Third Stage Consulting Group

Independent and Technology-Agnostic Digital Transformation Experts, ERP Consultants, and Thought Leaders

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Digital Stratosphere Conference

The only technology-agnostic event of its kind.

January 28-30, 2020

Third Stage Consulting Group consists of the industry’s leading experts, hand-selected by Eric Kimberling throughout his 20-year career. We are here to help you launch your initiative to the Third Stage.

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Recent Blog Posts

Self-Serve ERP Software Please

by Brian Potts | Nov 15, 2019 | Digital Strategy, HCM Implementations, Organizational Change Management

Don’t underestimate the influence of Generation Y (Millennials) or Generation Z (Gen-Z) on how the top ERP systems will continue to evolve. They are changing the rules both as employees and consumers. Their preferences and actions are dramatically altering how...

Common ERP Organizational Change Management Challenges

by Eric Kimberling | Nov 13, 2019 | Cloud ERP Implementations, ERP Implementations, Global ERP Implementations, HCM Implementations, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Implementations, NetSuite Implementations, Oracle Cloud ERP Implementations, Organizational Change Management, SAP S/4HANA Implementations, SuccessFactors Implementations, Workday Implementations

When I'm speaking with executives at our clients, one of the most common things I hear is: "our people are ready for change, so ERP organizational change management isn't going to be an issue for us." This is one of the most challenging perceptions to overcome....

Lessons from LeasePlan’s SAP ERP Failure

by Eric Kimberling | Nov 9, 2019 | ERP Failures, SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations

Just weeks after releasing our ranking of the top ERP failures of all-time, European-based fleet management company LeasePlan announced its massive SAP ERP failure. In this same announcement, the company also announced that it was taking a 100M Euro write-off and...