How to Assess your Legacy ERP System
As a company grows and matures, they eventually hit the inevitable stage where they have outgrown their current technology platform. Topping the list of technology requiring replacement is the ERP systems – the backbone of any business. A well-planned and executed ERP implementation can position organizations for future success and those organizations who fail to […]
What is SAP S/4HANA? | Introduction to SAP | Overview of SAP ERP
What is S/4hana? SAP S/4HANA is one of the most common ERP systems in the marketplace. But what exactly is SAP S/4HANA? And is it the right fit for your organization? I actually started my career as an SAP consultant. Back in the 90s, when I worked for one of the big five consulting firms, […]
ERP and Football – The Importance of a Good Team
Sam Graham Recently, this website published an article that compared NFL teams to ERP systems. That led to a suggestion that an article looking at European football teams might be interesting but that turns out not to be as easy as first thought. First of all, just as not everybody agrees on what ERP is, […]
Top 5 ERP Pain Points
One of the most important business systems that almost every company has is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. These are hugely complex software programs that handle everything from employee management to inventory and customer relations, all in real-time. In short, they’re some of the most critical components for a successful business. With that said, […]
Organizational Change Culture
We’ve all heard the phrase, “culture eats strategy for breakfast,” so why do organizations consistently fail to consider this critical element when planning strategic change initiatives? Organizational change management is a constant in today’s economy, either driven either by external forces, internal forces, or some combination of both. For some, change is intended to position […]
Business Transformation: Why Joe shouldn’t have bought that Ferrari….
When it comes to business transformation one of the main points to consider is who and what the main areas/elements need to be considered before any business change needs to be addressed. Usually, a project will be initiated to solve a problem or to introduce a new function within the business; the usual approach is […]
Can SMBs Afford Not to Bring in Digital Transformation Consultants?
It is a well-known fact that consultancies are an expensive resource particularly for SMB’s. However, due to SMB’s being by their very own nature ‘small’ companies they generally lack the expertise or knowledge to undertake such a project. From an initial viewpoint, it may appear that implementing a shiny new ERP system may be like […]
What is Quality Assurance and Why is it Important for your ERP Transformation?
When suggesting the idea of Quality Assurance (QA) to a company going through a digital transformation, we usually get one of three responses: We don’t need it because we have everything under control Our vendor is providing their own QA Ok, what is QA? The last one, fair enough, and happy to educate. For the […]
How Cloud Solutions Can Help You Avoid ERP Failure
Over the past decade, companies have started to make a leap in their digital transformation by switching from an on-premise ERP setup to a cloud-based ERP solution. Today, with reinforcement from industry visionaries like Gartner, the trend toward cloud technology is accelerating at an unbelievable pace. To those still operating on legacy systems, this migration […]
Boosting Employee Engagement in Your ERP Project
Few would argue the importance and benefits of having employees at all levels of your organization involved in your ERP initiative. But what if we told you that employees dedicated to these initiatives have a 30% greater turnover than employees not involved in an ERP project? This would suggest that in some cases the expectations […]
Lessons from the US Air Force Oracle ERP Failure
The US Air Force recently experienced one of the biggest and most expensive ERP failures of all time. This government and military organization is now attempting to recover the implementation – but is this disaster salvageable? Overview of the US Air Force Oracle ERP Failure After spending 8 years and over $5B on its Oracle […]
Communication and Change In Digital Transformation
We have all heard the age-old adage – ‘communication is the most important aspect of managing a project’. It has probably been said, in some form or another, at every kick-off meeting you have ever been to. People tend to get very excited about it and appear highly motivated to make it happen. You may […]