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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
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Are You Ready to Start Your ERP Implementation in the New Year?
Many organizations look to the New Year as a way to begin their ERP implementations. New budgets and focus are often a great way to start these important initiatives. On the flip side, you want to make sure that you, your team and the overall organization is ready for...Top 10 Predictions for the ERP Industry in 2016
The last year in the ERP industry has been an exciting one, with plenty of advances, changes and opportunities for improvement. As another year winds down and we prepare for the holidays, it is helpful to look ahead at what we think will be in store for the next year....Panorama’s ERP Boot Camp: You Don’t Even Have to Cut Your Hair
I remember my first boot camp. At the end of it I could knock out 100 pushups in two minutes and turn my shoes into black mirrors, but there is not much need for that in corporate America. Panorama’s ERP Boot Camp, on the other hand, is exactly what you need in the...Five Tricks to Ensuring the Treat of a Non-Spooky ERP Implementation
When it comes to implementing new ERP software, it’s hard to know what to expect and you never know when a guy in a Michael Myers mask is going to come around the corner with a chainsaw (you never know if and when your ERP project could go completely off its projected...Four IT Challenges You Will Not Want to Face Alone
Rapidly evolving technology trends and their associated organizational and operational impacts can be overwhelming. It is nearly impossible to constantly keep up to date with this ever-changing landscape–making the job of today’s CIO so difficult. Proving why...Are You Paying for an ERP Failure?
The biggest problem with ERP implementations is that they often lack a strategic framework. According to our 2015 ERP Report, ERP implementations often take longer than expected, cost more than expected and fail to deliver expected business benefits. So what are you...Five Burdens an ERP Consultant Can Take Off Your Back
Most implementations cost more than expected, take more time than expected and fail to deliver the business benefits expected (source: 2015 ERP Report). Most organizations are not equipped to deal with such complexities and do much better if they have some help. This...
Seven Ways to Minimize ERP Software Customization
Customization is one of the biggest risks in any ERP implementation. While it may not be realistic to expect a “zero customization” implementation, here are seven things you and your team can do to limit ERP customization: Expect that your project will require some...Don’t Let Past ERP Failures Cloud Your View of the Future
It’s no secret that ERP implementations are complex and riddled with potential pitfalls. Those of us that have been involved with ERP implementations through the years have undoubtedly stumbled along the way while trying to navigate those complexities. Even some of...Five Ways to Convince Your Boss That You Need a New ERP System
Building organizational support is one of the most challenging aspects of getting a new ERP project under way. No matter how difficult your current operational and technical environment is, executives are not always going to support a change – especially if they don’t...5 Differences: Technology vs. Business Focused ERP Implementation
It’s a constant battle: Technology vs Business. Over the last decade, both our thought leadership and our publications frequently opine the difference between ERP implementations that are business-focused versus those that are technology-focused. Traditional ERP...Five Ways to Create an Effective and Efficient Organization
Effectiveness and efficiency are key within any organization. Those two things alone can be the reason to implement a new ERP system. But some organizations fail to realize all of the benefits that come along with reengineering their business processes. Part of the...Looking into 2020: The Role of Business Process Reengineering & ERP Software
Ever since I started Panorama Consulting in 2005, I have heard more than a few ERP vendors sell the notion that business process reengineering is irrelevant to modern ERP implementations. Their ERP software, they say, can do away with the need for too much focus on...Takeaways From Panorama’s 2015 Manufacturing ERP Report
Organizations in any industry focus on benchmarks. You want to know where you fit among your competition. In order for us to better benchmark for our manufacturing clients, we have published our 2015 Manufacturing ERP Report. This report outlines the results of 266...
5 Tips for Increasing Business Process Efficiency
Most organizations implement new ERP systems largely because they want to improve the efficiency of their business processes. Broken processes, manual workarounds and outdated legacy systems all contribute to the need to enhance operational processes as part of an ERP...
Five Signs That You’re Ready for ERP Go-live
Many organizations experience some sort of operational disruption at the time of ERP go-live. The good news is that most of these disruptions are self-inflicted and can be mitigated with risk management strategies. As your ERP go-live date draws near, there are five...The Real Reason Why Public Sector ERP Implementations Fail
An ERP implementation can drastically improve the well-being of citizens by providing a positive return on citizenship (ROC). An ERP failure, on the other hand, can be detrimental to citizens. Government ERP failure is far too common, and projects have historically...Three Myths About ERP Implementations
ERP implementations have often been a mystery to many. Despite how long ERP systems have been around, ERP consultants, system integrators and implementing organizations have yet to crack the code on how to make their initiatives successful. Much of the problem lies...Three Questions to Ask for Your Organization’s Change Management Strategy
In our 2014 Clash of the Titans Report, we outline a quantifiable comparison of SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics – the leading ERP vendors in the industry. While this report has helped numerous organizations evaluate and select among these leading ERP...
