Risk Management

Point–Counterpoint on Phase 0: A Balanced Perspective to Your Digital Transformation

February 13, 2025
Ted Rogers
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Is Phase 0 Always Necessary? There’s an ongoing debate in the ERP community. Many experts champion a structured Phase 0…

Categories: Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management, Risk Management

Mohawk Industries’ ERP Go-Live: Understanding the Risks and Costs of Failure

February 11, 2025
John Belden
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A Costly ERP Mishap Highlights the Risks of Poor Readiness and System Integration Challenges What Happened with Mohawk Industries' ERP…

Categories: ERP Program Management, Risk Management

Protecting Your Digital Transformation From Value Erosion

June 25, 2024
Sam Bayaa
Reading Time: 4 minutes

There’s no denying the benefits of IT transformation, but substantial risks can undermine initiatives, often leading to delays, reduced scope…

Categories: Digital Transformation, Risk Management, System Integrators

Why ERP Projects Fail: Finding the Gaps in Your Program Plans

April 2, 2024
Ted Rogers
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The gaps within your Transformation Program plan become apparent as your program begins to fail. Skipping steps in the implementation…

Categories: ERP Program Management, Risk Management

Leverage SOW Assumptions to Increase Transformation Program Effectiveness

November 28, 2023
Ted Rogers
Reading Time: 5 minutes

With a database of system implementation projects exceeding $40B in project cost, UpperEdge has reviewed and supported the development of…

Categories: Risk Management

3 Ways to Minimize Risk Associated with Data Transformations

October 24, 2023
Christine Costa
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Is your System Integrator (SI) getting it right for your data transformation? The data says…maybe not. Business transformation efforts are…

Categories: Risk Management

A Tsunami of IT Project Disasters is on the Horizon

March 1, 2022
John Belden
Reading Time: 3 minutes

No garden-variety ‘over budget and behind schedule’ project failures here. We’re talking spectacular failures that disrupt supply chains, delay the…

Categories: Risk Management

ERP Implementations: The Problems with “Best Laid Plans”

November 16, 2021
Shawn Stamp
Reading Time: 4 minutes

When it comes to preparing for an ERP implementation, one question that always comes up is the appropriate (I hesitate…

Categories: Risk Management

How to Make Better Project Decisions and Manage Transformation Program Risks

January 6, 2021
Ted Rogers
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Welcome back to your virtual office and the realities of restarting your transformation program. There is a good chance you…

Categories: Risk Management

Transformation Done Right: “No Plan” is Not Your Default

February 6, 2020
Ted Rogers
Reading Time: 5 minutes

System testing in transformation programs usually includes unit acceptance, configuration, integration, performance, and end-to-end testing, among other methods. But there…

Categories: Risk Management

Risk Management

Point–Counterpoint on Phase 0: A Balanced Perspective to Your Digital Transformation

Mohawk Industries’ ERP Go-Live: Understanding the Risks and Costs of Failure

Protecting Your Digital Transformation From Value Erosion

Why ERP Projects Fail: Finding the Gaps in Your Program Plans

Leverage SOW Assumptions to Increase Transformation Program Effectiveness

3 Ways to Minimize Risk Associated with Data Transformations

A Tsunami of IT Project Disasters is on the Horizon

ERP Implementations: The Problems with “Best Laid Plans”

How to Make Better Project Decisions and Manage Transformation Program Risks

Transformation Done Right: “No Plan” is Not Your Default

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