Have You Heard Horror Stories about ERP?
All businesses will go through ERP upgrades at least once or twice every 10-20 years (if done well, more if not). Why not pay attention to how to make one of the most significant investments pay off?
Do You Know What is Important in Selecting the Right System?
ERP systems often fail to live up to their promise - even in the best of circumstances. It is a tough environment - software suppliers are consolidating, the smaller ones can disappear or get gobbled up in a moment's notice, good resources are hard to find, and the list goes on.
4 Critical Success Factors Key to ERP Success
I've always focused part of my business on ERP selection projects as these leverage the unique combination of my strengths — understanding the cross-functional and cross-organizational view in combination with the strategic priorities to identify the critical success factors. We then align these factors with the optimal business process [...]
Critical Success Factors are the 80/20 of ERP – and Business – Success
Think about your critical success factors. Whether you are selecting a system or not, you'll make better decisions if you understand these factors.
Project Requirements Documents – Why Bother?
Published in "Project Times" website, June, 2011 Click here for original article. In today’s new “normal” business environment characterized by lackluster sales and strained liquidity with elevated customer expectations, there is no room for project failure. Companies need every dollar of increased sales or reduced costs in order to [...]