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Fix these six structural gaps before signing ERP project
Before You Sign the Contract, Ask These Six Questions Most ERP programs don't fail at the technology layer. They fail because the organisation wasn't ready for the technology — and nobody checked. Not the vendor. Not the implementation partner. Not the steering...
Project Assurance Feels Like Extra
The Cost You're Comfortable Avoiding: Project Assurance Feels Like Extra The question sounds reasonable. You're already spending on the project. You have a vendor. A project manager. A steering committee. Status reports arriving on schedule. Why would you pay for...
Why Software Projects Are Too Expensive? 2 Crazy Little Secrets You Must Know!
Yes, the software projects are too expensive to implement. Especially, enterprise (ERP/CRM) and packaged (COTS) software. Let us see why? Look, the two major costs for software implementations are: Software Vendors costProfessional services (Consulting, Development,...
Software Estimate Facts – 8 Dumb Facts Will Make You Smart!
Software estimate facts? What is so special about them? 80% of executives I speak to are still missing the point. So, here is a blog post, uncovering software estimate facts! The software estimate is an approximate measure of work needed to complete the given scope....
Life Is a Trade
Life Is a Trade Life is all about give and take. We know this. We say it. And then we immediately forget it — because we play the game as if we're here forever, as if the terms don't change, as if protecting what we have is the same thing as building something. It...
The Silo Stack
The Silo Stack Many organisations aren't failing at technology. They're failing at sequence. The software goes in before anyone has defined what the business is actually supposed to do end-to-end. The SOPs are written around the tool, not around the work. The...
We Love Quick And Hate Slow!
We Love Quick. We Hate Root Causes. Your Technology Program Is Paying for It. Look around. The pattern is everywhere. The market for influence is enormous. Books, courses, frameworks — all promising to help you win trust, build authority, shape perception. Tactics and...
Why the heck You need To Manage Software Vendors?
Enterprise software implementations require software vendors. You will be spending a considerable amount on Professional services with these vendors. So, before engaging them, make sure they are trustworthy. You may also need a client-side Project Manager (PM). The...
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