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  • ERP Cloud: Finding the Right Provider

    ERP Cloud: Finding the Right Provider

    I recently attended Oracle’s OpenWorld Conference in San Francisco this October.  There was a huge volume of information on the Cloud.  As I walked through the Exhibitor’s halls at the Moscone Center, I observed that every SI partner had ERP in the Cloud or could get customers to the Cloud seamlessly.  What I did not… Read more

  • Building a Better ERP Estimate

    Building a Better ERP Estimate

    There are several documented examples of ERP implementations that went over budget or did not hit the original go-live date.  There are also many explanations out there to explain why these ERP implementations did not meet budget or timeline.  Instead of repeating common information out in the ERP blogosphere, I would like to speak to… Read more

  • Is Cloud Ringing the Death Toll for ERP?

    Is Cloud Ringing the Death Toll for ERP?

    Cloud computing is here to stay, but what does that mean for those who sell and implement ERP solutions today? First, it means that there is a new way in which business software solutions are being purchased and consumed, and that means resellers need to pay close attention to the way they run their business.… Read more

  • Fact or Fiction: Hybrid ERP Deployments

    Fact or Fiction: Hybrid ERP Deployments

    With cloud computing and cloud ERP gaining additional attention in the marketplace, ERP vendors, resellers, and solution providers are quickly positioning their products and services as “cloud-enabled”.  However, in my humble opinion, to simply put ERP software on a hosted server and provide subscription-based pricing does not a cloud solution make.    A key value proposition… Read more

  • Cloud Can Bring Out the Best of ERP

    Cloud Can Bring Out the Best of ERP

    Previously, I discussed some of the hard realities customers have to manage as part of a Cloud ERP solution.  However, these challenges should not deter customers from looking at a Cloud ERP deployment model.  There are broad advantages for Cloud ERP including incremental scalability and smaller start-up investment.  I would like to speak to some… Read more

  • Viable – Manageable ERP

    Viable – Manageable ERP

    Several ERP implementations suffer from what I call a “fast-food” mentality of delivering value.  Customers feel that they need to get functionality that addresses both existing needs but also future needs given long implementation cycles.  Business needs and business wants get blurred together during requirements gathering which make it harder to differentiate and validate.  Finally,… Read more