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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
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ERP and the Promise of Lean
Most organizations understand that lean manufacturing techniques can transform the way companies deliver products to their customers and manage their supplier relationships. However, we’ve seen a big performance gap between those manufacturers that simply use a few...Post-Mortem Analysis of ERP Lawsuits and Failure Points
As recently outlined in the press, two high-profile organizations have fallen victim to yet two more ERP implementation failures. SuperDry and Tesco Bank, both based in the UK, blamed their recent financial woes on disastrous ERP failures. SuperDry, a fashion...
Does Your Corporate Culture Support an ERP Implementation?
As you’ve heard us argue again and again, the key to a successful ERP implementation is organizational change management. It ensures your people are ready for the new system, enthusiastic about the changes it will bring and aware of how the system will affect...Ten Questions to Ask Before Beginning a Global ERP Implementation
ERP systems can be a bear to implement regardless of whether the organization is a private, domestic corporation with a few offices or a public, multi-national spread across dozens of countries. But, for obvious reasons, the latter of the two has some very real and...ERP 2.0: Social Media and Enterprise Software
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...Stopping ERP System Workarounds Dead in Their Tracks
A recent study by ERP software vendor IFS found that a staggering 75-percent of respondents aged 35 and under reported that when an enterprise solution is too difficult to use, they’ll turn to a desktop spreadsheet software (i.e, Microsoft Excel) to get their...ERP for NGOs
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...Manufacturing ERP and the Cloud: An Idea Whose Time has Come?
Earlier this month, Salesforce hosted Dreamforce, its annual conference for cloud ERP vendors. The event drew over 45,000 participants this year, underscoring the significance of the company in the ERP space, and more importantly, the significance of cloud and...Remember the Little – But Important – Things When Creating Your ERP Implementation Playbook
I’m a big fan of American football and I get excited with the start of each new season. One of the things I like most about the sport is that each moment of the game is carefully scripted and executed, with a tremendous amount of detail going into each play....Managing Expectations Through Effective Communication
One of the most important roles provided by external consultants contracted to support the ERP software selection, implementation, and post-implementation processes is the managing of expectations which will arise within executive management, project team members, and...Combining eCommerce and ERP Software
Until recently, many businesses have employed separate systems for their client-facing and back-end needs, however there is an increasing trend for a tighter integration between the two. Why not have an integrated eCommerce solution and a robust inventory and...Winds of Change: Migrating from SAP to Oracle (and Vice Versa)
As summer draws to an end, people across the country are sending their kids back to school and getting ready for autumn. In addition, CIOs and other executives are finalizing their Q4 budgets and preparing for other end of year activities. For many customers of SAP...Back-to-School Spending Brings New Purchasing Patterns and Customer Demands
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,...Can Traditional Project Management Keep Its Place in the IT World?
Revelations about the IT failures of the new millennium suggest not! A recent study of over 1,400 organizations reveals some startling new facts about mega-failures in IT, including huge overruns. Whilst the study found average overrun was 27-percent, one in six...The IT Evolution
Until the late 90’s, the main role of the IT department (then known as data processing) was to write and maintain programs to run parts of the business. Much of its time and resources were consumed just to keep hardware and software running. With the advent of...Beware of Black Market, Voodoo ERP Systems
ERP systems come in all types of varieties, shapes, and sizes, ranging from the massive Tier I packages like SAP and Oracle, to the smaller, point solutions like Salesforce and Workday. In addition, there are a host of industry-focused solutions cropping up every day,...Beyond the ERP Core
As great as ERP suites are, organizations often have needs that outpace the core functions they offer. The good news is that integrating an ERP suite with other software or services is very common and tends to work out well (though not without some cost or...Back to School: When Will ERP Software Customers Learn to Avoid Failure?
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...Externalities Affecting Your ERP Purchase
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...
