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...
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...
by Eric Kimberling | Nov 1, 2019 | Digital Strategy, ERP software selection, Oracle Cloud ERP Implementations
In the years we have been providing our annual technology-agnostic ranking of the top ERP systems, we have never seen one quite like the list for 2020. Not only were there some surprises on the list – particularly with Service Now, Workday, and SAP S/4HANA – but some...
by Eric Kimberling | Oct 21, 2019 | Digital Strategy, ERP software selection, SAP S/4HANA vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft Dynamics 365
Disclaimer: Third Stage Consulting is an independent ERP consulting firm. Third Stage has no financial ties to ERP vendors, either directly or through parent companies or affiliates. Accordingly, the below analysis is completely technology-agnostic and 100% free of...
by Eric Kimberling | Oct 18, 2019 | Digital Strategy, ERP software selection
Growing up in the ‘80s, I was used to hearing the phrase “just say no.” It was a term coined and used often by the US President Reagan’s wife Nancy as part of her anti-drug campaign, so the saying became ubiquitous and associated with the ‘80s. CIOs can’t seem to say...
