System Integrator Risk Mitigation Processes Often Have the Opposite Effect June 18, 2019 John Belden Reading Time: 5 minutes I am going to go on a bit of a rant here. I am getting fed up with all of… Read More Categories: System Integrators
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… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation
Sole Sourcing Negotiations: SI Tactics and CIO Countermeasures April 30, 2019 Greg Hall Reading Time: 7 minutes How CIO’s can ensure they maintain control of their sole source negotiations The SI engagement playbook Make no mistake, your… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, IT Sourcing, System Integrators
Dirty Little Secrets of your System Integrator: Why Companies Still Go Over Budget March 26, 2019 John Belden Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the last 20 to 30 years, we continue to read about companies blowing their IT-enabled transformation budgets and schedules. At… Read More Categories: System Integrators
Don’t Let Your IT-Enabled Transformation Program Go “Into Thin Air” November 6, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes The recent press regarding many more IT supplier lawsuits reminds us that the ability to decipher the human element in these… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Developing a SOW With Accenture, Deloitte, and IBM September 18, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes Most of you have heard the phrase that 90% of the manufacturing cost of a product is determined during product… Read More Categories: Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, System Integrators
Like Taking Candy from a Baby: Sacramento Schools Claim Workday Took Advantage of Them and File Suit August 14, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 6 minutes Move over SAP, you are no longer alone in being sued with regards to California’s state payroll system. While the… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, IT Sourcing, System Integrators, Workday
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… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management, System Integrators
Beware of Dante’s (ERP) Inferno July 17, 2018 Shawn Stamp Reading Time: 6 minutes ERP implementation projects are large, complex endeavors that can quickly spiral out of control. Blown budgets and delayed implementations are… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management, System Integrators
Why De-coupling Your SAP and SI Partner Negotiations is a Bad Idea June 25, 2018 Len Riley Reading Time: 3 minutes All too often we find ourselves engaged with prospective clients that decouple the negotiation of their SAP agreement from their… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, SAP, System Integrators