Defining your Digital Transformation Project Dream Team
Eric Kimberling recently posted a blog surrounding the potential dark side of digital transformation and how the increased power of technology can cause complications even greater than faced in the past with vanilla ERP implementations. One of the greatest risks of a complete digital transformation is not having the right team and skill sets to […]
Business Intelligence: What Is Holding Back ERP Implementations
For years now, companies and ERP consultants have struggled with how to avoid ERP failure. Many struggle to reach the third stage of ERP, which is when real transformations happen, business benefits are realized, and the business is better off than before new technology was deployed. I recently wrote about how part of the problem […]
The Intangible Side of an ERP Business Case
We have stressed time and time again the importance of measuring cost vs. benefit when moving to a new ERP platform. It’s no secret that these systems are expensive and difficult to implement. At the same time, the cost of doing nothing can be even greater than the cost of implementing a new ERP system. […]
The Dark Side of Digital Transformation
There are some really cool emerging trends in today’s digital transformation landscape. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics are just some of the technologies with potential to completely transform businesses. We cover these and other trends in our top ERP predictions in 2019. But not all with digital transformation technologies are unicorns and rainbows. […]
Timing Your ERP Initiative and Reading the Gas Gauge
I was running late for an appointment last week and jumped in the car to see that my wife had returned the car home with less than 2 miles remaining before the tank was to run empty. The gas station is also just about 2 miles away, and my appointment was another 15 miles or […]
Five Things That are Obsolete in the ERP Software Industry
The other day, we posted our top ERP predictions for 2019. While this provides a good look into where the industry is headed, it is also important to understand the things that are obsolete in the ERP software industry. While there are a large number to choose from, here are a handful to be particularly […]
ERP Implementation – Big Bang or Phased?
By Sam Graham If anything positive can be taken from recent ERP disasters (Lidl, National Grid, Waste Management, etc), it is that these failures happened before those systems went live. Compare that with, for example, the Hershey debacle (now frequently used as a case study in how not to implement ERP). It would appear that […]
Top 10 ERP and Digital Transformation Predictions for 2019
This has been an amazing year so far. Technology has continued to evolve while many organizations begin their digital transformation journeys. Some have been successful so far, while others have struggled. On a personal level, our company began working with 15 new clients in the last 6 months since spinning off from our last company. […]
When Should Business Process Management Occur During Digital Transformation?
Digital transformations have the ability to revolutionize the way we do business. However, new technology is worthless without a corresponding improvement to your business processes. It raises the question: when should business process management occur during digital transformation? This is and always has been a controversial topic with much debate. Software vendors and ERP systems […]
Can you Trust your ERP Consultants?
While every industry has some bad apples, the ERP consulting space is one that seems to have a few extra worms. We have also recently heard several horror stories from companies regarding their past experience with ERP consultants. The common phrase “you get what you pay for” comes to mind here. However, there are many […]
Digital Transformation vs. ERP Implementation: Which is Right for You?
Digital transformation is one of the industry’s biggest buzzwords at the moment. ERP implementation, on the other hand, is a term that is becoming a bit dated and has lost a bit of its luster with recent failures such as Lidl and National Grid. But what does “digital transformation” mean? And how is it different […]
How Your Systems Integrator is Rigging Your Digital Transformation
Most digital transformations are rigged. It was 20 years ago when I started in this space, and it still is today. I started my first consulting company (Panorama Consulting) back in 2005 because of the lack of unbiased independent ERP consultants in the market. That company at one time filled a need that wasn’t being […]