6 Risks of ERP Implementations
Modern day ERP solutions merge data, technology and business processes.Implementing these systems is a huge undertaking. Because of all the moving parts, there are risks associated with this type of...
View ArticleBI Challenge: Bringing Together Disparate Data Sources
The power of Business Intelligence comes from getting the right data to the right people at the right time. When an organization can successfully do this, data is presented to those people in a way...
View ArticleNew Life Sciences ERP White Paper
It goes without saying that every business that intends to grow needs an ERP system that provides a framework for business processes and insight into costs, results and performance. For companies in...
View ArticlePlanning Ahead for Compliance
There is so much to consider during an ERP implementation, isn’t compliance something that can be attacked once everything else is in place? Compliance is a combination of people, processes, and...
View ArticleTraining from Your ERP Partner: What You Should Expect
When you are sitting through a demo of your new ERP solution, the sales engineer or sales person walking you through makes everything look really easy. That’s their job after all. Often times, they...
View ArticleFit Gap Strategies
A fit-gap analysis is a vital part of selecting and successfully implementing an ERP software solution. Without knowing where the software complements existing processes and, even more importantly,...
View ArticleDealing with Change Management and your ERP Implementation
Your team has done all the research and realized it is time for a new ERP solution. The business case is made, the right application has been selected and you’ve communicated the benefits to everyone...
View ArticleChange Management at All Levels
Choosing the right ERP package does not automatically produce the desired results. How that software gets implemented is so much more than how that software gets installed. In particular, how that...
View ArticleThree Questions that Help Determine if a Cloud Based ERP Solution is Right...
The “cloud” is no longer a dirty word when mentioned in business meetings. Nor is it considered a trend; it has become a reality for many types of computing resources. Enterprise resource planning...
View ArticleMeasuring Success for Cloud Based ERP Implementations
The recent Beyond ERP report from Price Waterhouse Cooper claims that investments in cloud based (Software as a Service) ERP solutions will double while traditional ERP implementations will fall by 30...
View ArticleHow Credible is Your ERP Partner?
Implementing enterprise software like your ERP solution is costly. Sure, the price tag alone can be rather high but most ROI analysis will off set that cost for you. However, if your implementation...
View ArticleCustomizations: Advantage Traditional On-Premise Software?
Even with all the buzz about SaaS ERP solutions, there are still arguments about why it makes sense to maintain a traditional, on-premise software approach. One of the strongest arguments revolves...
View ArticleNew White Paper: Using ERP to Prepare for Commercialization
New products in the Life Sciences industry fail to win a significant spot in the market at an alarming rate. And since the costs of bringing a product to market are extremely high – the risk of any...
View ArticleDo you need Life Sciences Industry-Specific ERP?
It goes without saying that every business that intends to grow needs an ERP system that provides a framework for business processes and insight into costs, results and performance. For companies in...
View ArticleERP Benefits You Might Have Overlooked
When you think of the benefits that enterprise resource planning software can provide to your organization some of the first things that come to mind are: The reduction of redundant dataImproved...
View ArticleWays Your ERP Solution Makes You More Productive
Technology is supposed to help make employees more productive. Whenever a new enterprise software application is rolled out, there are always promises that it will make it easier for people to do their...
View ArticleVetting Potential ERP Solutions the Right Way
One of the most direct ways to ensure your ERP implementation will fail is to purchase a solution without adequate testing of the application. Most of you reading this may think, “I would never do...
View ArticleHow Data Helps Businesses Make Better Decisions
Just the term big data is enough to turn some medium sized businesses away. After all, aren’t business intelligence solutions used to collect and analyze large amounts of data reserved for large...
View ArticleAre You Considering Everything When Looking for an ERP Partner?
When selecting a partner to help with your enterprise resource planning solution there are certain traits you tend to look for. A proven track record of success with clients in your industry is usually...
View ArticleERP: The First Step in Unified Commerce
Business today has been forced to change the way it interfaces with its customers. Over the years, different channels have seen their popularity grow and wane: the brick and mortar store, the catalog,...
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