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.
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Top 10 Practices Hurting the ERP Industry in 2023 Read More »
Navigating the ERP industry could be hard with so many different ERP company types. If this is your first time engaging with ERP companies, you might be confused about their role. The problem starts with marketing verbiage sounding similar. As well as each of them claiming to be an expert at business transformation or process …
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 …
No two change management projects are the same. Each project has its own nuances, thus requiring a different level of subject matter expertise. While change management is often thought of as a function to support the business users’ needs, it’s more than that. Why? Because enterprise business transformation initiatives typically result in substantial refactoring of …
Top 10 Enterprise Business Transformation Change Management Deliverables in 2023 Read More »
Before we touch on why test-driven ERP implementation is superior, let’s do a quick recap on software testing. First, who likes to rehearse? No one. Practice is boring, regardless of whether you talk about stage performance or ERP implementations. Understanding the importance of testing is even more difficult unless you test for living. That’s probably …
Top 10 Reasons Why Test-driven ERP Implementation is Superior in 2023 Read More »
Most new executives underestimate the implications of failed digital transformation initiatives. In fact, they might not take them seriously until they go live on the solution. But unfortunately, just like baseball, the ERP projects bite the unprepared the most. The more planning you do, the higher chances you have of predicting various sliders and handling …
Top 10 Implications of Failed Digital Transformation Initiatives in 2023 Read More »
Getting the hang of the ERP implementation process takes time. Just the way it’s practically impossible to get a Ph.D. as soon as you enroll in a school, it’s also not pragmatic to get to one of the highest ERP maturity stages, on your first attempt. In fact, you should not aim for that, as …
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