How Cloud Solutions Can Help You Avoid ERP Failure
Over the past decade, companies have started to make a leap in their digital transformation by switching from an on-premise ERP setup to a cloud-based ERP solution. Today, with reinforcement from industry visionaries like Gartner, the trend toward cloud technology is accelerating at an unbelievable pace. To those still operating on legacy systems, this migration […]
Lessons from the US Air Force Oracle ERP Failure
The US Air Force recently experienced one of the biggest and most expensive ERP failures of all time. This government and military organization is now attempting to recover the implementation – but is this disaster salvageable? Overview of the US Air Force Oracle ERP Failure After spending 8 years and over $5B on its Oracle […]
Is Your Implementation Failing? Assess with These 3 Steps
How do you really know if your ERP or HCM implementation is headed towards success versus failure? Your vendor is telling you everything is on-track, your users are screaming that the sky is falling, and status reports are inconclusive. To get an initial view of the success (or failure) of your software implementation, consider these […]
Don’t Let the Ball Drop on Your 2021 Digital Strategy
You’ve strategized and cultivated your approach to your 2021 digital strategy, and you’re coming up on execution. It’s important to be aware of the gaps that ultimately lead many companies to ERP failure. If you successfully plan out your transformation, the only ball that will be dropping this New Years will be the one in […]
The Night Before an Implementation
You’ve chosen your software, you’ve strategized the rollout, you have integrated all functionalities – it’s time. As you evaluate your progress on the eve of go-live, it’s important to consider the last few steps to make sure your team is set up for success. Believe it or not, a majority of ERP failures are due […]
What is Needed for a Successful ERP Implementation?
Sam Graham A successful ERP project needs leadership, management, and drive but, although those are similar things, they are not the same, and they generally can’t all be delivered by the same person and so they need to be considered separately. Executive Alignment The primary, although by no means the only, function of leadership in […]
How ERP Implementations Can Enable M&A Integration
Effective ERP implementations can be a fundamental driver of business value during M&A integration. Whether you are dealing with a merger, acquisition, carveout, or some other M&A-related event, your digital transformation strategy and ERP implementation should be a core tenet of delivering the expected return on investment. Many of our clients turn to my team […]
Digital Transformation Failure Lessons from the 2020 US Election
If you followed the 2020 presidential election in the US, you have probably observed some of the theatrics and drama surrounding the results. Like most organizations, the process has exposed weaknesses and opportunities for improvement – many of which would likely cause digital transformation failure if extended to other situations. A significant portion of the […]
3 Ways to Avoid ERP Failure
They say learn from your mistakes, but equally important is the value gained in learning from the mistakes of others as well. Each year hundreds of extremely successful organizations experience subpar or failed digital transformations each providing nuggets of educational elements we should all consider when embarking on our own digital transformation journeys. Take the […]
Is Your Organization Suffering from Transformation Change Fatigue?
When we see opportunities for improvement in our organizations, it is tempting to swing for the fences with a big transformation. After all, if things are broken, why wait to fix it? But there is a problem with this approach: people inherently don’t like to change. Even if they are excited on the surface for […]
Minimizing Risk in ERP and Digital Transformation Projects
Sam Graham Too many ERP and digital transformation projects fail, and fail unnecessarily. Risk comes from different directions, including: consultant selection system selection a misalignment between software and business strategy the company’s own people post go-live requirement changes lack of previous experience Taking these in turn; it is perhaps ironic that, whilst companies hire consultants to […]
What Is the Most Common Cause of Digital Transformation and ERP Failure?
Digital transformation and ERP failures are caused by a number of things. Poor project management, lack of internal alignment, and poor organizational change management are just a handful of reasons by transformations so commonly fail. Behind these and other common symptoms lurks a deeper root cause: lack of independence and objectivity. Simply put, ERP vendors […]