by Panorama Consulting Group | Oct 6, 2021 | Change Management, ERP Blog, Government
As more government entities turn to ERP as a viable way to improve services and lower costs, ERP implementations are becoming increasingly common. However, they aren’t always a success. While technical problems can contribute, it’s the people and processes...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Sep 2, 2021 | ERP Blog, Government, Software Selection
Public sector agencies have much to gain from enterprise software, including ERP software. The intelligent workflows and data mastery that these systems provide can modernize outdated infrastructure and improve the citizen experience. Yet, government ERP success...
by Guest Blogger | Aug 16, 2021 | ERP Blog, Government, Software Selection
State governments want their software to be secure, compliant, and designed for the 21st century. As such, many state governments are evaluating their current ERP platforms to determine how to modernize financials, procurement, human capital management, and payroll...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Apr 29, 2021 | ERP Blog, Government, Software Selection
The COVID-19 pandemic has opened the doors for some important conversations. Chief among them: What will technology in local government look like this year? Today, we’re exploring the lessons learned and the plans made as we forge ahead together. 5 Predictions...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Jul 8, 2020 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness, Government
It’s no secret that an enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation can be challenging. With so many factors to consider, decisions to make and employees to engage, it’s easy to see why ERP implementations can fail. The government sector is especially...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Jan 6, 2020 | Government, ERP Blog
While private sector organizations are innovating their processes and technology to improve their customer service, government organizations must race to keep up with citizens’ increasingly higher expectations. In the midst of this race, government organizations are...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Oct 13, 2017 | ERP Blog, Change Management, Government
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have proved effective in streamlining business processes in many highly urbanized countries. The enhancements it brings to organizations like private institutions and even governments are significant, especially in terms of...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Mar 16, 2017 | ERP Blog, Government
A common thread among many public sector ERP failures is the presence of a flawed RFP process. The flaw is this: public sector organizations issuing RFPs tend to attract low-quality bidders, and organizations are apt to accept these bids due to the allure of lower...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Mar 10, 2017 | ERP Blog, Government
As a public sector organization, your desire to improve service to citizens is most likely what drives your desire for innovation. So naturally, if you’re pursuing a digital transformation initiative, it should be focused on one main objective: Return on citizenship...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Dec 23, 2016 | ERP Blog, Government, Implementation
Any project, ERP or otherwise, will live or die by its project planning. I recently jumped in halfway through an ERP project to find that the project plan was a chocolate mess and had to be rebooted halfway through the implementation – the project team had to scrap...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Dec 21, 2016 | ERP Blog, Government
Return on Citizenship– or “ROC” as we like to call it—is one of our key deliverables on the public sector side. It is very similar to what the private sector likes to call Return on Investment or “ROI.” What we look at in ROC is the value that we help...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Dec 2, 2016 | Government, ERP Blog, Project Management
Like a lot of organizations – we try to stay quiet on our political choices. Not every person is going to agree with your points of view, so it’s best practice to keep your views to yourself. However, it is hard to stay in the middle with such a polarized...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Nov 14, 2016 | Government, Change Management, ERP Blog
More than ever before, high performing government agencies are resembling well-run corporate organizations. They both set defined goals, are both process-oriented and they choose effective leaders. However, one of the biggest mistakes that any company or government...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Oct 18, 2016 | ERP Blog, Government
The digital transformation in the public sector needs to move beyond the technological bias and begin focusing on a real cultural transformation. No one will deny that the past decade has seen an incredible appetite for improving administrative procedures in the...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Oct 11, 2016 | ERP Blog, Government
The concept of digital transformation has been resounding in the private and public sector leaders’ minds for the last couple years. While this is not a new idea, the conversation around it and the initiative on how to apply digital technology for human society’s...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Sep 2, 2016 | Change Management, ERP Blog, Government
Okay, I will admit it. I was on the government payroll for almost my entire adult life. Like a dutiful parent, Uncle Sam fed me, clothed me and sent me away to far off places for years at a time. The U.S. government was good to me but since I left government service...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Aug 23, 2016 | Government, ERP Blog
How can I claim that ERP implementations and ERP utilizations are just like Pokémon Go? Read on and all will be revealed. Ask any pre-teen and they will tell you (in a snarky tone) that Pokémon Go is a free-to-play, location-based augmented reality...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Aug 11, 2016 | ERP Blog, Government
Federal and state governments across the U.S. are becoming better prepared for natural disasters. They work to ensure extensive destruction is avoided or minimized by planning and preparing for such events, as well as providing funding and guidance for a long-term...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Aug 9, 2016 | Government, ERP Blog
Digital transformation can address complex social issues and challenges, and social innovation is critical to this process. Social innovation can take several forms, including innovation within public services, innovation in the nonprofit sector and innovation in the...
by Panorama Consulting Group | Jul 29, 2016 | Change Management, ERP Blog, Government
Okay, I will admit it. I was on the government payroll for almost my entire adult life. Like a dutiful parent, Uncle Sam fed me, clothed me and sent me away to far off places for years at a time. The U.S. government was good to me but since I left government service...
