ERP Transformation

Fear of Premature Escalation (FPE): Diagnose and Treat this Silent ERP Program Killer

July 23, 2019
John Belden
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Every best practice paper I've read and conference I've attended has identified having a solid project risk and issue management process as a critical…

Categories: ERP Program Management

Don’t Become an ERP Horror Story – Implement Solid Risk Management

June 25, 2019
John Belden
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Over the last two decades the road to business process transformation has been cluttered with ERP implementation disasters. In the…

Categories: ERP Program Management

The ERP “X” Factor

June 4, 2019
Shawn Stamp
Reading Time: 4 minutes

It's no secret that business transformation initiatives are highly complex undertakings, whether you're talking about CRM, Supply Chain Optimization, or…

Categories: Digital Transformation

How to Amplify the Value of Your System Integrator – Wish You Had a Manual?

May 14, 2019
John Belden
Reading Time: 4 minutes

During the system integrator (SI) vetting/bidding process for your digital transformation, you likely explored all of the competing SI’s capabilities…

Categories: System Integrators

TOP 12 UpperEdge Blogs from 2018

January 2, 2019
UpperEdge
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Over this past year, we have written about everything from high profile IT vendor lawsuits to ERP implementation best practices.…

Categories: IT Sourcing

Taking Care of Business: Your Business Case Isn’t Shelfware

August 30, 2018
Shawn Stamp
Reading Time: 2 minutes

My recent blog, “Beware of Dante’s (ERP) Inferno”, explored some of the pitfalls along a typical ERP journey and provided tips…

Categories: ERP Program Management

Project Fire Drill: When Resources Run Amok

August 7, 2018
Kristen Peterson
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Implementing an enterprise IT system can result in a powerful, single ‘view of the truth’ across an entire organization, integrating…

Categories: ERP Program Management, 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…

Categories: ERP Program Management, System Integrators

Top 10 Excuses to Not Implement Best Practices and 5 Things to do About it

August 22, 2017
John Belden
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Over the past 30 years, a great deal of research has been conducted on IT-enabled business transformations. As a result…

Categories: ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing, Oracle, SAP

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…

Categories: ERP Program Management

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