6 Ways to Stay Protected When System Integrators Use AI in RFP Responses July 8, 2025 Ted Rogers Reading Time: 3 minutes Ensuring transparency in AI-generated RFPs and holding vendors accountable is a vital part of the SI evaluation process. Here’s what… Read More Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, ERP Program Management, System Integrators
The Oracle Ecosystem: Who’s Who in a Crowded Cloud June 19, 2025 Sam Bayaa Reading Time: 3 minutes The Oracle Cloud ERP market has matured rapidly in recent years, but clients navigating the SI landscape often find themselves… Read More Categories: Oracle, System Integrators
Why You Are Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, and PwC’s #1 Priority—But Not in a Good Way March 27, 2025 John Belden Reading Time: 4 minutes Struggling with SI contract negotiation? Learn how you can cut costs, regain control, and secure better terms with top consulting… Read More Categories: Accenture, Contract Negotiations, Deloitte, IBM, System Integrators
4 Reasons to Ask Your SI for Updated Staffing Models December 19, 2023 Christine Costa Reading Time: 4 minutes Congratulations! You have chosen a system integrator (SI) for your transformation project and completed the arduous task of negotiating a… Read More Categories: System Integrators
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… Read More Categories: Risk Management
Balancing Accountability and Risk on Multi-vendor S/4HANA Transformations June 14, 2022 Shawn Stamp Reading Time: 4 minutes When implementing S/4HANA projects, companies that adopt a multi-vendor delivery model need to consider the inherent challenges of holding multiple… Read More Categories: SAP, System Integrators
Hybrid-Agile ERP: Agile is No Substitute for Discipline February 8, 2022 Shawn Stamp Reading Time: 5 minutes When it comes to implementing an ERP system, every systems integrator (SI) has jumped on the Agile bandwagon and is… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management
SAP SI Selection Criteria: Resource Considerations January 11, 2022 Ted Rogers Reading Time: 6 minutes Much has changed over the last few years since the introduction of SAP S/4HANA, including conversion services, the introduction of… Read More Categories: System Integrators
How to Make Your SLAs Meaningful in SaaS Cloud Agreements December 28, 2021 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 5 minutes A service level agreement (SLA) is an agreement between a cloud service provider and an organization that guarantees a minimum… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, Cloud, Contract Negotiations, IT Sourcing, System Integrators
Strategies for Mitigating Scope Creep in “Hybrid Agile” ERP Implementations December 14, 2021 Shawn Stamp Reading Time: 5 minutes When it comes to implementing your ERP system, you should expect (and plan for) the unexpected. Things are going to… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management