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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
Our experts have highlighted ten vendors that can help your organization make data-driven decisions.
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Playing Safe is Risky: Five Ways to Manage Risk in Your ERP Implementation
“Playing safe is risky.” That is one of my favorite quotes from business author and guru Seth Godin. While it may sound like an oxymoron, it makes sense when you think through terms of being innovative in your workspace. Earlier this week, I was part of a panel...Pitfalls of ERP Software in SMBs
The challenges of ERP are well documented and we all know how risky these implementations can be. Risks such as global employee resistance and global supply disruptions may be common for larger organizations, but what about small- and mid-size businesses (SMBs)? ...Pitfalls of the ERP Business Case
One of the biggest selling points that ERP or IT software vendors use is that implementing their product can result in a short payback period with a healthy return on investment (ROI). While there is some truth to this possibility, such an ROI is only achieved if you...Pinch Hitters’ Guide to Six Sigma and ERP
Six Sigma is a term companies equate to resource overload, too much money, and time consumption, which can certainly act as a deterrent for companies focused on the bottom line. However, because ERP software is often used to improve business processes, it can be of...
Lessons Learned from the PG&E Data Breach
In February 2018, the North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) fined The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) $2.7 million. The offense? A 2016 data breach that left 30,0000 sensitive records exposed online for 70 days. For PG&E, this was a lesson...
