Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
This independent report highlights the ERP vendors that Panorama has found to be highly functional for states, municipalities, nonprofits, and other public sector entities.
Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
Our list of top 10 ERP software highlights the vendors our ERP experts have found to be innovative and strong in functionality. This is an overview of those ERP systems.
Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
This independent report highlights the ERP vendors that Panorama has found to be highly functional for states, municipalities, nonprofits, and other public sector entities.
Every year, Panorama analyzes industry trends to understand organizations’ selection and implementation practices when it comes to enterprise software.
Our list of top 10 ERP software highlights the vendors our ERP experts have found to be innovative and strong in functionality. This is an overview of those ERP systems.
Organizations that use modern ERP systems typically spend millions of dollars per year just to maintain their enterprise software packages. One of the benefits of implementing a modern ERP system is that vendors spend an equal amount (or more) a year on R&D,...
Over each of the last several years, we have published our widely recognized predictions for the ERP software industry for the upcoming year. These predictions are typically based less on the academic and hype-driven viewpoints of traditional analysts and more focused...
Panorama Consulting has done it again. After years of publishing independent thought leadership, expert analyses of ERP implementation trends, and blog post after blog post about our ideas on, experiences with and recommendations for enterprise software...
At Panorama, we meet with plenty of organizations interested in implementing or upgrading to a comprehensive ERP system. Whether they’ve grown through acquisition and amassed a number of disparate legacy systems or they’ve never had the time or resources...
Everyone knows that a bespoke solution — be it in building architecture, clothing design or exercise routines — is a better option than the off-the-rack alternative. Sure it’s more expensive, but the payoff is almost always worth it. So why do so...
One of the common themes we discussed in last week’s ERP Boot Camp is the ways that companies typically outgrow their ERP systems over time. Organizations change, enter new markets, respond to customer demands, and maybe even acquire other companies, leaving their...
The advent of mobile devices is gaining significant momentum in the consumer space, as evidenced by statistics showing that shoppers are using iPhones, tablets, and other mobile devices to conduct their holiday shopping at a rapid accelerating pace. However, the...
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, it’s helpful to look at all the things that we are thankful for not only in our personal and family lives, but also in the ERP industry. Here are some of the things that strike me as major advancements and improvements in the...
I once had an IT manager at a large company tell me that he did not include Microsoft Dynamics GP in their ERP software selection short list because the cost was too low. Huh?! Since when is low cost a bad thing? I am reading an excellent book right now...
Enterprise 2.0, social ERP, and other buzzwords related to enterprise software combined with social media are quickly gaining momentum in the ERP software industry. Industry analysts and research firms regularly cover the potential convergence of social applications...
While every organization considering an ERP implementation has compelling reasons why they want to spend wisely, increase efficiency and streamline business processes, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) also have to contend with the simple fact that any misstep...
Tactics Wholesalers Must Adapt to Produce More For Less While Maintaining An Attractive Profit Margin Americans plan to spend nearly 69 billion dollars this year on back-to-school necessities, including everything from apparel to footwear to electronics,...
As kids across the country begin heading their way back to school for the new academic year, CIOs and their respective organizations appear to still be getting schooled on the harsh realities of ERP implementations. In the last week, two fairly high-profile lawsuits...
With the markets in turmoil around the world and the fear of a double-dip recession here at home, the externalities of our world right now make it increasingly difficult to commit to any major purchase — either in our personal lives or our professional ones. But...
In 2009, Panorama published our Tips for Managing ERP Software Vendors During the Software Selection Process white paper (it’s the fourth from the top if you click through that link). Reading through it recently, I was a bit surprised at both how little and how...
The ERP finance module is at the core of many modern ERP software systems for one simple reason: finance and accounting transactions touch every area of business operations. Without a doubt, the state of an organization’s finances is essential to its well-being....
We often work with clients who are determined to replace their legacy ERP systems. More often than not, by the time a company engages Panorama to evaluate and select a new system, key players in the organization are determined to find something better than what they...
ERP software systems combine horizontal and vertical attributes to meet the needs of specific companies in specific industries. Because an ERP system is similar to a central nervous system for companies, those who implement ERP will want is reach to extend wide and...
Over the years, ERP has evolved from being less engaged in resource planning to become more of a business operations management system. ERP has progressed past being used for reporting and today is used for defining business strategies. It is found in almost every...
There are those that say that once a business goes lean it should eliminate its ERP system. That is not true. At most, the business’s ERP system can be simplified – but not eliminated. A company still has to run its business: take orders, plan, purchase and receive...
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