Panorama Consulting Group | People - Process

Lessons Learned from the Air Force ERP Failure

by Bill Baumann | Apr 7, 2021 | ERP Blog, Software Expert Witness

In late 2020, the U.S. Air Force resumed work on an ERP implementation that was originally scrapped back in 2012. The new effort is still underway, set to be completed over a five-year timeline. To understand why the project has been resurrected, it’s necessary...

Change Management Business Case to the Rescue: How to Get OCM Funding

by Panorama Consulting Group | Apr 5, 2021 | ERP Blog, Organizational Change Management

Organizational change management is the process of preparing and equipping your workforce for what lies ahead. Unless your workforce is ready to embrace an upcoming change, even the best-planned projects could fail to live up to their potential. Recognizing the...

Legacy ERP Challenges You Should Stop Putting Up With

by Panorama Consulting Group | Apr 1, 2021 | ERP Blog, Software Selection

According to one study, the typical corporation spends between 60% and 80% of its IT budget simply maintaining its existing mainframe systems and applications. In their prime, these systems were innovative and cutting-edge. They helped companies improve productivity...

Lessons Learned from the MillerCoors ERP Failure

by Bill Baumann | Mar 31, 2021 | ERP Blog, Software Expert Witness

In March 2017, Chicago-based brewer MillerCoors sued Indian technology services firm HCL (and its American affiliate) for more than $1 million. At the core of the chaos? A failed SAP implementation, which MillerCoors blamed on a string of inefficiencies catalyzed by...

ERP and Competitive Advantage: Why They’re Intertwined

by Panorama Consulting Group | Mar 25, 2021 | ERP Blog, Software Selection

Competitive advantage is the ability to produce goods or services at a price point and quality level that your rivals cannot match. In the race to win customers, improve margins and boost your bottom line, only the most innovative and creative companies can secure...

Lessons Learned from the Washington Community College ERP Failure

by Bill Baumann | Mar 24, 2021 | ERP Blog, Software Expert Witness

The fall is always a challenging time for college staff. However, the start of the 2015 school year was an uncommonly stressful season for IT leaders at community colleges across Washington State. August of that year was the pilot go-live date for an ERP project,...