Top 5 Warning Signs you are on the ERP Desert Highway
There are many wrong turns on the road to the Desert of ERP Disillusionment. Some teams go wrong right out of the gate. Here are the top five warning signs that your real destination is not the...
View ArticleRedefining Success in People Terms
I suggested in my previous post that unmet business benefits, make ERP initiatives fail even when they are on-time, on-budget, and on-scope. If we spoke previously about failure, then let’s start here...
View ArticleLandscape of ERP Pitfalls – New Map Discovered!
One of our young, and deeply curious, co-workers discovered an artifact – a map – while browsing a dusty, old book store in Boston. She bought it for a pittance and took it home where she discovered...
View ArticleThe Vale of False Best Practices
What is a best practice and why you should and sometimes should not accept them. The way ERP vendors speak about “best practices,” you would expect accompaniment from a bell choir and a sonorous,...
View ArticleTotal Recall: The True Cost of Foodborne Illness
All eyes are on Tyson this week after their recall of chicken nuggets with a trace of plastics. Unfortunately, it’s not just the makers of highly processed foods that are struggling with recalls right...
View ArticleDiagnose Your Inefficiency Potholes
Many employees tend to complain about work-related inefficiencies as much as Wisconsinites bemoan the craters (aka potholes) left in the roads each winter. In response, companies usually acknowledge...
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