Considering a NetSuite Implementation? You’re Not Alone.
In Third Stage’s top 10 ERP system rankings of 2020, Oracle NetSuite landed in first place. In addition to functionality, one of the reasons for its placement was the growing presence and foothold it has in the marketplace. This does not appear to be changing. We are talking to many companies that are moving towards […]
Why Organizational Change Management Is So Frustrating
We recently published an article entitled Organizational Change Management is Dead. While the “death” of a practice may be extreme, we hear terms ranging from monotony, frustration, disgust and even hatred when referring to the concept of OCM. Why is this? Everyone acknowledges and nobody questions the importance of managing change during a digital transformation, […]
Six Tips for Creating an ERP Communications Plan
Suppose you’ve been tasked with creating a communications plan to educate and communicate a digital initiative to users across your organization. Who do you target, what do you say, where do you start? As the importance of an effective Organizational Change Management (OCM) strategy has finally become better understood, more and more companies are beginning […]
To Change or Not to Change: The Decision to Stay on the Green Screen
For the younger folks reading, this is a serious question. The metrics range in estimation, but there is an estimated 100,000 companies still running iSeries or AS/400 platforms. We get calls nearly every day from executives and IT managers questioning if it’s time to move from their legacy systems to one of the top-ranked ERP […]
Motivating your CORE ERP Project Team
We have previously discussed the importance of an ERP project CORE team in completing a successful ERP, HCM or other enterprise application implementation. This is the team of individuals at the project level that takes responsibility for ensuring the project plan is carried through, deals with consultants and vendors and funnels critical decisions to the […]
Motivating your CORE ERP Project Team
We have previously discussed the importance of a CORE team in completing a successful ERP, HCM or other enterprise application implementation. This is the team of individuals at the project level that takes responsibility for ensuring the project plan is carried through, deals with consultants and vendors and funnels critical decisions to the executive steering […]
Who Is Winning the ERP Implementation Battle: US vs. Europe?
Makes for a good soccer (sorry: futbol) discussion, as well, but today we’re talking about ERP implementations. Who’s leading the race? Where does an ERP implementation have a better chance of success: the US or Europe? To evaluate, we will consider the following factors: Availability of software, availability of resources, adoption of organizational change management […]
Avoiding the Digital Abyss: Create a Digital Strategy and Roadmap
Exciting new technologies are flooding the market on a daily basis, connecting and automating nearly every aspect of our personal and professional lives. Technology makes our lives and jobs faster, easier, more enjoyable and more profitable through IoT, at least that’s what we’re told. But there has to be a limit. Technology IS never ending. […]
The Top 5 WORST ERP Software Selections of All-Time!
So maybe not of “all-time,” but certainly close. If you are considering one of the top ERP systems in the market, you will want to learn from the mistakes of others. Listed below are 5 actual case-studies of enterprise software selections gone wrong and examples of how NOT to select your ERP, CRM, HCM or […]
Walmart and Accenture: Implications of hiring a “Big-Box” Consultancy to Manage your Digital Transformation
The idea of getting everything you need in one place is tempting. Whether shopping for household goods or for an ERP implementation, one-stop shopping has become fairly commonplace. But is it always the best idea to get your car fixed at the same place you buy your lettuce and toothbrush? There are striking similarities between […]
Avoiding Land Mines During your ERP Software Selection
There are endless blogs on software evaluation best-practices and steps to take, such as documenting requirements, requesting demonstrations, negotiating, etc., and then there are the details within these steps that will crush your initiative if ignored. The phrase “The Devil’s in the details” holds very true for software evaluation. An effective ERP selection process can […]
The 4 Pillars of ERP Implementation Success in 2020
We have seen a recent rush of requests for ERP implementation assessment and project recovery. Despite vendors’ use of accelerators and ERP software best practices, ERP implementations are becoming more and more difficult. Reasons for this include the complexity of system capabilities, the number of integrations needed as well as an absolute onslaught of data. […]