ERP Implementation Tip #20: Cutover Countdown | End-User Training
In this week's tip, we cover end-user training: a critical success factor for any ERP implementation. Read on to learn the key components of effective training administration and documentation.
View ArticleWithout Restructuring, ERP Implementation is an Expensive Waste
Have you been tempted by a promise of a quick-fire, we'll-be-in-and-out-in-under-two-months implementation? If so, beware. You'll probably end up with a piece of fancy, shiny... and useless software....
View ArticleERP Implementation Tip #21: Data Migration | Key Concepts
Data migration is one of the most important components of an implementation project. In this tip, I breakdown the key elements of data migration. Read on.
View ArticleAn Introduction to ERP Implementation Using Milestone Deliverables: Part 1
In this brief series of articles, we discuss critical ERP implementation success factors. The articles are based on Pemeco's Milestone Deliverables implementation methodology - a methodology that's...
View ArticleERP Implementation Tip #22: Four Components of a Data Migration Plan
Learn the four key components to an effective data migration plan, including how to schedule various data types for migration.
View ArticleERP Implementation Tip #23: Modifications, Customizations, Personalizations &...
Despite what your IT vendor may tell you, no ERP system will be able to satisfy all of your organizations needs out-of-the-box. This week, we cover customizations, personalizations and interface...
View ArticleERP Organizational Structure, Training and Data Migration: Part 2 of An...
In this installment of An Introduction to Milestone Deliverables to Drive ERP Implementation Success, we break down three additional key elements to delivering ERP implementation projects on time, on...
View ArticleA Structured Approach to Organizational Change Management: Part 3 of an Intro...
In Part 3 of An Introduction to Milestone Deliverables to Drive ERP Implementation Success, we explain how to plan for and manage organizational change.In this article, we: - Debunk three popular...
View ArticleERP and Shared Services: What You Need to Know About Standardization and...
Developing an ERP strategy for a multi-site, geographically dispersed organization is challenging. In this article, I break down key factors that an organization should consider when developing a...
View ArticleMobility and the Enterprise: How to Build a Business Case for Mobile ERP
Companies operate in a world of geographically dispersed and mobile workforces. Until recently, however, ERP systems couldn't easily accommodate this type of operating reality. Users would have to get...
View ArticleSaaS ERP is Coming of Age - But Is It Right For Your Business?
When evaluating whether SaaS ERP is right for your business, it's important to consider some of the unique issues raised by the SaaS business model. Read this article to learn key factors that are...
View ArticleYou've Implemented ERP - Now, How Do You Extract the Promised Value?
Think back to when you selected and implemented your ERP system. Remember those promises of unfathomable efficiencies, rock-bottom costs and skies-the-limit revenues? What happened to them? They didn't...
View ArticleSearching for ERP-Related Business Value? Look at Planning Activities - The...
Does your manufacturing or distribution business want to free up cash flow? Reduce its volume of obsolescing inventories? Improve on-time deliveries and customer retention? In this article, we offer...
View ArticleYou've Selected ERP Software - But Are You Ready to Implement?
As a business leader, how much do you know about all of the following: ERP implementation, organizational restructuring, industry best-practices and project management? Probably not as much as you hope...
View ArticleWe Need to Define Business Requirements for ERP: Where Do We Start?
Most businesses know that ERP success hinges on an ability to translate business needs into ERP needs. The problem is that many may not know how to define business needs in an appropriate way. Which...
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