Panorama Consulting Group | People - Process

Thirty-Five Guiding Principles for Every ERP Project Manager

by Panorama Consulting Group | Sep 17, 2010 | Project Management

Project Managers are leaders and managers. While their focus is generally centered on managing the actual ERP project, they always need to lead and manage themselves first. Over the years I’ve had a great deal of experience, dealt with a variety of clients, and...

There’s No “I” in ERP

by Panorama Consulting Group | Sep 7, 2012 | ERP Blog, Software Implementation, Software Selection

Many years prior to becoming an ERP consultant, I was a high school football player on a team with average talent. What wasn’t average was our record, which involved a trip to the Colorado 5A State Championship, nor the airtight bond throughout the brotherhood, a microcosm of the program’s culture. We were able to excel […]

The Woe of Idaho: How Ignoring End-Users Derailed an ERP Implementation

by Panorama Consulting Group | Jun 20, 2011 | Digital Strategy, ERP Blog

In late March, state auditors in Idaho released a damning report about a host of issues surrounding the implementation and usage of a state ERP system meant to process health care provider claims for Medicaid patients. The ERP system (which was provided by Unisys, now...

The Warning Signs of Weak Organizational Change Management

by Panorama Consulting Group | Jan 12, 2014 | ERP Blog, Organizational Change Management

Imagine you’ve just begun the implementation phase of your ERP project. You’ve assembled a cross-functional project team, developed your project and selected a new ERP solution to address your antiquated and broken system. Despite some resistance to invest in...

The Warning Signs of ERP Consulting Fraud

by Panorama Consulting Group | Dec 16, 2015 | ERP Blog, Software Expert Witness

For anyone that has seen an episode of the television series “House of Lies,” it paints a disturbing (yet at times entertaining) picture of the consulting industry. Although the show strives for a strong shock-factor, it does underscore the potential risks of...

The Warning Signs of a Poorly Managed ERP Project

by Panorama Consulting Group | Nov 8, 2013 | ERP Blog, Software Implementation

You can select the right software and employ all the right technical resources and business experts but your organization’s ERP implementation will struggle to succeed without leadership from a knowledgeable project manager and support from outside experts who want to...