ERP Strategy and Planning

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To prevent your ERP project from failing, stop undertaking an ERP Project

Chris Morton consults with Infor customers to rationalize the business benefit they can expect to realize by upgrading their business systems and processes. Chris Lewis, MAFM, MBA, and PhD candidate is a Vice President of Solution Consulting with 15 years...

What Julia White’s appointment to CMO means for AWS and SAP

Amazon has appointed Julia White, formerly of SAP and Microsoft, as its new CMO and VP of AWS, where she is expected to leverage her extensive cloud and AI experience to strengthen AWS's position in the competitive cloud market, particularly against Microsoft Azure, while potentially deepening the partnership with SAP.

Analytics and AI

Julia White joins Amazon Web Services as marketing chief

Amazon Web Services has appointed Julia White, a former executive at SAP and Microsoft, as its new Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Budgeting for ERP

One of the criteria used for measuring the success of ERP implementation projects is actual costs versus budgeted costs. The first step in achieving this goal starts before the implementation project with the creation of a comprehensive and realistic budget....

ERP Strategy and Planning

How much does ERP cost?

How much does ERP cost? The correct answer to this question is the same as that which applies to the length of the proverbial piece of string – it depends. The truth is, without an understanding of the scope of...

ERP Strategy and Planning

Making sustainability an advantage: ERP Today TV x IFS Unleashed

At the IFS Unleashed event in Orlando, experts discussed how sustainability efforts, driven by regulations and technology, are increasingly viewed as essential for business value.

Aptum Appoints Jaime Konzelman as Chief Revenue Officer

ERP Strategy and Planning

Simplifying cloud adoption for legacy SAP ECC systems

With SAP ECC support ending in 2027, the partnership between SAP, NTT DATA Business Solutions, and AWS provides businesses a cost-effective pathway to migrate to SAP S/4HANA through the RISE with SAP model, enabling digital transformation and enhanced innovation via AI and automation.

ERP Strategy and Planning

NTT DATA Business Solutions to accelerate cloud adoption for SMBs

NTT DATA Business Solutions has launched tailored offerings for high-growth SMBs using SAP's GROW with SAP public cloud solutions to enhance cloud adoption, streamline operations, and support sustained business growth.

Deploying high-impact GenAI solutions with Inetum

Analytics and AI

AI in ERP: An essential focus for Epicor

Epicor's recent third quarter highlights its commitment to AI-driven digital transformation through new product launches, leadership appointments, and strategic acquisitions, aimed at enhancing ERP solutions for its manufacturing-focused clientele.

Analytics and AI

Changing the perception of ERP in the make, move, and sell sectors

The evolution of ERP systems from record-keeping to actionable insights is driven by the integration of generative AI and large language models, enabling companies to optimize operations and enhance decision-making through automation and advanced data analytics.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Transformative tech key to universities’ financial sustainability

The UK higher education sector faces significant challenges, including funding pressures and outdated technology, leading to increased student reliance on part-time jobs and concerns over dropping out, necessitating urgent digital transformation and smarter resource management to improve student support and financial sustainability.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Lumenia ERP HEADtoHEAD™ Event

The Lumenia Consulting ERP HEADtoHEAD™ event on April 02-03 in Milton Keynes will facilitate comparative presentations from leading ERP vendors, allowing buyers to evaluate solutions systematically.

ERP Strategy and Planning

ERP Readiness Workshops

Organizations often pursue ERP selection and implementation without fully grasping the associated costs, resource demands, and potential disruptions, leading to project approval issues and increased risks of delays, budget overruns, and unmet business objectives.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Darryl Sackett: Codestone is in Version 3.0 of its growth journey

Darryl Sackett, CEO of Codestone, aims to enhance customer-centric ERP-led digital transformation in his role at the firm, which is evolving from its founder-led roots through strategic growth phases to offer comprehensive solutions that leverage technology effectively in business contexts.

ERP Strategy and Planning

SAP now Europe’s Tech MVP with Q3 showing: The Expert View

SAP announced a strong Q3 performance and raised its annual revenue and earnings guidance performance, gaining $26bn in market value to grab the top spot as Europe’s most valuable tech company.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Generative AI – Embracing the future with Generative AI | Inetum

Generative AI (GenAI) is a transformative technology that utilizes machine learning, particularly Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), to automate complex tasks and produce human-like content across various media forms.

ERP Strategy and Planning

UK Public Sector turns Big Red in Redmond with Microsoft and Oracle

Both Microsoft and Oracle have strengthened their reach in public sector, as news unveiled separately from the two enterprise giants on Monday revealed. For Redmond a new deal with Crown Commercial Service represents the first deployment of Microsoft 365 Copilot,...

ERP Strategy and Planning

Inetum – transforming potential into performance in UK, Ireland, India and Growing Markets

Inetum, a European leader in digital services, enhances its global impact and client value by combining sector expertise and innovative solutions through the Unifii brand, targeting opportunities in the UK, Ireland, India, and beyond for accelerated digital transformation.

ERP Strategy and Planning

NTT DATA Business Solutions

We understand the business of our clients and know what it takes to transform it into the future. At NTT DATA Business Solutions, we drive innovation – from advisory and implementation, to managed services and beyond, we continuously improve SAP...

ERP Strategy and Planning

SAP S/4HANA

Future-Proof Your Business with an SAP S/4HANA Transformation Keeping track in times of digital transformation is hard for you, especially since new innovative technologies seem to emerge on a daily basis? The rise of these digital solutions confuses you and...

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ERP Strategy and Planning

A Digital Makeover for Manufacturing in the Age of AI

Digital transformation in manufacturing, distribution, and retail is increasingly driven by cloud-based ERP solutions that incorporate AI, enhancing automation, data security, and operational efficiency, as exemplified by Epicor's efforts to adapt its offerings to meet evolving customer needs.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Inetum rebrands Unifii to strengthen global ServiceNow capabilities

Inetum rebrands Unifii to align its digital services globally. Learn how this strategic change enhances Inetum's ServiceNow expertise.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Microsoft to end support for Dynamics GP in 2029

Microsoft will discontinue support for its legacy Dynamics GP ERP system by September 2029, encouraging users to transition to its cloud-based Dynamics 365 Business Central, mirroring similar moves by ERP competitors SAP and Oracle.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Biases in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) consultants

The selection of an ERP system is critical for organizations, yet biases in ERP selection consultants—stemming from vendor affiliations, preconceived notions, confirmation bias, limited knowledge, and overemphasis on technical features—can significantly affect decision-making, necessitating a skeptical and informed approach from companies.

ERP Strategy and Planning

ERP software: 8 benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning systems

Learn what Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are, how they can benefit your business, and how to implement them effectively.

Business Process Management and Automation

Lumenia Consulting

Lumenia Consulting is an independent ERP and Digital consulting organisation, specialising in business transformation through the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning, Digital and related enterprise software applications. Lumenia does not sell software and our independence means that we have no...

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ERP Strategy and Planning

ERP Projects: 5 Risk Factors and How to Manage Them

The article discusses five critical factors that can lead to ERP implementation failures—lack of business ownership, inadequate focus on benefits, poor project team skills, failure to improve business processes, and inadequate change management—along with strategies to mitigate these risks.