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ERP Project Updates Are Lying to You: A Guide for Sponsors and SteerCo

ERP Project Updates Look Good. The Program Isn’t. Most ERP Steering Committees leave meetings feeling reassured.Status is “Green”. Risks are “managed”. Milestones are “on track”. That sense of control is often the first signal something is wrong. Because by the time...

ERP as a Layered Operating Architecture

ERP as a Layered Operating Architecture: A Technical Interpretation for Executives and Sponsors 1. The Starting Assumption That Creates Structural Risk ERP is commonly initiated as a software implementation—a bounded project to deploy a suite of applications...

Understanding ERP Systems: The Executive Guide to Getting It Right

This Is Where Most ERP Programs Start Going Wrong Most executives begin an ERP journey thinking they are implementing a system. A platform to modernise.A vendor to manage.A project to deliver. It feels structured. Contained. Logical. But that assumption quietly sets...

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:...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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SP writes extensively on Project Sponsorship, Management, Business Transformation and Change.

Building A Rock Solid Foundation

A Guide for Project Sponsors

Building A Rock Solid Foundation

This book is for the Project Sponsors and executives. There are practical examples, tips and process that will help sponsors to lead from the front. The book will force you to think from different dimensions. If you implement knowledge, methods and tips, you will experience instant results. You will see the improvement in the order, focus and growth in the morale of the team.

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