Who used to be responsible for ERP implementation success? Who’s responsible...
Once upon a time, ERP implementation projects were single source affairs, in that the buying organization selected a single vendor who assumed responsibility for the whole project, except for the...
View ArticleWhy does it make sense to view ERP acquisition and implementation as a single...
First, let’s consider two general properties of large scale, coordinated work: When a complex effort is split up, it’s no longer obvious in which piece any given task or concern should reside; it is...
View ArticleWhy should ERP implementation efforts be managed in a project?
There is no argument that an ERP implementation project is a project, and (somehow) should be managed as one. There is very little argument that implementation providers should manage the day to day...
View ArticleWhy should ERP acquisition efforts be managed in a project?
Because: Many of the things that ought to be done before most ERP acquisition efforts begin are deferred to the implementation phase, turned over to outside companies or never done at all. The goal of...
View ArticleWhat are the critical decisions I need to make for successful ERP acquisition...
Short answers first: the decisions that are critical to ERP acquisition and implementation project success should be made at the earliest possible moment in the acquisition and planning process. What...
View ArticleWhat are usually deemed to be the causes of ERP project failure?
The root cause behind ERP project failure is generally held to be a prior failure to acknowledge and manage a small number of well known and well analyzed risks. These risks, in the terms usually...
View ArticleWhat are the symptoms of ERP project failure?
Symptoms as reported by users are most commonly: Inadequate system performance Throughput (response time) Capacity System doesn’t match requirements Missing reports/queries Incorrect process/work flow...
View ArticleWhat is the overall success rate of ERP implementation projects?
Numbers vary according to who is publishing the statistics, but the average of the averages seems to be roughly: 25% or so of all attempted ERP implementations fail entirely and are abandoned with...
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True confessions of a former ERP pusher
I had only one objective when dealing with a qualified prospect in the highly competitive software sales market which was getting and keeping control of the entire ERP evaluation, acquisition and...
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True confessions of a former ERP pusher “What is the overall success rate of ERP implementation projects?” “What are the symptoms of ERP project failure?” “What are usually deemed to be the causes of...
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