Tag: setting expectations

  • ERP Project 101: Challenging ERP Requirements

    ERP Project 101: Challenging ERP Requirements

    I am not arrogant enough to believe that ERP software vendors are the guardians of best practices.  Nor do I blindly subscribe to the notion that the customer is always right.  What I do know and believe is that a good implementation partner will balance customer needs and wants with the fundamental value proposition of…

  • Best approach for gathering ERP requirements

    Best approach for gathering ERP requirements

    How You Gather Requirements Sends a Message! Let’s us go through an analogy together.  You are the customer and I am the consultant working with you to develop some software changes for your packaged software.  As the consultant I can take two approaches for gathering requirements: Option #1:  “What would you like?” An open-ended question…