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5 Red Flags That Reveal Your RFP Is Weak and Why Vendors Know It Before You Do

June 17, 2025
Ted Rogers
Reading Time: 4 minutes

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Issuing an RFP should be a strategic act. This is the moment your organization asserts control, aligns expectations, and signals…

Categories: Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management

Understanding Systems Integrator Behavior: Tier 1 vs Tier 2

June 12, 2025
Christine Costa
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Running a Request for Proposal (RFP) for your ERP Transformation program can be a daunting task. From preparing the RFP…

Categories: ERP Program Management

What is Phase 0 and Why is it Potentially Your Most Important Project Phase?

June 10, 2025
Sam Bayaa
Reading Time: 2 minutes

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Phase 0 is the pre-implementation stage of your ERP journey. Think of it as your opportunity to align leadership, define…

Categories: Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management

The Cost of Denial: Why ERP Budget Contingency Often Falls Short

May 15, 2025
Shawn Stamp
Reading Time: 3 minutes

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After more than three decades of ERP transformation “lessons learned,” few topics continue to generate more debate, or amplify risk,…

Categories: ERP Program Management

Is Your SI Still Earning Their Keep? How to Reevaluate Mid-Project Without Blowing It Up

April 15, 2025
John Belden
Reading Time: 5 minutes

If your project is on time, under budget, and delivering exceptional results—thanks largely to your System Integrator (SI)—you can…

Categories: Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management, System Integrators

Phase Containment in Practice: Realigning Projects When Planning Falls Short

April 8, 2025
Ryan McGhee
Reading Time: 5 minutes

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Introduction If your design phase is one month behind, but your build phase is scheduled to start next week, do…

Categories: Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management

Pivot Points: How Smart Clients Avoid Cost Overruns in Large IT Programs

March 25, 2025
John Belden
Reading Time: 8 minutes

The Cost of Losing Leverage In large-scale IT programs, cost overruns on system integrators don’t come from one catastrophic decision.…

Categories: Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management, Risk Management

How Companies Get Phase 0 Wrong—And Set Themselves Up for Disaster

March 20, 2025
John Belden
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Learn how companies get Phase 0 wrong to avoid costly mistakes and set your IT initiatives up for success with…

Categories: Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management

Thriving Amid Uncertainty: How to Move Your Digital Transformation Forward While Others Freeze

March 13, 2025
John Belden
Reading Time: 4 minutes

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The Paralysis Problem: Why Companies Are Stuck in Their Transformation Efforts and How to Create a Resilient Digital Transformation Strategy…

Categories: Contract Negotiations, Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management

Act on Lead Measures: How CIOs and Tower Leads can Drive Transformational Success

February 25, 2025
Ryan McGhee
Reading Time: 3 minutes

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In large-scale digital transformations, success is often measured by traditional lag indicators—on-time delivery, defect rates, and budget adherence. However, by…

Categories: Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management

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