The Role of Consultants in an ERP or Digital Transformation Project
Sam Graham It is incontrovertible that companies should do, themselves, as much as is possible of the work involved in their ERP or digital transformation (hereafter called DT in the interests of brevity) projects, for several reasons, including: it keeps costs down, it makes user buy-in easier because the system always belongs to the company […]
Top 10 E-Commerce Systems
E-commerce systems have gained increasing popularity in the present climate. This importance is growing, owing to the recent transformation occurring at several retailers, distribution, and even some B2B organizations, which are relying on this technology to provide a better customer experience. That said, what are the top 10 e-commerce systems in the market that should […]
Top 10 Digital Transformation Buzzwords
There are a ton of overused and vague, ambiguous buzzwords used in the digital transformation industry. The ERP technology, digital transformation industry loves to create all kinds of buzzwords. It’s essentially a way to express the value and a way to speak a different language. But the problem is that a lot of us don’t […]
What is the ROI of Organizational Change Management and How to Develop a Business Case
One of the toughest challenges with organizational change management is that it’s one of the most intangible aspects of a transformation. In this blog, I want to specifically talk on how to build a business case that proves the ROI and the value of organizational change. Many executives and project team members fail to understand […]
How to Create an ERP / HCM Organizational Change Management Plan
Organizational change management is the number one thing you can do to make your ERP implementation or digital transformation successful. With it, you have a chance to succeed and without it, you have limited to no chance to succeed. Today I will offer five steps to optimize your organizational change management strategy for success, and […]
Controlling ERP Project Costs
Sam Graham Every year, many ERP implementations fail or at least fail to deliver what was expected of them, but even the ones that are successful very often exceed their initial budget. To make matters worse, the modules of the new system that contribute most to ROI are often towards the end of the implementation […]
Top 10 Digital Transformation Myths that Will Prevent Failure
When embarking on digital transformation, let’s be honest, we’re all looking for the “easy” button. Or that silver bullet that will make our transformation completely smooth and immediately effective. This desire for all the answers ultimately leads to misconceptions about what it really takes to make a digital transformation successful. With that said, here are […]
Breakdown of Business Process Mapping
One big question organization ask before they implement a new technology is when and how business process management plays into their digital transformation. Do you let the software determine how your processes are going to look, or do you ensure that your business processes drive how the software looks? Though the answer is relatively simple, […]
Top 10 ERP Systems for 2022 – Top Software Vendors
When embarking on an ERP implementation, choosing the best ERP software for your organization is one of the most important things you can do. Today, I will outline our independent and technology-agnostic ranking of the top 10 systems in the ERP software market. There’s been some significant changes to this year’s top 10 list when […]
Top SAP Systems Integrators
One of the topics that we get asked questions about quite frequently is, how to pick the right system integrator for an SAP implementation. A lot of clients we work with have already selected their software and have already decided that they’re going down the path of SAP. But, they still need help figuring out […]
How Lean Six Sigma Prevents Digital Transformation and ERP Implementation Failure
Lean Six Sigma became very popular in the 1990s. But, in today’s era of digital transformation, it seems to have been lost in the shuffle. In this blog, I want to talk about why it’s time to bring back Lean Six Sigma for those of you that may have forgotten about it in your digital […]
Ingredients for your OCM Secret Sauce?
No matter what industry you are in, your business is propped up on three pillars – People, processes, and technology. All three of these foundational elements carry their own weight in value, and if one of these pillars falls, the business is likely to tumble with it. However, without people, there can be neither processes […]