11 IT-Enabled Transformation Leadership Agenda Items May 25, 2021 John Belden Reading Time: 4 minutes Throughout my career, I have been fortunate enough to be a part of and lead several IT-enabled transformation projects. In… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management
These 7 Negotiation Tactics are Futile in Cloud Renewals June 10, 2020 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 5 minutes Procurement departments often seek out “best practices” to help them achieve the most favorable outcome from their cloud renewal negotiations.… Read More Categories: Cloud, Contract Negotiations
The Two Things Customers Want from Cloud Vendors April 16, 2020 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 4 minutes Cloud vendors could go a long way toward building trust with their customers and differentiating themselves in the market with… Read More Categories: Cloud
4 Strategies for Engaging SAP SI’s During This Downturn April 8, 2020 Chip Hanna Reading Time: 4 minutes In light of the unknown impact the pandemic will have on all businesses, transformational SAP projects are now under immense… Read More Categories: SAP
6 Expense Reduction Measures to Optimize Your Third-Party SAP Managed Services Spend April 2, 2020 Justin Parker Reading Time: 4 minutes When it comes to IT spending, it’s never about how much an organization spends as a percent of revenue, it’s… Read More Categories: Managed Services, SAP
Precedents Matter in Cloud Negotiations December 3, 2019 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: 7 minutes Negotiating with a SaaS cloud provider can be more unforgiving than you may think. Since your initial transaction will create… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations
Using VMware? Oracle Customers Hate This Licensing Pitfall August 6, 2019 Erwann Couesbot Reading Time: 4 minutes In a prior blog, we discussed the top 10 business scenarios impacting organizations’ risk exposure to an Oracle audit. These… Read More Categories: Oracle
Workday Negotiations – First Impressions and Precedents Matter May 2, 2019 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: 4 minutes Leverage is the key to all negotiations. No matter how great your benchmarking data may be or how skilled an… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, Workday
5 Commercial Terms to Address in Workday Negotiations March 5, 2019 Erwann Couesbot Reading Time: 4 minutes Though Workday has primarily been known as a leader and innovator in the HCM space, their recent acquisitions and expansions… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, Workday
When is it Time to Say Goodbye to Accenture, Deloitte, IBM or KPMG? January 22, 2019 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes Relationships with your System Integrator (SI) are two-sided. On your side, you enter the relationship knowing that it needs to… Read More Categories: System Integrators