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ERP Utilization Series

  • ERP Makes for an Expensive Custom Solution

    ERP Makes for an Expensive Custom Solution

    The Allure of Technology Think of the possibilities!  Rapid delivery of new functionality!  Reduce development cost by quickly deploying prebuilt solutions!  If the software does not meet your needs then use the delivered, user-friendly development tools to customize the ERP software.  We have the technology to make your business more flexible and adaptable.  Most customers… Read more

  • Conducting ERP Assessment to Maximize ERP ROI

    Conducting ERP Assessment to Maximize ERP ROI

    If you are considering moving to the cloud, one of the steps to take is understanding where you are at today with your ERP solution. Read more

  • ERP Application Strategy Roadmap for Maximizing Long-Term ROI

    ERP Application Strategy Roadmap for Maximizing Long-Term ROI

    You have just implemented your ERP solution – congratulations!  Now what?  Will your ERP experience become an endless cycle of applying maintenance patches and upgrades?  Many customers only realize a fraction of the business value that ERP can provide.  Too often customers rely on their ERP vendor to provide the long-term vision and strategy for… Read more

  • IT Should Move Up the ERP Value Chain

    IT Should Move Up the ERP Value Chain

    A key challenge in my role as an IT ERP Director was to maximize business value with a shrinking budget.  It was quite an education for a person with the majority of his experience in Tier I ERP Consulting.  There are many options competing against IT organizations in providing ERP services (SaaS, Cloud, Off-shore and… Read more

  • BPR, BPM and ERP

    BPR, BPM and ERP

    I had a customer ask me about the relationship between BPM and ERP.  Does ERP implement BPM or do you need to have BPM before ERP?  Is an ERP implementation a BPR project?  Who’s on first?  As the ERP industry evolves it has become evident that additional disciplines like Business Process Management (BPM) and Business… Read more

  • ERP Utilization Series: Minimize Stabilization Phase

    ERP Utilization Series: Minimize Stabilization Phase

    Transitioning from an on-premise ERP system to a new cloud ERP service will result in a short-term reduction in ERP user efficiency.  This is less of a theoretical discussion but a practical reality that we need to manage.  There is never enough hands-on training or testing because we live in a reality of resource constraints. … Read more

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