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The next step is what counts!
Life often throws a lot of stuff at once. We feel overwhelmed and too crippled to take any step. Our minds run in different directions. We put much effort into moving forward but feel stuck. One thing that I find helpful in such situations is asking this question:...
Promote simplicity and rationality!
Enterprise software (ERP/CRM) projects are already too complex and expensive. Consultants who implement these software projects are often paid by the hour /day. So, their incentive is based on the amount of time they work. Their internal incentives (bonuses and...
Acknowledging my own biases!
I am influenced by a self-serving bias. If I am not careful and alert, I default to being an actor during success and look at someone else during failure. Many egocentric biases influence my mind every day. If I am not careful, I may protect my ego for all the wrong...
When I look into your eyes!
Looking at you, I can see your shortcomings, weaknesses and limitations. At this point, I feel I am complete, and you are so incomplete.When I am patient enough to look into your eyes curiously, then I see myself clearly. I see myself looking for short-term gains,...
Project managers are not fortune tellers!
Enterprise software projects (ERP/CRM) are complex, multi-dimensional moving beasts. The ERP Project manager's job is to clearly state the facts and present the project's current status. Yes, with an indication of the planned next steps and an estimate to complete the...
Talking about things is much more expensive than doing them!
In the ERP world, talking about things is much more expensive than doing them. For example, configuring the ERP is often relatively straightforward. The complexity is in understanding requirements, documentation, testing, and providing training. So, the cost savings...
Parties Vs Partners!
In the B2B environment, when I announced, “We have made a strategic decision to implement a new ERP and cracked a great deal with the implementation partner.” In parallel, there is likely to be another announcement on the vendor side, “We have secured a major project...
Life is too confusing!
Life is too confusing to deduce any meaning out of it. Things that are too important for one person; other is distributing it for free. A few of us are running like crazy to get there; others who have been there find it worthless. Over our lives, there are constant...
Progress is not directly proportional to activity!
Progress is not directly proportional to activity. We may make progress by doing less: Making difficult but sensible choices about cutting unnecessary steps in the process. Deciding to actively descope automations that add no value. By eliminating problems, so we...
ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning!
ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning. If we try to understand ERP by its name, we will limit its potential and scope. ERPs are no longer limited to resource planning at the enterprise level. Though its roots are in materials resource planning, it has outgrown...
Consider descoping!
Consider that you are building a house. The builder called to inform you that the house would not be completed by the agreed date. Then he gives you a few options: You remove the backyard and garage door completion from the contract (descope). Or, Move the completion...
Writing on the wall!
Sometimes, the writing on the wall is crisp and clear. Everyone can see it, but no one talks about it. It may be because we are busy, follow norms, feel shy, think it is not our problem, and start to believe - it is what it is. Yet, when one of us (usually an...
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