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Use enterprise resource planning to maintain financial information logs

Most companies that might benefit from enterprise resource planning applications do so because they’re able to keep track of the parts of their businesses that are most pressing. Materials, resources,...

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A Step at a Time – And Not a Giant Leap

One of the most important variables affecting the potential success of an ERP implementation is the scope. When enterprises expect too much initial functionality, there are risks that the learning...

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The ABC’s of Performance Improvement Solutions ROI Calculations. TCO, TVO,...

In my previous posts, I wrote about how to calculate TCO , TVO  and my love of the cartoon Penguins of Madagascar. Today, I am going to focus on one of my nemesis, instead of my loves.  Project...

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A Number by Itself Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

If I told you that a small business had $2M in gross sales last month, what would your reaction be? That fact alone is not enough for an outsider to make any kind of judgment about how well that...

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The Chief Information Officer – The New Business Leader

Prior to 1995, many corporations had centralized applications that ran on a mainframe or minicomputer. Processors, storage devices and printers often resided in a data center called a “glass room” with...

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ERP – The Brain Behind the Business

A retail client of mine had an older point-of-sale system which updated store inventories in a nightly batch job. The vendor referred to this process as “the brain.” Unfortunately, the system’s...

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Why Auditors Like Enterprise Resource Planning Systems – Part 2

In Part 1 of this post, we discussed the role of auditors in protecting the interests of outside parties. We also looked at the first two of four internal control objectives: centralized administration...

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Getting Unstuck from Your Legacy System

Avoiding change may be an inherent characteristic of us all. While individuals may be creatures of habit, organizations large and small also cherish the status quo. Change can be as minor as a new...

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Parkinson’s Law and The Hidden Value of ERP

Cyril Northcote Parkinson was a British naval historian and author of numerous books (1). He developed a famous adage for a 1955 article in the magazine, The Economist: “Work expands so as to fill the...

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Tips for mid-market CEOs on choosing the right ERP

Choosing an ERP system is one of the most strategic decisions for mid-market companies and their CEOs face a significant dilemma. Should I choose a system for today, or for how my company may look in 5...

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Announcing the next big thing: Sage Mobile Solutions

You heard about it through the grapevine. You saw it at Sage Summit. Now it’s a reality: Sage Mobile Solutions are here! You already enjoy the benefits of mobile technology and online bill pay in your...

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Superusers can save an ERP implementation from poor training

An enterprise resource planning implementation requires a significant amount of time and money from a company, but it also requires a large amount of training. The software is often a lot different...

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Making the best choice for your ERP implementation teams

Enterprise resource planning can be a long and arduous process. The money and time needed to complete the project is significant, so companies have to not only choose ERP software solutions wisely, but...

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How to deploy change management in an ERP implementation

The implementation of ERP solutions requires significant investment and support from the company that requests it. The software often requires changing significant aspects of the business model that's...

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What to ask a private cloud provider

Manufacturing is one of the few industries that can stand to gain from a private cloud service. Most of the benefits of the public cloud don't necessarily translate to the work environment of the...

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The role of executives in an ERP implementation

When a new ERP system is being implemented, it's ideal to have everyone on board. Every stakeholder in the company has a reason to be involved in one way or another, so having a team of influential...

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Choosing between implementation strategies

The implementation of an ERP system can be difficult. Choosing one software option over another is one thing, but the amount of effort to actually install it is a completely different matter entirely....

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Making a big bang in ERP implementation

When developing a new enterprise resource planning solution for use in the food and beverage, manufacturing or distribution industries, the implementation strategy can be extremely important. Companies...

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Data migration to the cloud: A chance to improve security

Cloud-based enterprise resource planning is helping businesses across the globe improve internal visibility and make more informed business decisions. It's capabilities are vast, and the opportunity to...

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The need for enterprise mobility policy is growing fast

The increased consumer demand of mobile devices has drastically impacted the bring-your-own-device trend in the modern-day workplace. As workers across the globe continue to use portable technology in...

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