Finding the Right Independent ERP Consultants: 10 Key’s to Digital Transformation Success
Finding the right independent ERP consultants is one of the most critical factors in ensuring a successful digital transformation. The expertise, approach, and independence of your chosen consulting partner can make or break your project. With so many options available, navigating the decision process can feel overwhelming. How do you identify the best independent ERP […]
Why Emerging ERP Systems Deserve Your Attention
In the ever-evolving world of enterprise resource planning (ERP), many companies instinctively gravitate toward well-known, “household name” solutions when searching for a new system. However, this tendency to prioritize big brands often leads to the oversight of emerging or smaller ERP vendors that might actually provide a better fit for certain organizations. Let’s dive into […]
Digital Transformation: How Independence is Leading the Way
Recently, Third Stage ranked in the top 1/3 on the Inc. 5000 fastest privately owned companies in U.S. list. Our exponential growth is a direct product of the demand and value of independence and technology agnostic services. The importance of independence is becoming much more widely understood and accepted in the IT industry as an […]
If ERP Systems Were NFL Teams!
Seems folks are laying a lot of analogies with their ERP systems these days. Most refer to evil villains, bodily fluids, family members, and sometimes even beer. Speaking of beer, now that we are looking towards Super Bowl LV, let’s take a look at ERP and your favorite (or least favorite) NFL Football teams: Dallas […]
Independent Review of Sage X3
Sage is a software vendor that has been around for quite some time, and they have always been focused on providing ERP solutions for small to mid-sized organizations, specifically in the manufacturing and distribution space. With three trustable software solutions in the market, Sage has been able to simplify the functionalities that many of the […]
The Value of Independent ERP Advice
As an ERP consultant, one of the more common questions we get is why do we share so much information? Sharing information and creating the content that goes along with it takes a lot of time, so why do we do it? There are several reasons, so let’s touch on a few. Not enough independent […]
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 Organizational Change Management Methods for Back to School 2020
How-to return to school safely during the Covid-19 global health pandemic has been a hot topic in our national conversations. Obviously, the health and safety of our teachers, students, and administration is the main priority, however, there are many opinions on how to open the doors of our education the “right” way. While there is […]
Why Thought Leadership Strategy Is So Important to Digital Transformation
The digital transformation space is full of opportunity and potential upside, but it is also severely flawed. Despite leapfrog advancements in technology (blockchain, artificial intelligence, internet of things, etc.), the industry seems to be repeating the same mistakes of past decades. Key challenges with the digital transformation industry Over the last two decades of being […]
The Status of the Healthcare Industry & ERP
This is one of those topics that can’t be fully explored in a blog, but let’s talk about some of the more obvious impacts that we are seeing. Unfortunately, the pandemic appears far from over and challenges abound. The Surge and Acceptance of Telemedicine As a digital transformation company, we can’t help but notice the […]
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 […]