# SP Singh Blog

> I Transform Your Business By Implementing ERP/CRM Systems With Simplicity And Elegance

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## Blog Posts

- [Life Is a Trade](https://spsingh.me/life-is-a-trade/) (2026-05-23): 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,
- [The Silo Stack](https://spsingh.me/the-silo-stack/) (2026-05-22): 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
- [We Love Quick And Hate Slow!](https://spsingh.me/we-love-quick/) (2026-05-21): 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
- [Why the heck You need To Manage Software Vendors?](https://spsingh.me/manage-software-vendors/) (2026-05-20): 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 client-side PM
- [6 Signs Of Toxic Project Managers Poisoning The Culture!](https://spsingh.me/toxic-project-managers/) (2026-05-20): Project Sponsors, watch out for the following traits of the toxic Project Managers. If your Project Managers are high on the toxicity scale, then protect your team and the culture. Otherwise, the stress levels of the project team and stakeholders
- [The Mirror Trap](https://spsingh.me/the-mirror-trap/) (2026-05-20): The Mirror Trap: Why New Software Doesn't Fix Old Drift When your organisation decides it needs new software, the first thing most teams do is document what they currently do. They map the processes. They capture the workflows. They list
- [The Tactics Are Not the Problem](https://spsingh.me/the-tactics-are-not-the-problem/) (2026-05-19): The Tactics Are Not the Problem Everyone trying to influence you knows the playbook. Reciprocity. Scarcity. Social proof. Consistency. Body language. Sharp framing at the right moment. These aren't secrets. They're taught in every sales and leadership course written in
- [Manage Your Expectations! 6 Things That Will Go Wrong!](https://spsingh.me/manage-your-expectations/) (2026-05-18): Enterprise software implementations are never a smooth sail. There are unknowns, bitter surprises, issues that you often deal with. But, as a Project Sponsor, you must be at the forefront. Tell yourself that it is not going to be easy
- [No one wants Vanilla! Secure Enough Budget For Customisations!](https://spsingh.me/budget-for-customisations/) (2026-05-18): Are you sponsoring an enterprise software project? The key message is: Secure enough budget for customisations and enhancements. Don't believe in the claims that standard enterprise software will fully meet your business needs. During the sales process, you may hear:
- [Decision-Making Is a Discipline](https://spsingh.me/decision-making-is-a-discipline/) (2026-05-18): Decision-Making Is a Discipline I've been thinking about why smart, experienced people — people who clearly care about doing good work — still end up in situations that feel stuck. Not stuck in an obvious way. Stuck in the way
- [The Hidden Cost of Drift](https://spsingh.me/the-hidden-cost-of-drift/) (2026-05-17): The Hidden Cost of Drift Most organisations do not lose value in one big moment. They lose it slowly. A project starts with good intent. A system needs replacing. Reporting needs improving. Processes need to be cleaned up. Everyone agrees
- [The Budget Number Is Not What You Think It Is](https://spsingh.me/project-budget/) (2026-05-16): The Budget Number Is Not What You Think It Is Most executives treat a project budget like a fixed truth. An amount of money required to deliver a defined outcome. The vendor quotes it. The board approves it. The program
- [Problem Vs Requirement – The Top Budget Killer!](https://spsingh.me/problem-vs-requirement/) (2026-05-16): Problem Vs Requirement - do you know the difference? When you visit a doctor, he asks for symptoms of your problem. He then writes a prescription to solve your problem. Note that he does not ask about your needs or
- [Every long-term entity has a Roadmap](https://spsingh.me/every-long-term-entity-has-a-roadmap/) (2026-05-16): Every long-term entity has a Roadmap. The question is who built yours. Life has one. A product has one. Infrastructure has one. A business has one. Technology programs have one. Your career has one. But here's what most executives never
- [The Basics Are Not Beneath You!](https://spsingh.me/the-basics-are-not-beneath-you/) (2026-05-15): The Basics Are Not Beneath You Most things worth doing are simple. Not easy. Simple. A healthy body. Financial stability. Strong relationships. The principles aren't complicated — consistency, attention, honest feedback, and a willingness to adjust when something isn't working.
- [Your ERP Program Has Five Dimensions](https://spsingh.me/your-erp-program-has-five-dimensions/) (2026-05-14): Your ERP Program Has Five Dimensions. Most Steering Committees Watch One. What you're monitoring, what you're missing, and why the gap between them is where programs go wrong. You get a status report every fortnight. It tells you the program
- [Software Selection: The Deceptive World of Software Sales!](https://spsingh.me/software-selection/) (2026-05-13): If you are deciding on Enterprise software for your organisation, then read this carefully! Welcome to the deceptive world of Software Sales Look, if you are not vigilant, you can make a terrible decision very quickly. During software selection, you
- [Celebrate Project Closure With Heart And Soul! Your Team Will Love You For It!](https://spsingh.me/celebrate-project-closure/) (2026-05-13): How to celebrate project closure with heart and Soul? We often start projects with a kick-off but seldom finish them with celebration. Very few projects are lucky enough to meet a graceful end, and the team sit together and celebrate.
- [Your ERP Project Is Green- Why Is It Still A Problem?](https://spsingh.me/your-erp-project-is-green/) (2026-05-13): Your ERP Project Is Green. The dashboard says everything is on track. Scope — controlled. Budget — within tolerance. Timeline — amber at worst, green most weeks. The steering committee gets its report. The sponsor nods. The project moves forward.
- [The cost of drift](https://spsingh.me/the-cost-of-drift/) (2026-05-12): You Are Not Paying for Your ERP Program You are paying for your reluctance to make hard calls inside it- The cost of drift. Most executives assume the cost of a struggling technology program is the number on the variance
- [How To Define Change? Insanely, We Don’t!](https://spsingh.me/how-to-define-change/) (2026-05-11): Define Change? I bet you are wondering what does that even mean! Let us start with the basics! Tell me, why is change management such a complex area? Is it complicated, or do we make it so? Look, there are
- [Why We Resist Change? Revealing #1 Hidden And Profound Reason!](https://spsingh.me/resist-change/) (2026-05-11): https://youtu.be/nGv1fNUgqmM Do you resist change? Do you know others who resist change? Suppose you rock up to the office and see a letter on your desk. The letter states that you are getting a dedicated luxury cabin in two months.
- [The Trap of Doing Everything Ourselves](https://spsingh.me/the-trap-of-doing-everything-ourselves/) (2026-05-11): The Trap of Doing Everything Ourselves Most organisations do not fail because they have no goals. They fail because they treat goals as if they automatically create capacity. An executive team may agree that something is important: improve reporting, fix
- [What are you returning to?](https://spsingh.me/what-are-you-returning-to/) (2026-05-10): Why Your Mind Needs What Your Organisation Already Knows There's a question worth sitting with for a moment. Why does the army repeat the same drills every morning? Why does every religion return to the same texts, the same prayers,
- [How To Prioritise? 8 Steps To Stop Making Painful Mistakes!](https://spsingh.me/how-to-prioritise/) (2026-05-09): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn7zrKLxVcA Life does not give us everything we want. Resources are always limited, whereas demands are beyond the limit. How to prioritise is a must-have skill for everyone! I still remember my school days, having five bucks in hand and
- [Why Scrum Sucks? Insane Reasons Killing Your Project Right Now!](https://spsingh.me/scrum/) (2026-05-09): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txvBBkqm6I8 In the last decade, there has been phenomenal uptake of Scrum in the software industry. It has almost become a fashion statement for customer and vendor organisations. Oh! Do you do Agile?Yes! We use Agile, Scrum. We also have
- [Change Starts With Belief](https://spsingh.me/change-starts-with-belief/) (2026-05-09): Change Starts With Belief On the surface, we think people act because of pain and pleasure. We avoid pain. We seek comfort. We look for safety, recognition, certainty and control. In organisations, this is easy to see. People avoid difficult
- [Accepting Reality](https://spsingh.me/accepting-reality/) (2026-05-08): The Quiet Work of Accepting Reality One mistake I often make is thinking that if I understand something, I should be able to fix it immediately. If I know I am distracted, I should stop being distracted. If I know
- [Play vs. Competition](https://spsingh.me/play-vs-competition/) (2026-05-07): Play vs. Competition The confusion most of us carry — and the cost we don't see Most of us are more tired than the work justifies. The hours are long, yes. The decisions are hard, yes. But if we're honest, a
- [How To Check Project Estimates? Revealing 10 Secret Points!](https://spsingh.me/check-project-estimates/) (2026-05-06): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rNS0boNxek As a Project Sponsor, you are responsible for approving the Statement of Work (SOW). Before signing the SOW, you must thoroughly check project estimates. Checking the quality of effort estimate (cost) is one of the most critical tasks during
- [How To Search Enterprise Software Online? Save Time And Prevent Headache!](https://spsingh.me/search-enterprise-software/) (2026-05-06): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKbCzb4_p1M Are you searching for enterprise software for your business or department? You may be wondering what to enter in Google to search enterprise software? Which words, phrases, keywords to search? Often you doubt if you are searching for the
- [The Wrong Definition of Power](https://spsingh.me/the-wrong-definition-of-power/) (2026-05-06): The Wrong Definition of Power Is Costing You Most of us are chasing the wrong thing. We call it power. What we mean is: the ability to get what we want — from people, from systems, from circumstances. A better
- [The Question Your Vendor Will Never Ask You](https://spsingh.me/the-question-your-vendor-will-never-ask-you/) (2026-05-05): The Question Your Vendor Will Never Ask You Most technology programs begin with the wrong assumption. Here's how to find out if yours has. Before a single contract is signed, before a vendor is selected, before a project team is
- [ERP Selection – The Quick and Dirty Way!](https://spsingh.me/erp-selection/) (2026-05-04): https://youtu.be/Uwe7mGuOQy4 You can waste months and spend thousands on ERP selection for your business. The fact is that conventional vendor selection often does more harm than good. There is a better way to choose vendors much quicker and intelligently. Caution:
- [How To Reduce ERP Project Cost? Revealing One Of The Best Way!](https://spsingh.me/reduce-erp-project-cost/) (2026-05-04): This is the #1 question that every Project Sponsor is asking! How can we reduce ERP Project cost? A significant chunk of ERP cost is the consulting services. If you are serious to reduce ERP project cost, this is where
- [Are You Leading This Project, or Is It Leading You?](https://spsingh.me/are-you-leading-this-project-or-is-it-leading-you/) (2026-05-04): You Have a Choice — and Most Sponsors Don't Know It Let me be honest with you. Not corporate-honest, where everything is framed as an opportunity. Actually honest. You became an ERP project sponsor because someone decided you were senior
- [YOU MADE A BAD ONE-WAY DECISION. NOW WHAT? ](https://spsingh.me/you-made-a-bad-one-way-decision-now-what/) (2026-05-03): A direct letter to the C-Suite executive who greenlit an ERP implementation they now regret — and who feels too deep in to turn back. You approved it. You signed the business case, shook hands with the vendor, and stood
- [How To Review Statement of Work? Never Miss These 6 Checkpoints!](https://spsingh.me/review-statement-of-work/) (2026-05-02): https://youtu.be/kRmgLfl8F20 As a customer Project Sponsor, you cannot afford to overlook Statement of Work (SOW). SOW is one of the most critical documents in ERP implementations. It includes detailed information about project scope, estimate, timeline, role and responsibility. It tells
- [How To Implement ERP? 4 Insanely Simple Steps!](https://spsingh.me/how-to-implement-erp/) (2026-05-02): Implementing ERP for your business can be a challenging initiative. You often wonder where to start, whom to talk to? Questions such as how to implement ERP, implementation time, investment, forming a project team may often overwhelm you. As a
- [Doing ERP In-House](https://spsingh.me/doing-erp-in-house/) (2026-05-02): The Hidden Cost of “Doing ERP In-House”: When Saving Fees Increases Total Spend 1. The Decision That Feels Prudent It is common to see organisations choose to run ERP programs largely in-house. The logic is straightforward: “We understand our business
- [ERP Project Looks Fine- That’s the Risk.](https://spsingh.me/erp-project-looks-fine/) (2026-05-01): Your ERP Project Looks Fine. That’s the Risk. 1. The uncomfortable truth most executives don’t see Across local government and enterprise programs, ERP projects rarely fail suddenly. They drift into failure quietly. Status reports stay green.Steering Committees stay calm.Vendors stay confident.
- [ERP Blind Spots – Why do we experience them?](https://spsingh.me/erp-blind-spots/) (2026-04-30): ERP Blind Spots: When Every Stakeholder Plays a Different Game 1. The underlying pattern ERP programs rarely fail because people are careless. They underperform because: Each stakeholder is doing their job well Each is optimising for their own success But no one
- [Why We Need ERP? These 11 Reasons Will Reveal Hidden Value!](https://spsingh.me/why-we-need-erp/) (2026-04-29): Clarity on purpose is vital for any investment. Investing in ERP is a crucial decision for a business. So before investing in ERP we must understand why we need ERP? This post reveals 11 solid reasons why you need ERP.
- [What is ERP? Insanely Simple Stuff You Must Know!](https://spsingh.me/what-is-erp/) (2026-04-29): ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning. The name suggests that the software help organisations for resource planning. It is misleading as ERP have grown much more profound and prominent over the years. ERPs do much more than resource planning. So,
- [Why Do We Experience Blind spots?](https://spsingh.me/why-do-we-experience-blind-spots/) (2026-04-29): So, why do we experience blind spots? 1. The assumption most people make We tend to believe blind spots happen because people miss things. We assume: If we had more information If people paid more attention If the team communicated
- [What Good ERP Governance Actually Looks Like?](https://spsingh.me/what-good-erp-governance-actually-looks-like/) (2026-04-28): ERP Governance Looks Fine on Paper. So Why Does It Still Fail? Steering Committees are in place.Reports are being produced.Decisions are being recorded. From the outside, governance appears structured and controlled. Yet inside the program: Issues surface late Decisions feel
- [What Are The Roles In ERP Project Team?  14 Unique Roles For Solid Delivery!](https://spsingh.me/erp-project-team/) (2026-04-27): ERP Projects are complex. The composition of the ERP Project Team is not always clear. It is one of the most asked questions. In the post, I will cover the various roles within ERP Project Team. Refer to the following
- [What Is The Top Reason For ERP Project Failure?](https://spsingh.me/erp-project-failure/) (2026-04-27): ERP Project Failure Many Enterprise software (ERP/CRM) projects are failing due to this single problem! During Analysis, Customers often prescribe ‘Solution design’ rather than ‘Requirements’ to ERP Consultants. You cannot afford to ignore this problem! Otherwise, it can cost you
- [ERP Is Not Failing. The Executive Standard Is.](https://spsingh.me/erp-is-not-failing/) (2026-04-27): It is common to see this pattern—across councils, organisations, and programs It is common to see executives invest heavily in ERP initiatives with the expectation that clarity, control, and performance will follow. The program is approved.The system is implemented.The reporting
- [ERP Value Leakage: Cost of Capability Development](https://spsingh.me/erp-value-leakage/) (2026-04-26): ERP Value Leakage: The Cost You’re Not Measuring You have invested in core business systems—ERP, HRIS, finance platforms, integrations. These systems are not just tools. They define how your organisation: processes transactions manages financial control runs operations produces reporting makes