feel like your ERP implementation has taken on a life of its own? What began as a soundly planned effort has snowballed into a project that’s bigger than you expected and harder to control. Suddenly, you’ve found yourself over-committed,...
Effective ERP Project Governance: Avoiding ERP Chaos
The difference between a successful ERP project and one that struggles to realize significant business benefits isn’t usually the specific software deployed. In many cases, ERP failure is actually caused by a lack of effective project controls. In other words,...
Your Ultimate WMS Implementation Checklist
Are you planning to implement a warehouse management system (WMS) in the near future? If so, it’s smart to start preparing now. Today, we’re sharing a WMS implementation checklist with critical steps that can help you maximize your use of this powerful...
The Benefits of Continuous Improvement
Continuous improvement is the persistent effort to make the best use of the systems or processes your company uses. Sometimes, these improvements happen all at once. Other times, they’re more incremental. In either case, the progression is linear, and the goal...
How to Build an Effective ERP Center of Excellence
While a new ERP system may drive many business benefits, how do you ensure it continues to do so for years to come? The answer lies in establishing an ERP center of excellence. Today, we’re sharing what this entails and why it could be the most important step in...
7 ERP Data Conversion Mistakes to Avoid
Has your organization outgrown its current systems? If so, you might be considering an ERP implementation. However, before you can reap all the benefits, you’ll need to transfer your existing data to the new platform. While ERP data conversion might sound...
8 Technical ERP Project Management Tips
ERP implementations are massive undertakings with notoriously high failure rates. As a project manager, how do you set you and your team up for a successful ERP implementation? Based on our experience, we’ve put together a list of technical ERP project...
6 Components of an Effective Cloud ERP Implementation Methodology
Cloud technology can help you keep pace with the competition, unlock new efficiencies and enable real-time data insights. What’s the key to ensuring your solution helps you achieve all of these benefits? The key is using the right cloud ERP implementation methodology....
Benefits of ERP Integration for Siloed Organizations
ERP integration is about ensuring your ERP implementation results in the seamless connection of all your company’s technology and processes. Today, we’re sharing a few key benefits of ERP integration. These benefits are especially relevant to companies...
What is a System Integrator?
A system integrator is a company that specializes in bringing together various hardware and software products from multiple vendors and ensuring those components seamlessly work together. During an enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation, this is especially...
Signs of True Business Integration (After ERP Implementation)
You’ve made the investment, applied the resources and done the work. Now it’s time to measure if your ERP project was the success you anticipated. While there are many ways to gauge the effectiveness of an ERP implementation, the true test lies in the...
How to Build a Digital COE
Is your organization considering digital transformation? Even amid the unexpected events of 2020, research shows that 70% of companies are either maintaining or increasing their spending in this realm. If your organization decides to embark on this journey, it’s time...
How to Measure ROI & ERP Benefits Realization After System Go-live
At the beginning of your ERP journey, you’ll probably discuss with several ERP vendors and consulting firms the costs associated with different ERP systems. Then, during ERP implementation, project managers will monitor business benefits and costs. Measuring the...
Why Should You Conduct ERP System Testing?
A successful ERP implementation requires a strategic approach that doesn’t press the “go-live button” too soon. This means taking the time to conduct ERP system testing at critical milestones. With so many other factors to consider, why should you spend time on system...
