If ERP Systems Were March Madness Teams
We are well through March, and this year’s NCAA March Madness basketball tournament is off to an interesting start. How is your bracket looking? Positive covid tests knocked some teams out of the tournament before games even started this year. Despite this, the 2021 tournament carried on with sixty-four teams, and this year, like many […]
Renewable Energy is at the Forefront of ERP and Digital Transformation
Renewable energy is the fastest-growing energy sector in the United States and is often associated with innovative science and technological breakthroughs. However, when we take a look at some of the technology that’s currently in use across the sector, it’s a bit of a different story. From established legacy software to energy-sector niche business needs, […]
Common ERP Implementation Organizational Change Management Mistakes
When helping our clients through their digital transformations, we inevitably talk about organizational change management. Now, one of the most common things we hear when we’re talking about organizational change management, is our people are ready for change and we don’t need to worry about change management. In any given month, I probably talked to […]
Software Renewals and the Art of Negotiation
Navigating a software license renewal is a tricky dance. How can you be certain that you’re really getting the best deal for your organization? If you are unschooled in the art of negotiation, it’s hard to avoid certain financial pitfalls. However, with the right strategy, you can leverage the latest tips and tricks to optimize […]
How to Assess your Legacy ERP System
As a company grows and matures, they eventually hit the inevitable stage where they have outgrown their current technology platform. Topping the list of technology requiring replacement is the ERP systems – the backbone of any business. A well-planned and executed ERP implementation can position organizations for future success and those organizations who fail to […]
What is SAP S/4HANA? | Introduction to SAP | Overview of SAP ERP
What is S/4hana? SAP S/4HANA is one of the most common ERP systems in the marketplace. But what exactly is SAP S/4HANA? And is it the right fit for your organization? I actually started my career as an SAP consultant. Back in the 90s, when I worked for one of the big five consulting firms, […]
ERP and Football – The Importance of a Good Team
Sam Graham Recently, this website published an article that compared NFL teams to ERP systems. That led to a suggestion that an article looking at European football teams might be interesting but that turns out not to be as easy as first thought. First of all, just as not everybody agrees on what ERP is, […]
Creating Competitive Edge Through Digital Transformation
Consultants and technology vendors refer to the terms “Competitive Differentiation” or “Competitive Edge” as something that comes naturally through any digital enhancement. While you can clean up processes and become more efficient, this does not always mean the same thing as creating true differentiation. In many cases, such as with the replacement or upgrade of […]
Top 5 ERP Pain Points
One of the most important business systems that almost every company has is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. These are hugely complex software programs that handle everything from employee management to inventory and customer relations, all in real-time. In short, they’re some of the most critical components for a successful business. With that said, […]
Business Transformation: Why Joe shouldn’t have bought that Ferrari….
When it comes to business transformation one of the main points to consider is who and what the main areas/elements need to be considered before any business change needs to be addressed. Usually, a project will be initiated to solve a problem or to introduce a new function within the business; the usual approach is […]
Can SMBs Afford Not to Bring in Digital Transformation Consultants?
It is a well-known fact that consultancies are an expensive resource particularly for SMB’s. However, due to SMB’s being by their very own nature ‘small’ companies they generally lack the expertise or knowledge to undertake such a project. From an initial viewpoint, it may appear that implementing a shiny new ERP system may be like […]
What is Quality Assurance and Why is it Important for your ERP Transformation?
When suggesting the idea of Quality Assurance (QA) to a company going through a digital transformation, we usually get one of three responses: We don’t need it because we have everything under control Our vendor is providing their own QA Ok, what is QA? The last one, fair enough, and happy to educate. For the […]