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Self-Serve ERP Software Please
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
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
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...
Is Business Intelligence the Logical Evolution of ERP Systems?
Many of our blogs talk about the significant advantages of modern ERP and associated digital transformations. Among those advantages, we have discussed how business intelligence is a key ingredient of an effective digital transformation. The last few decades have seen...
How a Good ERP Consultant is Like a Utility Infielder
Utility infielders are critical pieces of a successful baseball team. They are not everyday players and often are not even starters. They play many positions and roles, many of which are only consistent if there is an immediate or urgent need created by an injury to a...
Oracle ERP Cloud vs. Oracle NetSuite: An Independent Third-Party Comparison
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...
Overcoming ERP Software Selection Analysis Paralysis
Consider this scenario: You have engaged a software selection consultant to help you evaluate and select a new ERP solution, you have narrowed from long to short-list, received your ERP RFPs and have viewed demonstrations. It is now time to decide. There are certainly...
IoT Will Rock You
We are beginning to feel and recognize the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT), although most admit defining IoT (and how far it will go) is a challenge. No doubt that’s because we remain on the verge of something much bigger than we can imagine. This could be...
Golly Gee ERP Systems Are Awesome! An Attendee’s Guide to ERP User Conferences
As we head into the fall ERP user convention season, it feels similar to sitting through an endless episode of “Leave it to Beaver.” Listening to Larry Ellison at Oracle Open World, Bill McDermott at SAP’s ASUG Sapphire, Kevin Samuelson at Inforum or Darren Roos at...
What are the Big ERP Systems Integrators Going to be for Halloween?
System integrators (especially the big ones like Deloitte, Accenture, and Capgemini) may have to reinvent themselves. Oh my, that could be scary. We’re talking about an industry that’s been a cash cow estimated to be in excess of $220 billion dollars. They’ve been...
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8310 S. Valley Highway, Third Floor, Englewood, CO 80112
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3 Orkney Court, Taplow
Maidenhead SL6 0JB