Rethinking Transformation Strategy in an AI-First World: AI is Changing SAP Strategy. Is Your Business Ready? July 23, 2025 Ryan McGhee Reading Time: 5 minutes As enterprises approach the 2027 ECC sunset, the S/4HANA Brownfield vs. Greenfield debate continues to evolve as a new factor… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management
Brownfield and the AI Gap: What Your SI Isn’t Telling You and Why It’s More Complex Than It Looks July 22, 2025 Ryan McGhee Reading Time: 6 minutes With the ECC 2027 sunset approaching and extended support incurring significant costs through 2030, many enterprises are choosing to migrate… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management, SAP, System Integrators
6 Ways to Stay Protected When System Integrators Use AI in RFP Responses July 8, 2025 Ted Rogers Reading Time: 3 minutes Ensuring transparency in AI-generated RFPs and holding vendors accountable is a vital part of the SI evaluation process. Here’s what… Read More Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management, System Integrators
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 Issuing an RFP should be a strategic act. This is the moment your organization asserts control, aligns expectations, and signals… Read More 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… Read More 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 Phase 0 is the pre-implementation stage of your ERP journey. Think of it as your opportunity to align leadership, define… Read More 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 After more than three decades of ERP transformation “lessons learned,” few topics continue to generate more debate, or amplify risk,… Read More 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… Read More 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 Introduction If your design phase is one month behind, but your build phase is scheduled to start next week, do… Read More 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.… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management, Risk Management