Learning from Mistakes That Cost Digital Transformation Project Managers Their Jobs [Career Advice]

One of the roles we frequently work with among our clients is project managers. Our primary focus is advising project managers, along with other individuals, to ensure their success in digital transformations. However, project manager turnover is significant in complex and challenging digital transformations. Today, I aim to discuss the common reasons why project managers often struggle and fail in their roles. My goal is to provide guidance, input, and career advice to help you avoid the pitfalls and mistakes frequently made by project managers.
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What Are the Alternatives to Traditional ERP Systems? [Death of ERP Software, Part II]

ERP software may not be the appropriate solution for your organization's digital transformation. However, it is important to explore alternative options and determine what the right answer might be. If you choose not to deploy an ERP system, there are various alternatives available. It is important to maintain an open mind and explore alternative options […]
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What are the Best Alternatives to SAP S/4HANA? [Top ERP Systems to Compare to SAP]

A large subset of our client base evaluates SAP S/4HANA as part of their digital transformation strategy for the 2020s and beyond. However, many clients often inquire about alternative options beyond SAP. These inquiries primarily come from larger organizations, multinationals, and complex organizations aiming to scale and standardize their operations. They often perceive SAP as their best or only option. Therefore, today, I would like to discuss the top alternatives and options comparable to S/4HANA that you should consider as part of your digital transformation strategy moving forward.
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Learning From 3 Digital Transformation Strategies [Detailed Examples and Case Studies]

I will summarize three key areas: business process management, organizational change, and technology. The technology aspect encompasses not only enterprise applications but also solution architecture, business intelligence, and analytics. I will discuss these three areas and provide a few examples based on real scenarios with some of our current clients. While I won't mention the organizations by name, I will describe their situations and the strategic considerations and variables involved.
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Understanding How Human Psychology Leads to Resistance to Change During Digital Transformation

When assisting clients in their digital transformation journeys, we are often requested to help manage change, particularly addressing the human aspect of change and resistance to it. This involves ensuring employee adoption, buy-in, and understanding of the transformation objectives and goals associated with the project. However, it is common for organizations and their employees to resist change. Despite envisioning a utopian future, when it comes to implementing the change, people inevitably resist it. Today, I will discuss a basic psychological framework that explains why people resist change. Additionally, I will explore strategies to mitigate risks and overcome psychological challenges within organizations. 
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Why Digital Transformations Are Failing at an Alarming Rate

Digital transformations are failing at an accelerated pace. In fact, the failure rate has reached epidemic proportions within the industry. It is important to understand why these failures are occurring more frequently over time and explore potential strategies for mitigating the associated risks. 
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Defining Future State Strategies and Business Processes in Digital Transformation

When assisting clients with their digital strategies, one of our initial inquiries is to understand their desired outcome and future state for their organization and operations. We must clearly articulate and define our desired future state for the organization, operations, and people involved in the digital transformation. That's what we will be discussing in this article.
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Top 10 Lieferkettenmanagement Systeme (SCM)

Lieferkettenmanagement war ein heißes Thema, als ich meine berufliche Laufbahn in den 1990er und frühen 2000er Jahren begann. Unternehmen aus den Bereichen Produktion und Vertrieb legten den Schwerpunkt auf die Auslagerung von Funktionen an andere Standorte auf der ganzen Welt, was zu einer großen Nachfrage nach Geschäftsprozessmanagement und der Verbesserung globaler Lieferketten führte.
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Digital Transformation: How To Convince Executives and Leaders to Start the Journey

Selling digital transformation to executive teams is of great importance. Occasionally, digital transformations are initiated by the executive team itself as a top-down approach. However, more often than not, the need or desire for digital transformation is identified at lower levels of the organization and eventually presented to the executive team for approval. The issue arises when many project teams and employees within organizations recognize the need for digital transformation but lack the knowledge on how to effectively convey the idea to their executives. They may struggle to communicate in a way that resonates with the executive team and highlights the most crucial points. Therefore, in this article, I will discuss the key strategies that we have observed to be most successful in selling the idea and demonstrating the value of digital transformation to executive teams
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Uncovering the Biggest (and Most Underestimated) Cost of Digital Transformation

When undergoing digital transformations with our clients, they often struggle with a decision regarding how to optimize implementation time, cost, and risk. However, this focus on time, cost, and risk does not always consider the potential cost, risk, and time associated with disruption if the digital transformation goes poorly. To provide some context, our research indicates that between 52% and 54% of organizations experience significant operational disruptions when they go live with new technology.
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Strategies for Successful ERP Software User Training and Adoption

Today, I aim to discuss what software training and adoption entail, how they should be approached, and the key considerations in defining your training and adoption strategy for digital transformation. Throughout this video, I will emphasize the importance of early planning when it comes to training. Defining your training strategy and understanding your training needs should commence during the planning phases of your project. This point is critical and will be reiterated throughout.
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How to Migrate to the Cloud [Best Cloud Migration Strategies]

When considering the transition to cloud computing for your enterprise software deployments, it is crucial to understand the strengths, weaknesses, pros, cons, and risks associated with cloud migration. In this discussion, we will delve into these aspects.
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Author:
Eric Kimberling
Eric is known globally as a thought leader in the ERP consulting space. He has helped hundreds of high-profile enterprises worldwide with their technology initiatives, including Nucor Steel, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, Kodak, Coors, Boeing, and Duke Energy. He has helped manage ERP implementations and reengineer global supply chains across the world.

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