3 Strategies for Effective Status Reports
When it comes to managing an ERP project, one thing is virtually certain: even the best-laid plans are likely to go awry. As such, the...
Read More3 Caveats of Using JIRA for ERP
Having been a homeowner for more than 20 years, I’ve tried my hand at all sorts of projects around the house. Through some trial and...
Read MoreEnsuring Your SI’s Delivery Stacks Up to Your Expectations
If you’ve ever managed a large digital transformation project, you know that there is the potential for a lot to go wrong. Transformational IT projects...
Read MoreManaging Multiple SI's? How to Avoid the Blame Game
When it comes to implementing any transformational initiative, companies are faced with two primary challenges: capacity and experience. How will they free up the internal...
Read MoreYour ERP Budget is Like Your Holiday Funds: It Only Goes So Far
Early Phase ERP Project Considerations for Getting the Most from Your Budget In a recent post, I wrote about how a little diligence during the...
Read MorePitfalls to Avoid During the RFP Evaluation Process: A Christmas Analogy
Selecting an ERP System Integrator can be a lot like getting a Christmas present – sometimes it comes with unexpected setbacks. On Christmas morning, the...
Read MoreERP Agility: You’re Not as Agile as You Think
Given the success of the Agile methodology when it comes to managing custom development projects, it’s no surprise that all of the ERP system integrators...
Read MoreThe ERP “X” Factor
It’s no secret that business transformation initiatives are highly complex undertakings, whether you’re talking about CRM, Supply Chain Optimization, or a full-blown ERP system. It’s...
Read MoreDo We Really Need Another Acronym? The Case for "ERPaaS"
Believe it or not, it’s been over 10 years since Amazon & Google launched their first cloud products, and what started out as fairly basic...
Read MoreDon’t Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: Too Much Change Is a Recipe for Project Failure
It happens every year. The inevitable post-Thanksgiving dinner food coma. There’s just something about having all of that food in one place that seemingly compels us...
Read MoreTaking Care of Business: Your Business Case Isn’t Shelfware
My recent blog, “Beware of Dante’s (ERP) Inferno”, explored some of the pitfalls along a typical ERP journey and provided tips on how to avoid them....
Read MoreBeware of Dante’s (ERP) Inferno
ERP implementation projects are large, complex endeavors that can quickly spiral out of control. Blown budgets and delayed implementations are not uncommon, and in the...
Read MoreLet's Face It -- Risk Happens: Pay a Little Now, or a Lot Later
Congratulations! After an exhaustive (and probably exhausting) selection process, you’ve finally chosen the Systems Integrator (SI) who is going to lead you to the ERP...
Read MoreCleveland Rocks: Your ERP Implementation Needs a Winning Team
As a life-long Cleveland sports fan, I’ve come to appreciate first-hand the difficulty of assembling a winning team, let alone a championship caliber team. The...
Read MorePreventing an ERP Heart Attack
Suppose you go in for your annual checkup and discover that your cholesterol level is 210. Is that good news or bad news? Most doctors...
Read MoreThe Bay of Pigs: Mitigating ERP Project Risk
Next week marks the anniversary of one of the most infamous failures of the Cold War: The Bay of Pigs fiasco. Looking back at the...
Read MoreRisk Happens - How to Keep your Project on Course for Success
Earlier this month, we set aside a day to commemorate one of history’s more notable “failures” on Columbus Day. After all, while Columbus’ legacy is...
Read MoreThe Value of Experience – What you don’t know will cost you
Over the course of my career in IT, I’ve been part of roughly a dozen large projects involving negotiations with the likes of SAP, Accenture,...
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