Category: ERP Selection

An Enterprise Resource Planning solution should last you anywhere from five to seven years, and should be as painless as possible. In this, it’s vital to know what to look for and a decision should be made with as much care and attentiveness as possible—using input from all stakeholders, end users, and anyone impacted by the decision. Additionally, a decision needs to be made based on features, benefits, and functionality,...

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is often at the heart of your business, meaning that selection and replacement of the product is akin to heart surgery. A successful ERP implementation can improve your ability to meet customer needs, succeed in an increasingly competitive environment, and achieve successful growth, and an unsuccessful one hinders all of these, so it’s essential to avoid cutting corners. It’s likely you’ve heard ERP replacement horror stories...

Planning Developing a strategy for your ERP implementation project is the first step towards a successful upgrade. Establishing delivery dates before the start of implementation is beneficial to gauge a mapped-out timeline for your project. Another reason planning is important to an effective start of an implementation, is to save costs in the long run. If your business is unclear about budget constraints, it becomes increasingly difficult to make a...

Anyone who has ever participated in an ERP implementation project can attest to the effort required to get to the go-live date. However, once that date has passed, it is important to not lose sight of the fact that the work is not, and is never, done. Many ERP systems become obsolete years sooner than they should due to the fact that the business fails to maintain the systems, data,...

One of the biggest decisions that executives need to make in a modern software selection process is this: “Should our business stick with an on-premises application, or should we make the move to the cloud?” This decision is one that can’t be taken lightly, but new research has just been released that could help sway their decision. Companies Choosing Cloud Seeing 2.1x ROI and Growing A new whitepaper released by...

Businesses are more mobile than ever, and professionals in various departments are tasked with getting more done from more places. Whether that’s from the office, the airport, or the kitchen table, the job needs to get done, and it needs to be done quickly. Fortunately, many vendors are providing this access through the cloud. Unfortunately, however, these applications are tied to various “clouds” which don’t always “talk” to each other....

New Year’s Resolutions are an American Tradition. Despite the fact that many of us fail to keep our pacts to lose weight, get more organized, save more money, etc. one resolution that you won’t have trouble keeping is to revamp your business with a modernized Cloud ERP System. Microsoft Dynamics’s, Acumatica and QAD all have comprehensive business solutions to fit any business, no matter what the size or requirements that...

ERP implementations can be a touchy subject for any business. Nobody likes change, especially if you don't see anything wrong with a current solution. Humans are creatures of habit, and management often finds it difficult to get your team on board and excited about a new ERP implementation project. While it can be difficult, making this transition does not have to be impossible. If your business is considering implementing a...

No matter the industry or business size, ERP software (accounting software) has a fit within organization. So often organizations are hesitant to veer away from their manual processes however more often than not, a more automated ERP software could completely transform daily business operations. We hear a lot of different myths floating around automated ERP systems like Microsoft Dynamics GP, so instead of letting them continue on, your Chicago based...

For any new ERP implementation or revamp, deciding whether to start fresh and find a system with advanced out-of-the-box features vs customizing a software to fit your business processes one of the biggest considerations to make before any ERP implementation. Knowing whether or not it will be more of a benefit to rely mainly on out-of-the-box functions or to choose a very basic model and customize it to fit your...