Dirty Little Secrets of your System Integrator: Why Companies Still Go Over Budget March 26, 2019 John Belden Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the last 20 to 30 years, we continue to read about companies blowing their IT-enabled transformation budgets and schedules. At… Read More Categories: System Integrators
Exploring the “Unknown Unknowns” in IT-Enabled Digital Transformation Estimates March 21, 2019 John Belden Reading Time: 4 minutes A poor estimate is often cited as the root cause for an IT-enabled digital transformation failure. The estimate itself is obviously… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation
A Hazardous Waste: An Overview of ICL’s Failed SAP Implementation March 1, 2019 John Belden Reading Time: 4 minutes While there is no magic bullet for preventing an IT disaster, understanding why major transformational programs fail is a great… Read More Categories: System Integrators
When is it Time to Say Goodbye to Accenture, Deloitte, IBM or KPMG? January 22, 2019 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes Relationships with your System Integrator (SI) are two-sided. On your side, you enter the relationship knowing that it needs to… Read More Categories: System Integrators
Twelve IT Project Disasters Demonstrate There are No “Safe” Choices November 13, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes Major IT project disasters continue to be the bane of software providers and software implementors alike. No platform or integrator… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management
Don’t Let Your IT-Enabled Transformation Program Go “Into Thin Air” November 6, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes The recent press regarding many more IT supplier lawsuits reminds us that the ability to decipher the human element in these… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation
Train Your Internal Team to Maximize the Value of Consultants – 6 Best Practices October 25, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes Imagine a sporting contest between two teams. One team consists of athletes assembled from various teams but from different sports.… Read More Categories: System Integrators
Three Reasons Teradata’s Lawsuit Matters to SAP’s Current Clients October 15, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes At first glance, the Teradata lawsuit against SAP might just appear to be simply a dispute between two software companies… Read More Categories: SAP
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Developing a SOW With Accenture, Deloitte, and IBM September 18, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes Most of you have heard the phrase that 90% of the manufacturing cost of a product is determined during product… Read More Categories: Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, System Integrators
SAP Tells Teradata to go Jump in a (Data) Lake September 3, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes On June 21, 2018, Teradata filed a civil lawsuit against SAP claiming that SAP stole its trade secrets and was… Read More Categories: SAP