Quote of the week

The ERP implementation isn't finished until the last user is dead.

If the automobile had followed the same implementation cycle as the ERP Systems, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.

Basic Rule for ERP Implementation “First you listen to the users; then you ignore them”.

The goal of ERP Implementation is to build something that will last at least until we've finished implementing it.

Rules of Optimization Rule 1: Don't do it. Rule 2 (for experts only): Don't do it yet.

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

One: ERP demonstrations always crash. And two: the probability of them crashing goes up exponentially with the number of people watching.