One of the first questions an ERP selection team asks is: “What ERP vendors should we consider?” To seek an answer, organizations typically turn to a variety of sources for information. Management often seeks insight from industry analysts, associations and…
Every year we talk with hundreds of companies about their ERP selection or upgrade. What we find is many of these companies experience common issues, including poor access to information, core systems that are difficult to use, and an over-reliance…
Understand Business Process & opportunities for Improvement Do your current business processes decrease efficiency and productivity? Are they in place to make up for inefficiencies in the ERP system? Have they been dictated by the system because of lack of…
Most companies we talk to are pressured to balance ERP selection and business process improvement initiatives against challenging production schedules, customer demands and workloads. A company about to embark on an ERP journey has many choices. Management may elect to…
With the rise of cloud-based software, companies shopping for ERP are now faced with an additional consideration – deployment method. Choosing between installing ERP on-premises or through the cloud can be a difficult decision for companies, and there are advantages…
As the year wraps up, we’ve all seen articles on coming technology trends for 2014. As you might expect, the predictions usually relate to the cloud, mobile access, social engagement, big data and other trends we’ve witnessed for the last…
When implemented effectively, an ERP selection project can be part of a planned approach to manage change within an organization thorough benchmarking of best practices for improved workflow. After hundreds of effective selection and implementation projects in a range of vertical manufacturing…
As a company kicks of an ERP selection process, a key part of the project is to determine the “current state” – or where the company is now in terms of business processes. Most business processes have evolved over time…
When our team works with mid-market companies heading into an ERP selection project, we’re often asked to share insight into the ERP systems that best serve those organizations operating multiple facilities across multiple regions. In the ERP world we refer to…
When considering ERP and change management, the emphasis is on both people and process. We encourage the organizations we’re involved with to see ERP implementation as a chance for dramatic transformation. It’s important to be concerned about how the work…