ERP general

Veel bedrijven die hun klanten services leveren op projectbasis hebben door het grote aantal en de variëteit aan projecten behoefte aan een ERP-oplossing die alle project-gerelateerde data beschikbaar en inzichtelijk maakt op één centrale plaats. Op dit moment is de data omtrent deze projecten opgeslagen in…

Several ERP implementations suffer from what I call a “fast-food” mentality of delivering value. Customers feel that they need to get functionality that addresses both existing needs but also future needs given long implementation cycles. Business needs and business wants get blurred together during requirements gathering…

I had a colleague ask me what are the key project management strategies for successful ERP/COTS implementations. I laughed and told my friend that I’m still learning! My friend is an experienced, certified project manager (PMP) so I spared him the foundational best practices (approved project…

Webster defines a methodology as a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline: a particular procedure or set of procedures. Methodologies add tremendous value to the implementation team by providing a process to guide the team through the implementation. Methodologies have inherent assumptions,…

You’ve decided on the ERP software you need, the Business side has bought into it, and you’ve even picked your Implementation Partner. Now the hard work begins: Making sure that your software deployment strategy sets your company up for success, and that means making sure Business,…