#erp failures

[procurement-insights]

Do you have evidence that the industry has been solving the wrong problem for 30 years? I do.

Bolt-Ons. App Sprawl. Replicated Lakehouses. Same Open IKEA Box.

[gbeaubouef]

After nearly 40 years of ERP evolution, one thing hasn’t changed: implementation success rates are still far too low. While picking the right ERP software matters, I’d argue that choosing the right SI partner has an even bigger impact on both go-live success and long-term value. Yet in most cases, SI evaluation still takes a backseat to software selection. Until that changes, organizations will keep struggling to realize the full potential of their ERP investment.

ERP SI Partner Selection Series: Putting the Vendor on the Hook

[procurement-insights]

What do 10 CPOs have to say about the procurement industry's 10 most notable ProcureTech fails.

ProcureTech Failures: 10 CPOs Look Back At the Industry's Most Notable Cases

[gbeaubouef]

ERP Project 101: What + Why = How

ERP Project 101: What + Why = How

One of the reasons why I am a consultant is that I enjoy solving business problems with technology. ERP provides a technical foundation that I can utilize to solve problems.  However, during my career I came to the realization that simply throwing technology at a business need is not in the best interest of the customer.  This is especially true when you do not completely understand the…

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[gbeaubouef]

ERP Utilization Series: Minimize Stabilization Phase

ERP Utilization Series: Minimize Stabilization Phase

Topic:  ERP Utilization Series: Minimize Stabilization

Transitioning from an on-premise ERP system to a new cloud ERP service will result in a short-term reduction in ERP user efficiency.  This is less of a theoretical discussion but a practical reality that we need to manage.  There is never enough hands-on training or testing because we live in a reality of resource constraints.   Moving to…

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[sysforemea]

Implementation costs for the customer’s ERP system were supposed to be $190,000 but have reached more than $1 million