Defeating the SAP Project Optimism Death Star
We have all seen the stories of SAP projects that spin hopelessly out of control. The tales of these failed implementations sometimes even make it...
Read MoreTop 10 Excuses to Not Implement Best Practices and 5 Things to do About it
Over the past 30 years, a great deal of research has been conducted on IT-enabled business transformations. As a result of this research, leading best...
Read MoreCountersuit: HCL Claims MillerCoors Bullied Them
On June 19th 2017, India-based IT and Engineering services firm HCL Technologies filed a countersuit against American brewery MillerCoors and parent Molson Coors Brewing Company. ...
Read MoreAre SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Making Bank in the Cloud?
Over the past view years, cloud has been the growth engine of the software and consulting industry. The marketing machines of the vendor base are...
Read MoreBuilding the Confidence to Go-live
Anyone who has been responsible for a major ERP go-live can attest to the following scenario: when it’s time to go-live, there will be a...
Read MoreSystem Integrator's Quality Tax: 10 Ways to Convert the Tax into Real Delivered Value!
Almost all system integrators (Accenture, IBM, EY, Deloitte, PwC, Capgemini, etc.) price regular quality reviews as a requirement in their large SAP engagements. These reviews...
Read MoreMillerCoors Files $100M Suit against HCL for Flawed SAP Implementation - What we know and what we would like to know
On March 13th, 2017, American brewery MillerCoors filed a breach of contract lawsuit against India based HCL Technologies, an IT and Engineering services firm. The...
Read MoreBridgestone vs IBM – Bridgestone Wins Round One and Increases the Pressure on IBM
In October of 2013 Bridgestone North America filed suit against IBM related to the catastrophic implementation of its OTC in January of 2012. On March...
Read MoreCIOs: It’s OK to always believe you're right, just don’t believe you're ALWAYS right
We have all seen them. They are the CIOs that always appear confident in their views and decisions. They always seem to believe they are...
Read MoreFeeling handcuffed by your current IT vendor? Here is how to increase your renegotiation leverage.
In 2016 the global market for IT outsourcing will approach 300 billion dollars. Roughly 1 billion dollars of contracts will come up for renewal and...
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