Guest Contributors

You can’t spell entrepreneur without ERP

Hypergrowth, a concept first coined by Alexander V. Izosimov in a 2008 issue of Harvard Business Review, is the rapid growth of a business by at least 40 percent compound annual growth rate.

Why verticalisation is key to software development

As cloud solutions evolve, there is a shift from horizontal to vertical industry-tailored applications. Bonnie Tinder, CEO at Raven Intel...

What US wars can teach us about ERP strategy

Thanks to Hollywood, US wars are etched in our collective understanding. Not to mention politicians’ soundbites, the moving images captured...

Can ERP degrees help solve the talent crisis?

The ERP industry is woefully short of resources and many global brands in this space are locked in a battle to find, recruit and retain new talent.

Making a genuine difference in building a sustainable future

At the end of 2021, IFS hosted its Change for Good awards at COP26 in Glasgow to celebrate the difference and impact our customers are having...

ERP and HR systems: the lovechildren of Inflation

When inflation and high interest rates last got together in the 1970s, they spawned the lovechild of ERP and drove a revolution in materials...

Using data to stem the tide of employee resignations

Throughout the course of 2021, employees have been leaving their organisations in record numbers. During the months of July, August and September...

The data migration project minefield

Data is the foundation on which all modern businesses are built and the importance of accurate and timely data has never been more important...

Culture sits at the top of the finance agenda

It may be a new year but many challenges brought on by the pandemic are persisting - the ‘Great Resignation’ being one of the biggest issues affecting business...

What is the cost of change? Implications for your SAP roadmap

With the maintenance deadline for SAP ECC 6.0 fast approaching, organisations are deciding how they will use SAP going forward. For many, their ERP system is the heartbeat of the business, so they are currently evaluating the role it will play and what needs to change for it to be fit for purpose in today’s digital world.

Oracle’s move to vertically-focussed sales teams

At the turn of Oracle’s financial year in June, they restructured a large number of their sales teams to be more industry-focussed. This could be because Oracle is already experiencing more success in settings where vertical expertise is important - they are listed at #6 in the Cloud Wars ranking but have reached #3 in Industry Cloud rankings.

The next generation of talent will boost our whole ecosystem

The last 18 months have chan-ged workforce dynamics, which gives us the opportunity to rethink how we train and retrain all of our employees, but in particular our young professionals

Pets vs Cattle 2.0: An Analogy and Approach for Modern Infrastructures

Pets vs. cattle is an analogy with modest beginnings that has grown into an industry staple. A simple Google search will spawn more than four million results and a myriad of developer memes. Although origin stories are a little hazy, the actual, original quote was ‘cattle, not pets.’

How ERP can help create a sustainable future

am going through an awakening, a realisation. This is no sudden flash of light on the staycation road to Norfolk, but a gradual, stumbling focus on how I and the club to which I belong – ‘ERPers’ - can play a part in the major challenge the world faces: global warming and the need to cut emissions.

Workday vs. ServiceNow: The Big Shift

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.

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...

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...