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Aim for Transformation, Not Implementation!

10/05/2011 at 8:00 am

There’s a bunch of debates on ERP systems and projects that never seem to go away. What percentage of ERP projects are failures? (Many, if they don’t align to your specific business needs). What’s better, a Big Bang or a Phased Approach? (Both, depending on the circumstances). And how important is change management to even small…

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Do Small Businesses require Change Management when performing an ERP Implementation?

08/02/2011 at 11:00 am

Change management is a structured approach to shifting/transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. It is an organizational process aimed at empowering employees to accept and embrace changes in their current business environment. Statistics indicate that over 60% of ERP implementations fail. A lack of change management is…

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ERP 2011 and Beyond

05/06/2011 at 3:39 pm

It’s been almost 40 years since the first primitive (by comparison, anyway) ERP systems were launched, and we’ve come a long way. It used to be that business leaders only catered to a local audience, and they could keep track of their expenses and revenues with nothing but a pen and some paper. But as…

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Why Does Your Company Need ERP?

04/21/2011 at 2:04 pm

Let’s say you’re a professional basketball player, heading into the NBA Championships. You know the opposing team is going to bring everything they’ve got, with only the best equipment, trainers and players. Would you sit back and say, “No, I’m fine – I’ll play against them in my jeans and flip-flops. Somebody bring me a…

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What Is Change Management?

04/19/2011 at 2:00 pm

People sometimes have a little trouble with change. No matter how adaptable you think you are, we guarantee that you’ve seen at a least a few situations in your life where change scared you. Maybe it was changing homes when you moved as a child. Maybe it was the change between high school and college….

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Why Change Management Matters

03/01/2011 at 12:05 pm

When people get jazzed up about the idea of an ERP implementation, they tend to stay focused on the benefits. And it makes sense. ERP can provide companies with a new and improved process that leads to happier employees, bigger profits, massive ROI and a better corporate culture. Still, there are some pitfalls that managers…

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ERP Training Wheels: Are your employees ready to ride on their own?

01/14/2011 at 10:45 am

With a whole new year just beginning, we here at Sage ERP are thinking about cycles. If you started an ERP implementation process in 2010, odds are you’re still working on it – the average ERP implementation project can take up to 18 months. So if last year was the beginning of your ERP implementation…