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SME's and Resource Management
SMEs. I’ll bet they are discussed often, but do you use your Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as often as you should? The participation and buy-in of...
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ERP and The Functional Manager
The Functional Manager is in many ways a hidden gem. We – the collective ‘we’ meaning anyone who is involved in an ERP modernization – often talk...
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Core Team Expectations for Your ERP Project
Your Core Team will either drive your project productively along the road to ERP modernization or drag it into the weeds. I’ll take a great leap here...
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Resource Planning: Your ERP Project Manager
In an ERP project, the Project Manager is identified early on in the process. This is a good first step, but it is important to establish...
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The Role of The Executive Sponsor Part 2
The past few posts have begun the crucial discussion that all companies must have when embarking on any ERP or business transformation project: What...
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Resource Planning: What Will it Really Take?
I tend to be an optimist. In my personal life, I always anticipate that tasks can be accomplished quickly or that traffic won’t be a problem (even if...
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4 Critical Factors to Business Transformation Success
It’s amazing how quickly the traditional business model has become the ‘vintage’ business model. As we are all aware, the way companies have...
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Beware of Unscrupulous Consultants
No surprises. That’s good although the probably unattainable goal for your ERP modernization / transformation. Unfortunately, sometimes a consulting...
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Just Got an Approved ERP Transformation Project? Get Moving!
How To Get Started Now For the 28 years I have been involved in ERP projects, every single project had one thing in common: data clean-up and...