Managing Scope Creep in Your Implementation Runaway expectations can be the death of even the most thoroughly planned ERP projects. With all of the promises that software salesmen make to businesses during the selection process, it’s hard not to get carried away. You might be believing that an ERP system can cut costs, increase sales, …
Do You Need Business Process Reengineering? It’s a problem that can face any business of any size—poor processes and time-wasting methods of doing things accrue over time. Because things aren’t disruptive at first, they are ignored until they become too big to handle. This kind of business process neglect often ends in disaster. The solution? …
The Importance of the ERP Super User One of the most crucial elements of ERP software strategy is also one of the ones that is also often most overlooked. Businesses can do everything they can to train employees and put a solid change management strategy in place, but will still find a brick wall …
ERP Conference Room Pilot: Step One Towards Project Success The ERP conference room pilot is a crucial step on the pathway towards your success with enterprise software. By demonstrating the functionalities of your new software to key stakeholders and decision-makers within your company, you can get the project off on the right foot and define …
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Project Team Roles – Who Should Be On Your Project Team? Just like in sports, enterprise software projects require an agile group of team players, equipped with the unique skills needed to see your strategy through. There is no exception to this rule when it comes to your digital infrastructure projects. No matter the size or …
3 Reasons Your Go Live Date Should Never Be January 1st We’ve encountered quite a few companies that want to, or already have, selected January 1st as their planned go live date—and why not? After all, the first day of a new year seems like an intuitive day to pick: the start of a …
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3 Ways To Manufacture CRM & ERP Adoption CRM and ERP implementations can be difficult. These processes take a lot of time and careful planning. After it’s all said and done, fingers remain crossed as stakeholders hope that the organization itself will take to the new system. The challenge that most organizations face at this point in …
How Long Does an ERP Implementation Take? An ERP implementation is a major project. Organizations invest a lot of time and resources into the process of ensuring that their new software investment will create a tangible ROI for the business. A fundamental question that allows businesses to plan and measure the impact of the project …
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Prevent ERP Implementation Process Failure ERP implementation process failure rates are on the rise – again. Key findings in a 2015 report from Panorama Consulting shows 21 percent of companies varying in size, industry and geography define their projects as failures compared to 16 percent in 2014. The survey also delves less companies say they …
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Enterprise software projects are known for sapping funds and taking way longer than expected to complete. When it’s all said and done, jobs hinge on the ERP implementation plan or CRM implementation strategy employed, the end-system is responsible for the company’s future revenue growth, and the businesses that fail in this process often face difficult futures. …
You may be one of those seated in the budget meeting trying to determine why the business systems financial plan has cut into three, four, or event five percent of profit year after year. You observe the same solution brought forth to you is reminiscent of the one just last year – specifically solutions that …
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ERP for Oil and Gas Companies | 5 Things To Consider Oil and gas companies have seen their fair share of shake ups over the last six months. A large number of petroleum exploration and production facilities have already closed their doors to reduce supply, and changes in the regulatory environment have led to steep barriers to …
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5 Ways to Improve a Software Implementation Process Late last week we detailed the difference between optimal implementation process practices and traditional methods. The piece laid out the vital differences between the two methodologies, and why modern best practices can mitigate the many risks that a large software implementation process can present. This time, we will …
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Modern Best Practices For CRM and ERP Implementation Enterprise software is changing faster than ever before. These powerful business applications provide users the ability to make business processes more efficient; achieving dynamic new business outcomes. In light of this, more and more businesses are in the process of a CRM or ERP implementation. However, there …
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Improve Sales Using ERP Systems For many, ERP suites serve as a costing tool; configured to mine for operational efficiencies and assign costs to revolving tasks induced by a surfeit number of transactions made by machine, man, and consumer. When configured around business processes, ERP systems can eliminate unnecessary waste and improve compliance reporting. Yet, while these results …
