ERP Boot Camp: Arm Yourself, Prepare for Battle, and Make Your ERP...
Embarking on an ERP implementation can feel like going to battle: the process can be grueling and time consuming, money and jobs are at stake, and the odds are stacked against you. In months past I’ve...
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Episode One of the ERP Reality Series: Software Selection
The ERP project kickoff is an important step in the software selection process. Even though it’s typically a short meeting with the executive steering committee, project core team, and SME’s, it serves...
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Day One Report from 2010 ERP Boot Camp
We had a very informative and energetic first day of ERP Boot Camp yesterday here in Denver. With over 20 ERP project managers, executive sponsors, and CIOs in attendance, we have a diverse group with...
View ArticleDay Two Report from ERP Boot Camp
Yesterday was the second day of ERP Boot Camp, which was another success packed with tons of information. We started the day with a case study of a recent ERP failure and lawsuit, which prompted a...
View ArticleDay Three Report from ERP Boot Camp
We closed out the 2010 ERP Boot Camp with a bang in Denver on Friday afternoon. We had a chance to tie together everything we had learned and start applying concepts to real world situations. First, we...
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Ballin’ on a Budget: Tips for Promoting Your Change Management Project on a...
The economy may be in the tanker but that doesn’t mean project communications have to follow suite. In fact, now more than ever, people want to be in the know. These days especially, silence has a...
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Only a Master Builder With a Strong Blueprint Can Create a Solid ERP Foundation
Would you build a new house without an approved construction plan? Most likely the answer to that question would be no. Would you implement a new ERP system without an approved implementation plan?...
View Article20 Things Every CIO Should Know Before Starting an ERP Implementation
In early December, Panorama hosted its first ERP Boot Camp for the public. Approximately 25 CIOs, IT Managers, and Project Managers attended the interactive 3-day training session, which was...
View ArticleAre You Ready to Start Your ERP Implementation in the New Year?
‘Tis the season where many ERP vendors are trying to meet their Q4 and year-end numbers, so they are often willing to do what it takes to get a deal done. Aggressive pricing with time limits, executive...
View ArticleCovering All Your Bases: The Importance of ERP System Training
Spring training is finally here! To a seasoned baseball fan, it means the anticipation of a World Series Championship, warm days and cool summer evenings sitting in the grandstands, hot dogs and...
View ArticleThe Myth of “Redundant” Business Process Blueprinting
Everyone loves success stories – perhaps most of all those of us in the ERP software implementation world. But success is a relative term. When someone tells you, ”We had a successful ERP...
View ArticleKing of Pain: Are ERP Systems as Hard as They Seem?
Our consulting teams are in the process of helping several companies across the country with their ERP selection and vendor contract negotiations. This is the point in an ERP software project where...
View ArticleField Report from Panorama’s 2011 ERP Boot Camp
This year’s first ERP Boot Camp was another success, with 23 participants from all over the world gathered in Denver last week to discuss lessons and best practices for their ERP initiatives. This...
View ArticleFive Most Common ERP Implementation “Gotchas”: Patience Truly is a Virtue
Maybe it’s not grammatically correct, but “gotchas” are those little mistakes that sneak up on you and ultimately ruin the project you’re working on. I think we’ve all had our fair share of “gotcha”...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Difference Between a Business Blueprint and an ERP Systems...
When Panorama Consulting engages in ERP systems projects with our clients, a key first step in the implementation process is to define a business blueprint. Most ERP vendors claim to do some form of...
View ArticleBringing PR Principles Into Your Organizational Change Management Initiative
As Panorama has seen again and again, ERP implementations can be enormously disruptive to staff members. Feeling threatened, confused, or even angry, end-users can both consciously and unconsciously...
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Leaning Towards Better ERP System Utilization
There are those that say that once a business goes lean it should eliminate its ERP system. That is not true. At most, the business’s ERP system can be simplified – but not eliminated. A company still...
View ArticleOMG and LOL: How Will the New Generation of Employees Interact with ERP Systems?
I’m just young enough to be addicted to text messaging, but not young enough to fully engage in text talk. Rather than texting someone a message saying LOL (laugh out loud), I’d prefer to actually...
View ArticleProject Leadership Versus Management in an ERP Implementation
Which is more important for the success of an ERP implementation: project/technical management skills or project leadership skills? Before getting into the answer, lets try to define both management...
View ArticleTips for Managing ERP Software Vendors
In 2009, Panorama published our Tips for Managing ERP Software Vendors During the Software Selection Process white paper (it’s the fourth from the top if you click through that link). Reading through...
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