34-Point Contract Negotiations and ERP Selection Checklist
Is your organization undertaking an ERP selection project? If so, use our ERP selection checklist as a gut check on your due diligence process.
6 Keys to Drive ERP Success and Avoid Black Swan Failures
In its September 2011 issue, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) featured an article on IT project failures, Why Your IT Project May Be Riskier Than You Think. As an example of an IT project failure, the authors discuss how Levi-Strauss’ $5 million ERP project morphed into monstrous losses of $200 million.
ERP and Shared Services: What You Need to Know About Standardization and Centralization
If your company manages multiple operating facilities, it’s probably asked itself whether it makes sense to standardize each business unit on the same ERP system.
ERP Selection Success: Control Procurement and Minimize Sales Bias
ERP selection is the first hurdle that has to be cleared on the path to ERP success.
Unfortunately, management all too frequently underestimates the complexity of the selection component. Too often, they approach selection with the view that it’s an administrative project that’s easily completed. This approach, unfortunately, couldn’t be more misguided.
Key Finance and Risk Management Perspectives on ERP Selection
ERP systems are built around integration transactions to the general ledger. Learn how finance and accounting departments can benefit from ERP and the role they should play on an ERP selection project.
Leverage ERP to Drive Lean Manufacturing Initiatives
Best-in-class manufacturers are leveraging their ERP systems to drive specific lean manufacturing initiatives. Read on to learn how some of our clients are driving their lean programs, and about three common areas in which ERP enables lean.
Omni-Channel: A Primer for Retailers & Wholesale Distributors
A primer for retailers and wholesale distributors on the five critical elements to delivering a seamless omni-channel customer experience.
5 Steps to Selecting the Right ERP Software
I recently met with the IT director of a North American auto parts distributor. He told me that his company was very unhappy with its new ERP system.
What History Can Teach Us About ERP-Driven Productivity
Businesses today tend to look at ERP as a solution to whatever ails them. Unfortunately, this mindset often leads to disappointment. Learn how our business forebearers designed ERP as part of a broader organizational solution set.
You Have Selected ERP Software: But Are You Ready to Implement?
It doesn’t matter how fancy your ERP system is. It doesn’t matter how closely the system’s capabilities match your company’s needs. It doesn’t matter that the ERP system is SaaS, comes with the latest flavors of business intelligence, or can be used by mobile workforces on their smartphones. No, none of this matters if the system isn’t implemented correctly.
