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To mitigate the overall risks of an implementation, big corporations tend to phase in their ERP programs, often rolling out plans over a multi-year period....

This month, UpperEdge’s project staffing database will bring the total value of all projects completed over the last 5 years to just over $20B in...

Over the last two decades the road to business process transformation has been cluttered with ERP implementation disasters.  In the last few years, these are...

During the system integrator (SI) vetting/bidding process for your digital transformation, you likely explored all of the competing SI’s capabilities and skills.  As a result...

Question: What do the following all have in common? Earthquakes and tornadoes wipe out large parts of the civilization. Evil doers penetrate our civil defenses....

Shortly after 2 P.M EST on August 14, 2003, a high-voltage power line in northern Ohio brushed against some overgrown trees and shut down. In...

When you think you have it all figured out and everything under control -think again.   Your evaluation of the situation has likely been developed without...

Senior executive engagement is always listed as high on the critical success factors of any ERP implementation project.   Often times, how this engagement should manifest...

  In “Don’t Become an ERP Horror Story – Implement Solid Risk Management”, we contend that project risk management is the silver bullet in the...

In Parts 1 – 4 of our Building the ERP Team series, we outlined best practices related to staffing ERP transformation teams. Now we will look...

When taking on a “put-your-company-on-the-line” ERP program there are five fundamental things you need to get right: 1. A business case that is aligned with...

While out visiting with prospective clients we noticed that many companies make a mistake right at the get-go of their ERP implementations. We observed their...

The road to Business Transformation enabled by ERP is paved with good intentions. However, many of the journeys end in not achieving the desired benefits....

One of the most critical aspects of achieving transformational benefits in your ERP deployment comes down to the ability to master the knowledge integration process....

Have you recently gone through the “transformation”? Over the last decade there have been a large number of companies that are transforming to operate more...

Are you already feeling that warm and fuzzy holiday cheer? If you are chest deep in an ERP implementation, visions of sugar plums are probably...

Think of your company as the patient, the CIO as the doctor, the system integrator as the hospital, and the software vendor as the drug...

UpperEdge’s IBM Supplier Scouting Reports have predicted for more than 9 months that leadership of the century-old firm would soon transition from Sam Palmisano to...

Earlier this year, we declared our belief that the software and IT services environment had clearly become a seller’s market: … reams of data from...

As football fans, we’re pleased that the NFL lockout is over. As frequent advisors to and direct participants in intense negotiations, we’re reminded that it’s...