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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
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Lessons from the Golf Course for a Successful ERP Implementation
Many of our C-level clients are golf addicts. What they often don’t realize, is just how much golf might be teaching them about a successful ERP implementation. Though they may sound unrelated – or a far-reaching attempt to create excuses to spend less time in the...
Why is Business Process Management Such a Big Deal?
The first thing I ask when I meet a client is “what’s happening in your organization?” 99% of the time the answer is “we are looking at what we do and how we do it, and we have figured out that our technology isn’t supporting our business.” As I constantly approach...
Ten Questions Before Beginning Your Digital Transformation
I understand the situation you’re in: your ERP software and other enterprise technologies are dated, your employees aren’t as efficient as they could be, and you want to fix the problem ASAP. Even though you might want to rush to select and implement a new technology,...
The One Thing Missing from Your ERP Implementation
There are some universal best practices that make ERP implementations and digital transformation initiatives successful. Successful initiatives dedicate resources and time to organizational change management. They make sure to get business process management right....
How to Develop the Right ERP Strategy for your Organization
When developing an ERP strategy, there are many factors to have into consideration depending on the type of business, the size of the organization and the purpose of the initiative. But regardless of the particular circumstances of every case, an ERP strategy must...
Why are organizations afraid of getting into an ERP project?
It can take anywhere from 9 months to 5 years to select and implement ERP systems based on the size and complexity of an organization. Knowing that, it is amazing to me that so many companies wait until the very last minute – or past it, until they are really...
The Do It Yourself Digital Transformation Project: Beware of These Ten Pitfalls
Managing your own digital transformation or ERP software initiative can be a tempting idea. However, the concept rarely works and is riddled with potential failure points. If you’re a new CIO, the thought of taking the bull by the horns and being a one-man...
How to Prepare for Your Digital Transformation Initiative This Summer
There is never a good time to start your digital transformation initiative. Especially this time of year, key team members are on vacation, which can make difficult starting a new project and gain the necessary buy-in. There are a million reasons why the summer months...
Lessons From Digital Enterprise Boot Camp
Last week, we hosted our most recent Digital Enterprise Boot Camp in Chicago. This three-day training event was a good way for us to collaborate with some of the world’s leading CIOs and digital transformation project teams, and the event provided some good takeaways...
Four Reasons to Ditch Your ERP Project
The other day, I was reading an article about how business investments increased by roughly 10% last quarter, which is the biggest increase in several years. This increase in spending means organizations are investing more in essentials like factories, equipment and...
How to Avoid ERP Drama: Turning a Tragedy Into a Grand Adventure
Breach of contract. Fraud. Operational Delays. Drama. None of these are words an organization wants to hear in the midst of their digital transformation. Unfortunately, organizations often find fault with their ERP vendor, value-added reseller or consultant. The...
New Year = New Business?
About this time of the year, people start making their new year’s resolutions. We all know that local gyms will get more crowded, grocery stores will go through more fruits and veggies and people will want to “spend less and save more” – especially after the holidays....
Five Common Mistakes in Public Sector ERP Projects
Any project, ERP or otherwise, will live or die by its project planning. I recently jumped in halfway through an ERP project to find that the project plan was a chocolate mess and had to be rebooted halfway through the implementation – the project team had to scrap...
Why Organizations are Afraid to Pull the Trigger on ERP
There are several reasons that companies are hesitant to invest in ERP. Obviously, one of those is the cost. Whether it means bringing in a third-party or not, it is the sticker shock on the overall cost that can freak some executives and IT directors out. Other...Inefficiency at its Finest: Diary of an ERP Consultant
“I’m a rock star! I can pump out 30 reqs in under 40 minutes, no one has those numbers.” “No one can do what I do, I perform ten unrelated activities and I don’t even sweat.” And of course, “If it wasn’t for me this...
Square Peg Into A Round Role: The Business Fit to ERP Fallacy
Having spent nine years in the software solution space for a very niche vertical, I was indoctrinated into the typical software vendor idealology of “one system one solution.” It forced us to push the client to fit their business model into the software....Who’s to Blame? Investigating an ERP Failure
Life as an ERP expert witness has its pros and cons. While it’s discouraging to see the magnitude of failure that many organizations face when trying to implement new enterprise software, there are plenty of lessons learned from ERP failure that help project team...It’s All About Your People – ERP is Just a Tool
Change is at the core of every ERP project. ERP software requires organizations to change from an old way of doing things to a new way, and employees will have to adapt to this new way of completing day-to-day tasks. With this as common knowledge to most...
Digital Transformation vs. ERP Implementation: Which is Right For You?
When organizations embark on any enterprise software initiative, they need to ask one question: is this a relatively simple ERP implementation, or is it a broader digital transformation? It may sound like an unimportant, subtle difference in nomenclature, but the...
