When an ERP Implementation Faces Challenges: Avoid the Blame Game
ERP implementations are transformative undertakings designed to streamline processes, integrate operations, and position organizations for growth. Yet, despite their potential, ERP projects are often fraught with complexity, and when they encounter difficulties, the instinct to assign blame is strong. Whether it’s the software vendor, system integrator, or internal project team, it’s easy to point fingers […]
The First (and Most Important) Step to Digital Transformation Success
There’s an underlying reason why so many projects fail. Most projects fail in the very early weeks and months of a transformation. The very first step that you should be taking in a digital transformation is the most important for success but most project teams overlook this first step and that’s what i want to unpack here today.
Top 10 Most Commonly Selected and Implemented ERP Systems
There are a plethora of ERP softwares to choose from in the marketplace today. Sorting through all of them can be a daunting process, so it can be helpful to look to the market to see which systems are most commonly adopted by organizations throughout the world. In this video I unveil the top 10 ERP systems that Third Stage Consulting has recommended the most to our clients from our offices throughout the world. This compilation is an independent ranking based on the frequency that our clients have chosen the leading ERP software in the market.
If We Were Your Digital Transformation Leaders
The early steps you take in a digital transformation will largely determine whether your project is successful or not. We’ve compiled some helpful tips for getting started with our article today. In this article I will be your Digital Transformation Leader.
Pourquoi vous ne devriez pas être consultant
Je suis consultant depuis 25 ans maintenant, et je suis ici pour vous dire que ce n’est pas ce que vous pensez. À la fin des années 1990, j’ai commencé ma carrière, sans le vouloir, en tant que consultant. J’ai trouvé un emploi chez Price Waterhouse à la fin de mes études supérieures, et il […]
How to Choose the Best ERP Consultants and Software Experts
To be successful in any ERP implementation journey, it’s critical to find the best ERP experts that are out on the market today. To help find the answer, it’s important to answer these 2 key questions: Who are those best ERP experts? How do you identify them? When embarking on a digital transformation and the […]
5 Questions You Should Ask When Interviewing ERP Consultants
When interviewing potential ERP consultants, good questions are your best assets. Instead of selling a product, they are selling themselves and their expertise. In many ways, they are rewarded for telling you what you want to hear because their mission is to get hired. And if you don’t know too much about ERP software, it […]
Boosting Employee Engagement in Your ERP Project
Few would argue the importance and benefits of having employees at all levels of your organization involved in your ERP initiative. But what if we told you that employees dedicated to these initiatives have a 30% greater turnover than employees not involved in an ERP project? This would suggest that in some cases the expectations […]
3 Ways to Avoid ERP Failure
They say learn from your mistakes, but equally important is the value gained in learning from the mistakes of others as well. Each year hundreds of extremely successful organizations experience subpar or failed digital transformations each providing nuggets of educational elements we should all consider when embarking on our own digital transformation journeys. Take the […]
A Day in the Life of an Independent ERP Consultant
The job of an ERP consultant is a tough one, sometimes filled with late night international calls and client deadlines. In this blog let’s recognize not all consulting firms work the same way. The intent of this blog is to give you a glimpse into how our consultants at Third Stage Consulting spend their time. […]
Managing and Motivating a Remote ERP Team
One of the skills of humans is adaptability. Over the last five months or so most of our lives have seen change – and for some, it’s been a significant change. For our ERP consultancy, it’s meant increased business for a variety of reasons. Some companies are experiencing dramatic upswings in business and need a […]
Is Your Organization Suffering from Transformation Change Fatigue?
When we see opportunities for improvement in our organizations, it is tempting to swing for the fences with a big transformation. After all, if things are broken, why wait to fix it? But there is a problem with this approach: people inherently don’t like to change. Even if they are excited on the surface for […]