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Change Leadership vs. Change Management: Or to Put it Another Way, the Honeymoon’s Over
Currently, we are working with a client that is experiencing a common but unexpected challenge as they implement a new ERP software solution. The ERP implementation is organized with a senior team functioning as a steering committee. Reporting to them are the project...In Love and at Work, It’s the Small Things that Make a Difference
Valentine’s Day has always been a cliché filled holiday, with overpriced flowers and a two-hour wait at every restaurant in town. For many, it’s also filled with high expectations and occasional letdowns. Yet this year, Valentine’s Day brought me a nice surprise. It...Organizational Change Management Tips for Global ERP Software Implementations
Organizational change management is one of the most important critical success factors for any enterprise software initiative, but it is even more critical for global ERP software implementations. Challenges such as employee acceptance of redesigned business processes...Is Individual Use of Technology on the Job Critical to Your Organization’s Success?
Are You Measuring it as a Performance Management Criteria? Your company spends a significant amount of the budget purchasing, licensing, and maintaining specialized hardware and software to run the business. We know technology is one of the most common ways to...What Do You Want for Christmas Little Girl? How About Another Policy?
As a Senior Consultant focused on ERP software selection and organizational change management, I have been working with a fascinating client over the past year. After completing the initial ERP software selection project, Panorama is now helping the organization...Why Organizational Change Management is So Important to ERP Implementations
Although it is one of the key success factors for any ERP implementation, organizational change management can be difficult to quantify and rationalize. However, a preview of our 2010 ERP benchmark study results begin to quantify the importance of a comprehensive...Lesson Learned From Failed ERP Implementations: Executive Buy-in
A commonly known success factor for ERP implementations is executive buy-in and support, which should be a key component of an effective ERP organizational change management plan. But what does this really mean? Our firm is often called upon to clean up failed...The Role of ERP In Lean Six Sigma
Many of our clients ask us how ERP enables or integrates with six sigma, lean manufacturing, and other business transformation projects. It’s a great question and something certainly worth considering while beginning the ERP software selection and ERP...The Role of ERP Organizational Change in Other Change Initiatives
Recently a reader posted a great question to our Ask The ERP Experts segment of our website regarding the role of ERP organizational change management relative to other change initiatives within the company. The reader, an ERP project team member at a large...Overcoming an Organization’s Resistance to ERP and Change
It’s commonly perceived that people in general don’t like change, and ERP involves quite a bit of change. So that may explain why resistance to change is so common on ERP projects. But is there a way to resolve these change obstacles? The good news is that...Including Organizational Change Management in your ERP Project Plan Faciliates Success
A widely known critical success factor for effective ERP or large IT projects is organizational change management. But what exactly is change management, and what key activities should you include in your project plan? Organizational change management means a lot of...Addressing Cultural Change and Resistance to ERP Projects
It seems that ERP projects always have some type of employee resistance to change, especially in union environments or in companies that have employees with very long tenures with the company. The good news is that if you can recognize this early in the process, you...
