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New Digital Transformation Strategies for the 2020s

Revised Top 10 ERP and HCM Predictions for 2020 (Take 2)

How to Lead ERP and HCM Implementations During uncertainty

New Digital Transformation Strategies for the 2020s

Revised Top 10 ERP and HCM Predictions for 2020 (Take 2)

How to Lead ERP and HCM Implementations During uncertainty

We can help you navigate the challenges of today’s environment

Transformation Strategy and Digital Assessment

Develop –or redefine –a transformation strategy tailored for today’s changing landscape.

Quality Assurance and Risk Mitigation

Assess your project to ensure it is being managed for today’s economic realities, while leveraging interim program and risk management expertise.

Transformation Readiness

Prepare your organization for transformation – whether that transformation is slated for now or in the future.

Project Recovery and Expert Witness

Help get your project back on track and/or provide expert witness consulting when your project is struggling or needs a course-correction.

Human Capital and Change Management

Help manage your people through the transformation, while navigating the complex people issues of today’s environment.

Business Process Management

Improve your business processes and build an operating model designed for tomorrow’s realities.

M&A Integration and Reorganization

Integrate your post-acquisition people, process and technologies or reorganize after a corporate spinoff.

On Demand Consulting

Web-based, trusted, independent advice and peer mentoring to help guide your transformation when on-site consulting is not an option.

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

Five Common (and Inaccurate) Myths of ERP Systems

by Bob Blanchette | Jul 12, 2020 | Cloud ERP Implementations, CRM Implementations, Digital Strategy, ERP Implementations, Global ERP Implementations, HCM Implementations, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Implementations, NetSuite Implementations, Oracle Cloud ERP Implementations, SAP S/4HANA Implementations, Small Business ERP Implementations, SuccessFactors Implementations, Workday Implementations

ERP implementations and digital transformations are plagued with failure points perpetuated by ERP software industry hoaxes. Some of these are self-serving, while others are based on In this blog we’ll talk about five myths, and it’s my hope that’s there’s a couple...

Independent Review of SAP S/4HANA

by Eric Kimberling | Jul 10, 2020 | ERP software selection, SAP S/4HANA Implementations, SAP S/4HANA vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP vs Oracle vs Microsoft Dynamics, SAP vs. Oracle

When considering potential ERP systems, SAP S/4HANA is on the short-list of many organizations. As one of the top ERP systems in the market, SAP has become a go-to option for larger and mid-size organizations.

Organizational Change Management Considerations for Small Businesses

by Brian Potts | Jul 6, 2020 | Organizational Change Management, Small Business ERP Implementations, Small Business ERP Systems

When discussing digital transformation with small business owners, the mention of organizational change management is (OCM) followed by blank stares. As a small, tightly-knit group where everyone knows each other and has direct access to leadership, OCM may not seem...