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 […]
Minimizing Risk in ERP and Digital Transformation Projects
Sam Graham Too many ERP and digital transformation projects fail, and fail unnecessarily. Risk comes from different directions, including: consultant selection system selection a misalignment between software and business strategy the company’s own people post go-live requirement changes lack of previous experience Taking these in turn; it is perhaps ironic that, whilst companies hire consultants to […]
Top 5 Change Management Metrics to Measure
As the world continues to struggle through unprecedented economic uncertainty, the pressure for organizations to justify expenses intensifies. IT budgets and funds spent on technology initiatives are scrutinized closer than they have been in recent history. Change management, as part of an overall data transformation initiative, plays a critical role in guiding organizations through the […]
What’s in it for Me? The Value and Challenges of Employee Involvement in ERP Initiatives
It’s important to have employees at all levels of your organization involved in your ERP initiative. In a recent blog, we reported that employees dedicated to these initiatives have 30% greater turnover than employees not directly involved in an ERP project – which got a lot of reaction. In this blog, we’ll explore what can […]
Digital Transformation’s Greatest Hits
If you have followed my work over the last decade and a half, you may have noticed that I love rock and roll. Classic rock, to be more specific. Many of my articles and YouTube videos have been named after classic rock songs or quotes. Both Third Stage Consulting and the consulting firm I started […]
Managing an ERP Consulting Career Pandemic
I remember several decades ago when I was working in the PBX telephone space. My boss at the time had called a meeting to discuss the changes that were coming to our industry – specifically this new concept called “VoIP” or Voice over Internet Protocol. For you youngsters, making a phone call via internet was […]