Author name: Sam Gupta

Sam Gupta has been a thought leader in the digital transformation space for nearly two decades, with the primary focus on financial systems and ERP. He has been part of large transformation initiatives for fortune-500 corporations but now spends his time consulting with SMEs as a Principal Consultant at ElevatIQ. Sam regularly speaks at industry conferences and contributes his experiences through many popular blogs and publications. He is always open to chat about technology and digital transformation topics on LinkedIn or Twitter. Don’t hesitate to reach out to him.

Top 10 WMS Systems In 2023

Top 10 WMS Systems In 2023

Traditionally, ERP systems didn’t package WMS capabilities with their suite because of the technology and architectural differences. But this is no longer the case with the cloud. The cloud systems now package basic WMS capabilities that their mid-market customers can easily use without worrying about complex integration or using a separate WMS package. However, companies, …

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Top 10 ERP Data Re-engineering Candidates Leading to ERP Implementation Failure in 2023

Top 10 ERP Data Re-engineering Candidates Leading to ERP Implementation Failure in 2023

Regardless of how cutting-edge ERP technology might be, your current enterprise data is a major driver of operational efficiency. The efficiency that you will gain (or lose, equally likely) using your newly implemented ERP system. Understanding ERP data re-engineering issues require mastery of cross-disciplinary processes, information modeling, and multi-system expertise. But most importantly, enterprise alignment …

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Top 10 Critical Components of the ERP Selection RFP in 2023

Top 10 Critical Components of the ERP Selection RFP in 2023

Who wants to deal with an ERP selection RFP? Literally no one. They are boring, dry, and unnecessary. Everyone is generally super frustrated with them. Because of this issue, some companies choose not to compete in opportunities requiring an RFP. The customers are equally afraid of writing one because of the fear of not getting …

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Top 10 Steps of the ERP Selection Process in 2023

Top 10 Steps of the ERP Selection Process in 2023

Where do you draw the line between the ERP selection process and implementation? It’s a tricky question. Because of this, various schools of thought exist: does it make sense to invest in process documentation? When to clean your data? Let me give an easy answer: it depends. Easy, wasn’t it? Opinions differ primarily because of …

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Top 10 ERP Selection Deliverables In 2023

Top 10 ERP Selection Deliverables in 2023

Understanding why ERP selection matters requires alignment on the output of the process, but what’s the output? Right software? Consensus among teams? Sweet discount? ERP selection deliverables? But watch out, even success can be tricky. What if your initial success might fall on its face? What if your implementation teams shred the initial recommendations? And …

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Top 10 ERP Selection Biases In 2023

Top 10 ERP Selection Biases in 2023

ERP selection biases run rampant, even evading the experts’ radar unless they follow a quantitative framework. But beware, even frameworks can mislead without deep subject matter expertise and an intimate familiarity with “political forces.” What’s worse? They nudge you to feel confident in your decisions, only to face disappointment in the business results later. So, …

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Top 10 ERP Integration Technologies in 2023

Top 10 ERP Integration Technologies in 2023

System integration is like a commute, getting you from A to B. So why the overload of ERP integration tech options? Well, sometimes the destination is a system or an external business, and that determines the right integration technology choice. These options aren’t just programming languages but products of industry collaboration for interoperability. They may …

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Top 10 Practices Hurting the ERP Industry in 2023

Top 10 Practices Hurting the ERP Industry in 2023

The enterprise software (or ERP) industry has always struggled to justify its hefty price tags. Seriously, why is software still breaking the bank when the hardware is on a discount spree? Remember the good ol’ days of on-prem software? Customers were just getting used to paying for support and licenses. But then the cloud came …

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Top 10 ERP Selection Types in 2023

ERP selection is not just about filling functional checklists. Asking teams to vote. Or picking a system that works for everyone. It’s a lot more than that. Done right, ERP selection addresses several perspectives, including change management and business transformation. As well as technical and financial feasibility, program management, and enterprise architecture. Depending upon their …

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2024 Digital Transformation Report

This digital transformation report summarizes our annual research on ERP and digital transformation trends and forecasts for the year 2024. 

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