by Eric Kimberling | Aug 21, 2019 | Cloud ERP Implementations, Digital Strategy, ERP Failures, ERP Implementations, HCM Implementations, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Implementations, NetSuite Implementations, Oracle Cloud ERP Implementations, Oracle ERP Cloud Failures, SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations, SuccessFactors Implementations, Workday Implementations
Big ERP vendors can sell software and services like nobody’s business. Companies such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, Infor, and others have created monstrous machines capable of turning even the biggest skeptics into converts. But it all comes at a cost. In their quest...
by Eric Kimberling | Aug 14, 2019 | Cloud ERP Implementations, ERP Failures, ERP Implementations, HCM Implementations, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Implementations, NetSuite Implementations, Oracle Cloud ERP Implementations, Oracle ERP Cloud Failures, SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations, SuccessFactors Implementations, Workday Implementations
I have spent the better part of 20 years trying to help clients crack the code on why ERP implementations fail. It first started to click 12 years ago when I was engaged for my first ERP expert witness engagement for one of the highest profile lawsuits that the...
by Eric Kimberling | Jun 28, 2019 | SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations
Sometimes I get the feeling that people get tired of hearing me talk about some of the recent string of high-profile SAP failures. But then I post another article about the SAP failure at Revlon, Lidl, Haribo, or any of the others, and the article inevitably goes...
by Brian Potts | Jun 22, 2019 | SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations
SAP recently announced its “2025 Deadline,” suggesting support will end for all legacy products such as ECC and R/3 come December 2025. This has sent a shockwave through the industry and companies are scrambling to take action, and not all in a good way. Y2K Déjà vu...
by Eric Kimberling | Jun 19, 2019 | ERP Failures, ERP Implementations, HCM Implementations, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Implementations, NetSuite Implementations, Oracle Cloud ERP Implementations, SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations, SuccessFactors Implementations, Workday Implementations
I have recently been listening to some of the classic hits from REO Speedwagon. As they once said in their heyday, “you’re under the gun, so you take it on the run.” I heard this particular song (“Take it on the Run”) while I was writing my recent blog about Revlon’s...
by Eric Kimberling | Jun 3, 2019 | SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations
A few weeks ago, Revlon announced that its SAP implementation was a disaster. This came on the heels of delayed financial reporting because of said SAP implementation failure. The company’s stock fell 6.9% within 24 hours of reporting the news, which led to an...
