This category contains articles related to enterprise architecture concepts. It touches enterprise architecture from many different perspectives including the conceptual understanding of the architecture, systems that need to be part of the architecture, and integration issues with best-of-breed architecture.
The first-time ERP implementation project is like getting married for the first time. Over 50% of them are likely to end up in failure. Most savvy executives who have gone through multiple implementations share that it might take up to 6 implementations – to get tangible business results from ERP projects. But, unfortunately, just like …
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Just because non-profit companies may not carry heavy inventory or require complex MRP runs, their ERP needs aren’t any easier. Consisting of unique business models with their membership types, grants, and complex operational workflows, each non-profit vertical might also differ in its needs. For example, educational and healthcare non-profits may have completely different workflows than …
Cloud ERP systems come in various shapes and sizes. So different that some run super legacy backends as outdated as RGP. Replacing only their front-end layer, these vendors have tried to fake their way into selling a cloud ERP system. The others are so extreme that they might deploy an on-prem code base in their …
Buying a house is easy. Anyone with common knowledge can buy. Anyone can figure out how many rooms or bathrooms they might need. Most people know how to select a color or texture on their own ( or maybe by making a few calls to their trusted friends). So why do we hire real estate …
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Most people relate digital eCommerce platforms to coupons flying all over the website. But digital commerce has a much broader scope. For example, you probably already have digital commerce capabilities with your website as your contact us form acts as the lead acquisition source. So whether you transact over the web or not, digital commerce …
Why do you need a top CRM system? Historically, sales and marketing departments weren’t as complex with their operations. They could manage their workflows through ad-hoc tools such as spreadsheets. Or siloed software. However, this is no longer enough for today’s sales and marketing departments. Now they require several systems that can offer deep analytics …
Enterprise architecture is more than a technical concept. But what is enterprise architecture? Think of enterprise architecture as the connected business systems that drive your operational processes with four primary perspectives. 1) business architecture 2) process architecture, 3) data/information architecture, and 4) system architecture. Generally, most industries have two choices in building their architecture. They …
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The pharma ERP systems contain specialized features unique to the pharma industry. The vanilla ERP systems, on the other hand, may require additional development and testing time. Even if you have the development expertise, the lack of subject matter expertise required to enable features for this industry may lead to ERP implementation challenges. So what …
The medical device industry requires unique capabilities in an ERP system. In fact, the industry contains two major groups. The first segment produces consumables, while the second one builds large CapEx equipment such as medical imaging and cancer machine. These groups follow different processes such as sales, manufacturing, and FDA. The FDA processes, in particular, …
Aerospace and defense companies have one of the most stringent quality and regulatory requirements. It is especially true for companies that might be tier 1 or tier 2 in the A&D ecosystem. In fact, at times, companies don’t want to serve A&D ecosystems. Why? Due to the overhead involved in serving these industries. Also, the …
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This digital transformation report summarizes our annual research on ERP and digital transformation trends and forecasts for the year 2023.
