Panorama Consulting Group | People - Process

Lessons Learned from the Waste Management ERP Failure

by Bill Baumann | Apr 14, 2021 | ERP Blog, Software Expert Witness

In 2005, Waste Management (WM) began a major, enterprise-wide SAP ERP implementation. The project was set to go live by 2007, and SAP projected that WM would be able to net upward of $220 million per year in annual benefits. However, in 2008, a $500 million ERP...

Enterprise Digital Assistants: Must-Have ERP Feature?

by Panorama Consulting Group | Apr 8, 2021 | ERP Blog, Software Selection

Digital assistants have been on the scene since 2011, when Siri was introduced on the iPhone 4S. Since then, they’ve been largely designated for personal use. However, new enterprise-wide models are expanding the possibilities of these assistants. In fact, many...

Lessons Learned from the Air Force ERP Failure

by Bill Baumann | Apr 7, 2021 | ERP Blog, Software Expert Witness

In late 2020, the U.S. Air Force resumed work on an ERP implementation that was originally scrapped back in 2012. The new effort is still underway, set to be completed over a five-year timeline. To understand why the project has been resurrected, it’s necessary...

Change Management Business Case to the Rescue: How to Get OCM Funding

by Panorama Consulting Group | Apr 5, 2021 | ERP Blog, Organizational Change Management

Organizational change management is the process of preparing and equipping your workforce for what lies ahead. Unless your workforce is ready to embrace an upcoming change, even the best-planned projects could fail to live up to their potential. Recognizing the...

Legacy ERP Challenges You Should Stop Putting Up With

by Panorama Consulting Group | Apr 1, 2021 | ERP Blog, Software Selection

According to one study, the typical corporation spends between 60% and 80% of its IT budget simply maintaining its existing mainframe systems and applications. In their prime, these systems were innovative and cutting-edge. They helped companies improve productivity...

Lessons Learned from the MillerCoors ERP Failure

by Bill Baumann | Mar 31, 2021 | ERP Blog, Software Expert Witness

In March 2017, Chicago-based brewer MillerCoors sued Indian technology services firm HCL (and its American affiliate) for more than $1 million. At the core of the chaos? A failed SAP implementation, which MillerCoors blamed on a string of inefficiencies catalyzed by...