Considerations for Selecting an SAP System Integrator May 24, 2018 Greg Hall Reading Time: 3 minutes While selecting the right SAP solution for your company is an important decision, deciding who to partner with for the… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management, SAP, System Integrators
Bridgestone vs. IBM – Judge Says Let’s Get It On May 1, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes On March 30, 2018, a judge cleared the way for what both Bridgestone and IBM have apparently both been itching… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management, IBM, System Integrators
Timing Your Move to S/4HANA April 19, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 4 minutes According to SAP, Cloud revenue will eclipse license fee revenue in 2018 and will become the largest base of their… Read More Categories: Cloud, ERP Program Management, SAP
The Effective CIO’s Approach to Migrating SAP ECC to S/4HANA March 6, 2018 Len Riley Reading Time: 3 minutes Migrating to S/4HANA is a huge endeavor that requires the participation of both internal stakeholders and external advisors to enable… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, Cloud, ERP Program Management, SAP, System Integrators
Poor Relationships Line the Pockets of Your System Integrator February 27, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 5 minutes In the world of ERP deployments where the reported project failure rates go as high as 70%, many factors cause… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management, System Integrators
Oracle Fiscal Year-end Checklist February 15, 2018 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: 4 minutes Now that the new year is underway, Oracle sales teams ramping up their efforts for a strong May 31st year-end close.… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, ERP Program Management, Oracle
Let’s Face It — Risk Happens: Pay a Little Now, or a Lot Later December 19, 2017 Shawn Stamp Reading Time: 3 minutes Congratulations! After an exhaustive (and probably exhausting) selection process, you've finally chosen the Systems Integrator (SI) who is going to… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing, System Integrators
Holiday Greetings: Some Assembly Required December 15, 2017 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: 2 minutes “Some assembly required”– These are a parent’s three most dreaded words on Christmas morning. But believe me, the business equivalent of… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management
The Role of the CIO: A Playbook for Managing an SAP Relationship December 11, 2017 Len Riley Reading Time: 5 minutes Before Boston’s Big Dig, one of the largest public works projects in the U.S., was the Boston Harbor clean-up. My… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management, SAP
The Top 10 Ways to Improve Vendor Relations December 5, 2017 Len Riley Reading Time: 4 minutes Have you ever completed a major negotiation and wondered why it was so difficult? Your instinct may be to direct… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, ERP Program Management