Demystifying Relationship Opportunities with your Incumbent AMS Provider June 15, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 2 minutes In an ideal scenario, the benefits of an established relationship with your AMS (Application Management Services) provider should be evident.… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, ERP Program Management, System Integrators
How Technology Cost Leakage Can Rear Its Ugly Head April 18, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 3 minutes It is estimated that more than half of negotiated cost savings from technology-related services are ‘leaked’ after contracting. Unrealized cost… Read More Categories: Accenture, Deloitte, ERP Program Management, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Workday
The Bay of Pigs: Mitigating ERP Project Risk April 11, 2017 Shawn Stamp Reading Time: 4 minutes Next week marks the anniversary of one of the most infamous failures of the Cold War: The Bay of Pigs… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management
Risk Happens – How to Keep your Project on Course for Success October 31, 2016 Shawn Stamp Reading Time: 3 minutes Earlier this month, we set aside a day to commemorate one of history's more notable "failures" on Columbus Day. After… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management
How to Drive Cost, Schedule and Quality Performance on Complex System Implementation Projects October 19, 2016 UpperEdge Reading Time: 6 minutes Research firms, consultants, and academic institutions have been researching the success and failure drivers of large transformational projects for numerous… Read More Categories: Cost Optimization, ERP Program Management
Sleepless Nights for Select Comfort – Rough ERP Go-Live Leads to 25% Hit on Stock Price February 16, 2016 John Belden Reading Time: 5 minutes During the first week of October 2015 Select Comfort Corporation (SCSS) went live with a big bang ERP implementation. Three… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management