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Every decade there’s a major shift in enterprise software. In the 1970s companies bought integrated financial systems; in the 1980s and 1990s it was ERP; now it’s a wild west of tools for digital customer experiences, digital employee experiences, and AI-enabled automation

The key HR solutions enterprises need to consider

Technology has kept many businesses running throughout the rollercoaster ride that has made up the last 16 or so months. Technology has helped employees stay productive and connected regardless of their working locations.

Love in a time of coronavirus

When Dr Clare Wenham from the London School of Economics was interviewed by the BBC last year about her views on local lockdowns, it was the presence of her young daughter that stole the show. It was a real moment that...

On today’s menu: my recipe for successful ERP

It might sound strange at first, but I’d say when you’re thinking about the best way to integrate ERP as part of your business’ broader strategy, it’s worth taking a leaf out of a top chef’s recipe book. Look for...

Digital transformation is not a magic wand

Digital transformation has become a popular tech trend. Businesses aiming to succeed in today’s digital economy are shifting manual, analogue processes and systems, and transforming them with modern technology. While the goal of streamlining and updating systems and tools may...

Make change personal

Few would disagree that change is a constant, whether in our professional or personal lives. For businesses and society to improve and evolve, change is a necessity. In the world of ERP and the change that it brings, a lot...

Breaking the Chain – Stress testing supply chains in 2021

Over the last year, UK consumers have become increasingly aware of the impact of COVID-19 on retail supply chains. While the panic over empty supermarket shelves at the start of the first lockdown has subsided. In places concerns...

Under par and counting my blessings

It is hard to believe that we are approaching a year since the first lockdown due to the pandemic. In many ways it has felt like forever and in other ways it has flown by – a year of working from home, looking out the window of my home office and still scratching my head and wondering if this is just a dream.

How to embrace organisational agility

COVID-19 forced businesses to make decisions about leadership, recruitment, finance and operations in a matter of hours. In the months following the initial shockwave...

Common Digital Transformation Myths Debunked

Using more than 1,000 enterprise cloud implementation reviews of SAP, UNIT4, Oracle HCM, Workday, UKG, ServiceNow and Cornerstone, Raven Intel debunks six common...

Three lessons now the future of work is reality

13th March. A date etched in my memory. Not because it’s a birthday or anniversary. Rather...

IBP is key to post COVID supply chains

While organisations need more visibility, modelling and planning than ever before, what are...

Third-party support: not just about money

The role of IT should be primarily about serving the business: providing the necessary infrastructure...

SAP and the Roman Empire

Companies across the world have invested in SAP technologies for decades but many are at a crossroad...

Retail 2.5

Imagine a world where everything that you assumed as ‘business as usual’ just stopped. Really... just stopped...

Driven by disruption

Originally put forward in a Harvard Business Review piece in 1995 by Bower and Christensen...

Supply chains post Covid-19

Supply chains for complex and costly products are always in a state of flux. But massive changes to...

Is private equity ‘dry powder’ going to ignite the SAP market?

The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting global lockdown have caused a sudden and sharp...

Accelerating your Survival Strategy

It is not entirely accurate to compare all of the economic impacts of the 2008 financial crisis to the...

Pressing restart – how businesses can recover and get back to work

Throughout the period of lockdown, many organisations have found digital services indispensable...

Heart of War

The best military and commercial strategists are considering questions of long-term legitimacy...

How AI is influencing the invoicing and payment industry

Thanks to ever increasing levels of computing power and the availability of cloud services, artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied to business problems where unstructured data can be processed, and patterns understood very quickly, and more accurately than humans. AI...

Taking the plunge in lockdown…

When I started the journey that led me to move organisations, I had many concerns on my mind. Am I the right fit?