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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 Training Tips
You’ve heard us say time and time again that no ERP implementation is successful without focused, comprehensive end-user training. No matter how bright you think your people are, no matter how adaptive everyone is to changes and new technologies, there just is...Change Management: The Key to a Successful ERP System Implementation
Simply put, widespread organizational change management (OCM) is critical to ERP system implementation success because an ERP system – and the changes it necessitates – affects every aspect of an organization. As a result, end-users across the spectrum are often...The Biggest Change With ERP Systems: Decision-Making Rather Than Hunting and Gathering
When organizations implement new ERP systems, they often think that the biggest change is in the software that employees will be using. Sure, they usually understand that the change will be fairly significant, but they also usually think that some end-user training...The Poison Within
During every ERP implementation Panorama has ever been involved with, we have emphasized to our client that organizational change management is fundamental to benefits realization and ROI. As is shown in our 2011 Guide to ERP Systems and Vendors, and as we have...Bringing PR Principles Into Your Organizational Change Management Initiative
As Panorama has seen again and again, ERP implementations can be enormously disruptive to staff members. Feeling threatened, confused, or even angry, end-users can both consciously and unconsciously undermine the ERP initiative by telling everyone within earshot what...Why is Organizational Change Management So Important to ERP Implementations?
One of the problems with organizational change management is that it is an often misunderstood concept that executives have trouble getting their heads around. When working with our clients, we find that executives often either 1) simply associate organizational...Covering All Your Bases: The Importance of ERP System Training
Spring training is finally here! To a seasoned baseball fan, it means the anticipation of a World Series Championship, warm days and cool summer evenings sitting in the grandstands, hot dogs and peanuts, home runs and stolen bases. This time of year also makes me also...Deadliest Sin of ERP Implementations: Organizational Change Management or Business Blueprint Oversights?
I’m a big metrics guy, so earlier this week I revisited some of the many ERP polls on our web-site. Maybe it was me needing a quantitative fix until we publish our 2011 ERP Report, or maybe I’m just plain weird. In any case, I digress… One of the...Business Process Improvements: Crawl, Walk, Run
As infants develop, they typically crawl before they walk or run. In developing business process improvements for your company, you’ll want to utilize a similar growth pattern and allow for development. Organizational improvements simply do not happen overnight;...Searching for the Other Silent Killer of ERP Systems: Organizational Change Management
Last week, we posted a blog post about how Microsoft Excel spreadsheets can slowly and silently kill the effectiveness of ERP systems. When employees use spreadsheets, they create the very problems that ERP systems are meant to address: silos of data, inconsistent...Ballin’ on a Budget: Tips for Promoting Your Change Management Project on a Shoestring Budget
The economy may be in the tanker but that doesn’t mean project communications have to follow suite. In fact, now more than ever, people want to be in the know. These days especially, silence has a negative translation and communication can quickly become one of the...To Be or Not To Be: Answers to the Long-Standing Controversy About ERP System Business Processes
Ever since I started working with ERP systems in the mid 90’s, one of the most controversial and heated discussions in the industry has been how to handle business process re-engineering. When selecting and implementing a new system, do you focus on your as-is...Lord Knows I Can’t Change: What’s Your Organizational Change Management Plan?
Lynyrd Skynyrd once said that free birds can’t change. Most companies employ people that have worked for some time to learn the organization’s culture, business processes, and way of doing things. Hopefully you have talented and capable people ensuring...Change Management Chameleon Series: Who Are You Again?
Creating a Stakeholder Analysis Early in the Project Have you ever talked with someone not knowing who they were, only to later find out and wished you said something different? To the best of your abilities, it’s important to know your audience from the start and...Avoid the Perils of Paperless that an ERP System Provides
One of the most common benefits cited with an ERP implementation is the reduction of paper forms to manage information flows. Easy, right? You just enter data into the ERP system, and then enjoy the speed and environmental benefits of electronic processing. Actually,...Becoming a Change Management Chameleon
The organizational change management practice area at Panorama Consulting Group presents many opportunities to work with different clients. One of the most exciting aspects of my position is the diversity that comes with each new client. Through these client...The Taoism of ERP Software: Use Your Tool Wisely
One misconception I had before researching enterprise software was that an ERP project was simply an IT project and that it was all about installing and testing software. I believe many people think the same way I once did, because when I tell people that I am an...When it Comes to ERP Implementations and Organizational Change Management, Remember it is the Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth
In one of my recent blog entries, I mentioned that Panorama’s list of critical success factors (CSFs) for organizational change management includes: Truth Accountability Leadership Engagement Alignment As I should have expected, listing these CSFs seems to have...
