What is Implementation Planning in Digital Transformation?
Once organizations realize their need to implement new technology, they tend to jump into a digital transformation without covering their bases before they begin. Whether the lack of planning is due to an abundance of excitement or heavy lenience on their system integrator, being unprepared for the transformation will often lead to ERP failure. On […]
How to Become an Effective Business and Digital Transformation Leader
Strong and clear leadership is one of the most important success factors for any digital transformation. What exactly does it mean to be a transformation leader? Most people intuitively recognize and understand that leadership is important to a digital transformation, but many don’t understand what that means to be an effective leader for these specific […]
How to Optimize your Digital Strategy
In today’s tech-driven world, there is no business if there is no digital strategy. With 95% of processes dependent on technology, it’s more important now than ever before to make sure your digital architecture is being optimized. It could just be the factor that sets you apart in your industry and drives your competitive edge. […]
Top 10 Manufacturing ERP Systems
十大製造業ERP系統 When you’re at the point of upgrading or switching to a new ERP system for your organization, it’s important to be aware of the many options available at your fingertips. Depending on the nature of your organization and general operations, some of the leading ERP systems may end up inhibiting you from fully optimizing […]
How Does ERP Go So Wrong? The Early Warning Signs
Digital transformations are one of the more extensive projects a company can take on. From the time, energy, and money that goes into these projects, there is a lot of pressure on the core project team to deliver a successful ERP Implementation. Companies bring in experts from the field, from the system integrator to third-party […]
Top 10 CRM Systems: An Independent Software Ranking
When evaluating potential Customer Relationship Management systems or CRM software is there are many options in today’s marketplace. There are choices for small and midsize companies, larger companies, and they all have pros, cons, strengths, and weaknesses. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of CRM systems ranging from small startup upstart types of vendors to […]
Project Health Check is Key to Business Transformation Success
There are components to a digital transformation that seem almost intuitive in nature. Concepts like organizational change management and software selection are elements of a transformation that seem easy to facilitate from the surface. When you think of it from the perspective of, ‘my team is used to change and they’ll adapt just fine’ or […]
What is “Future State” and Why is it Important?
A company’s future state is ultimately defined as the greater vision for the business. It’s where you want to be, your long-term goal in terms of the ever-changing state of technology and how that applies to your present-day business. Without a definitive future state, a company will often find themselves lacking direction, making it harder […]
How to Become a Business Management and Tech Consultant – Advice From a CEO
Being a business or technology consultant is one of the most fun and rewarding careers you can have. The question is, how exactly do you get into that career and what are some of the recommendations to become a better consultant? That’s what I’m going to cover in this blog today. My journey is a […]
SAP vs. Oracle: How Google’s Tech Decision Affects Your ERP Software Evaluation
Google, in a big turn of events, announced that they’re switching from Oracle to SAP. This announcement coincided with a Supreme Court ruling that favored Google, against Oracle. Google and Oracle were involved in a lawsuit involving Android intellectual property that ultimately sided for Google at the Supreme Court level here in the United States. […]
How to Select the Best Digital Technologies for Your Organization
The software selection process is one of the first steps that can make or break your digital transformation. Thorough software evaluations across a shortlist of options are imperative, and it’s important to understand the overarching capabilities and functionalities of each software before you marry your operations to one system. Being thoughtful during each step of […]
How to Decide on a Good Software Selection
Sam Graham Companies have differing software requirements; from CAD to payroll, and from project management to maintenance management. This article focuses on ERP because so many companies use it, but the ideas discussed can just as easily be applied to all those other systems. History and experience tell us that implementing an ERP system successfully […]