ERP Training: More Than Software Transactions
In any ERP implementation, it is generally understood that training is a key component of organizational change management and of the overall success of the ERP implementation. However, there is a subtle and distinct difference between training and training...ERP Success Factor: The Importance of Communications
Most ERP project teams understand the value of training. Ensuring that employees understand how to complete transactions in a new ERP system is very important, and training in an ERP software package helps enable that level of understanding. However, much more than...ERP System Details: Don’t Let Them Slip Through the Cracks
We have published several pieces on what it takes to turn an ERP system purchase into a successful ERP implementation. However, there are several small details that our clients often forget. All of the details, although they seem minor in nature, can add up to big...Weekly ERP Poll Results: Biggest ERP Challenges
What is the Biggest ERP Challenge Your Organization Faces? Just as reporters in the US are looking at early Election Day results this evening, I thought I would share some preliminary results from our poll. Based on respondents’ responses, lack of employee...Supporting Your ERP System After Go Live
Those of us that have been involved with ERP projects know what it’s like to experience the thrill of an ERP go-live. It’s exciting, confusing, difficult, and full of opportunity, all at the same time. While it may be a huge step in a long battle, it is by...ERP’s Big Bang Theory
One of the difficult decisions of an ERP implementation is the implementation strategy: do you take the big bang approach and get it done with quickly, or do you slowly phase in new processes and technology over time? The answer is that it depends. The appeal of the...Why Are ERP Projects Always Over Budget?
Our last post addressed the fact that our ongoing ERP Benchmarking Study reveals that 100% of participants went over budget, most of them by 10% or more. But what we didn’t address is why projects go over budget. I recently blogged about some of the hidden costs...Weekly ERP Poll Results: ERP Budgets
We’ve all heard the nightmares of companies that go millions of dollars over budget. But what is the reality of actual ERP implementation costs? The good news is that we are in the process of conducting an ERP Benchmarking Study and we have some real data to...The Politics of ERP Projects
Large ERP and IT projects can be exciting: they can provide new technologies, new business processes, and endless possibilities to organizations that implement them. However, implementing the technologies and overcoming some of the organization’s political...Weekly ERP Poll Results: ERP Readiness Benchmarks
One of our recent posts highlighted the importance of assessing readiness before any ERP or large IT project. Panorama Consulting Group provides a free on-line ERP readiness assessment tool, and the preliminary results from participants so far reveal some interesting...The Importance of Executive Buy-In on Your ERP Project
One of most important ERP project critical success factors is executive buy-in and support. But what exactly does “buy-in” mean? Approve the funds to get the project going? Or does it mean more than this? Executive buy-in needs to go beyond approving the...
