Tag: ERP Implementations
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Podcast: ERP Organizational Change Success
Dr. Jack G. Nestell and I discuss some key influences on ERP organizational change success for implementation success.
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JIT is Just Plain Wrong for Cloud ERP
Given that we are well in the third decade of ERP implementations, I still observe ERP implementations following outdated/misguided concepts that do not utilize limited resources to the fullest. One of these misapplied concepts is Just-In-Time (JIT) training. End user enablement continues to be an implementation challenge primarily due to the limited investment made for…
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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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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…
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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…
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Customers – Insist on an ERP Knowledge Transfer Plan
What Gets Tracked and Measured Gets Done How do you measure knowledge transfer? Customers – have you ever received a report or completed checklist that demonstrated the Implementation Partner conducted knowledge transfer? Knowledge transfer is a process, not just a milestone task on a project plan. Consider the following illustration to identify the importance of…
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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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Get it wrong the first time! The case for ERP iterations.
We have all heard the phrase “Get right the first time” used as part of an effort to reduce costs and accelerate implementations. Unfortunately, many have interpreted this to mean doing an activity once. We attempt to run ERP implementations as a production process. Good production processes deliver the anticipated result (a known result), for…