Tag: Business solution
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ERP Project 101: Deployment vs Requirements Gathering
Customers, System implementers and ERP vendors are always looking for ways to accelerate ERP implementations. One popular approach is to take a phased deployment approach based upon criteria such as location, ERP module or feature set. Requirements are gathered, validated, and tested based upon a limited scope. Unfortunately, many ERP projects utilizing this approach result…
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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…
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ERP Project 101: What + Why = How
One of the reasons why I am a consultant is that I enjoy solving business problems with technology. ERP provides a technical foundation that I can utilize to solve problems. However, during my career I came to the realization that simply throwing technology at a business need is not in the best interest of the…
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Decisions – Not Documents – Move ERP Implementations Forward
Information Alone Does Not Generate Value I grew up in a time when information was hard to obtain. Generating information was seen as a valuable exercise because information was a scarce resource. The first software development life cycle (SDLC) I learned was Waterfall. One of the key focus areas for the Waterfall SDLC was documentation…
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Business Leads and Technology Supports
There is a misconception in the ERP market that says technology is the key enabler to business maturity. In a previous blog (ERP is Only Part of a Business Solution) I discussed the supporting role ERP plays in a business solution. Business processes and people have a far greater influence on business process maturity and business results. …
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ERP is Only Part of a Business Solution
Back in the 80s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) was deemed the panacea for business pains caused by operational inefficiencies and disjointed applications. Then came the realization that ERP was not the final solution but just one piece of the puzzle. In addition we learned that change was not just a software issue, that implementation is…