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  • ERP Value Hypothesis

    ERP Value Hypothesis

    Value stories and value hypothesis are the latest marketing trend that ERP vendors are using to persuade customers. These tactics are not inherently wrong, however the customer needs to use the same discipline in selecting the right ERP vendor. Read more

  • Integration Trumps Functionality for Enterprise ERP

    Integration Trumps Functionality for Enterprise ERP

    Many ERP integration cost analyses only focus on a small area and do not calculate the true cost of ownership.  The purpose of this article is to elaborate on the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for integrating multiple ERP systems. Read more

  • Using AI/ML to Build Customer-specific ERP Roadmaps

    Using AI/ML to Build Customer-specific ERP Roadmaps

    The largest portion of ERP costs remains implementation costs. AI/ML guidance is a leading practice that can reduce implementation costs. Read more

  • Disrupting the ERP Cloud market with Business Value Realization Pricing

    Disrupting the ERP Cloud market with Business Value Realization Pricing

    Gartner estimates that companies are achieving only 43% of their technology investments’ full potential value.  Should ERP contracts be based on realized business value versus list price? Read more

  • Using AI/ML to create a Customer-specific ERP Business Process Maturity Model

    Using AI/ML to create a Customer-specific ERP Business Process Maturity Model

    In this post, I will define a case study where my utilization model is applied for a customer.    A key point to be made here is that the health and effectiveness of the business process is directly related to the performance and utilization of ERP features that support the business process. Case Study – Procurement… Read more

  • Using AI/ML to predict ERP Utilization

    Using AI/ML to predict ERP Utilization

    There are not many methods on how to maximize ERP utilization. There are approaches that do a commendable effort in identifying some of the factors that influence ERP utilization.  What is lacking are predictability, repeatability and harmony across the key components of a business solution.  In my 25 years of ERP consulting experience, I have… Read more