I have seen this pattern in more ERP projects than I can count.

During the sales cycle, the new ERP is going to simplify everything.

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I have seen this pattern in more ERP projects than I can count.

During the sales cycle, the new ERP is going to simplify everything.

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ERP problems are rarely just IT problems.

I have seen this repeatedly in ERP programs.

The DNOW and MRC Global story is an interesting example.

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ERP problems are rarely just IT problems.

I have seen this repeatedly in ERP programs.

The DNOW and MRC Global story is an interesting example.

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I’ve walked into warehouses weeks after an ERP go-live and seen something interesting.

Sticky notes everywhere.

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I’ve walked into warehouses weeks after an ERP go-live and seen something interesting.

Sticky notes everywhere.

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ERP cutovers and holiday shipping have remarkable chemistry.

Mostly the explosive kind.

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ERP cutovers and holiday shipping have remarkable chemistry.

Mostly the explosive kind.

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One thing I’ve learned from ERP projects: “working well” is surprisingly subjective.

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One thing I’ve learned from ERP projects: “working well” is surprisingly subjective.

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I’ve seen ERP projects celebrate go-live a little too early.

The system is running. Users can log in. Orders are processing. Interfaces are working.

Technically, you’re live.

Then finance tries to close the books.

That’s when the second go-live begins.

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I’ve seen ERP projects celebrate go-live a little too early.

The system is running. Users can log in. Orders are processing. Interfaces are working.

Technically, you’re live.

Then finance tries to close the books.

That’s when the second go-live begins.

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I have seen ERP teams stay in hypercare far longer than anyone planned.

Two weeks becomes a month.

A month becomes a quarter.

At some point, the problem is no longer stabilization.

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I have seen ERP teams stay in hypercare far longer than anyone planned.

Two weeks becomes a month.

A month becomes a quarter.

At some point, the problem is no longer stabilization.

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Nothing tests confidence in an ERP project quite like Monday morning after go-live.

I have seen teams celebrate a successful cutover over the weekend.

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Nothing tests confidence in an ERP project quite like Monday morning after go-live.

I have seen teams celebrate a successful cutover over the weekend.

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ERP failures rarely become securities lawsuits.

That is what makes the Vital Farms story worth studying.

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ERP failures rarely become securities lawsuits.

That is what makes the Vital Farms story worth studying.

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Consumption-based pricing always sounds fair in the sales presentation.

You pay for what you use.

Simple.

Until you realize that "use" is becoming increasingly difficult to define.

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Consumption-based pricing always sounds fair in the sales presentation.

You pay for what you use.

Simple.

Until you realize that "use" is becoming increasingly difficult to define.

#GuptaERP #CIO #CFO