Over the years, countless papers and articles have been written on enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation project success rates and why ERP projects fail. Interestingly enough, the reasons ...

Modernization of systems is a constant state in the IT world of education, both in K-12 and higher ed. Changing business needs, demand for enhanced services, aging legacy systems and new advances in ...

Governmental entities, no less than companies, encounter numerous risks in selecting, planning for and implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system such as Oracle, SAP, Microsoft ...

Developing a comprehensive systems strategy is critical to every company’s long-term success. But the effectiveness of the strategy is only as good as the selection and implementation processes that ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The project to overhaul the county’s information-technology system has overrun its deadline at least seven times and its budget by about $10 million, but the county’s top IT leader ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the first time in four years, the project to overhaul the county’s information-technology system is projected to finish on time – and with cost savings. The so-called Enterprise ...

ERP projects are among the most critical efforts IT ever undertakes, as they touch almost every part of essential business operations and are complex technically. Not surprisingly, some fail — ...

When there is real return on investment (ROI) associated with hitting schedules and milestones, managing complex projects can be risky and stressful for companies. Examples of such projects are ...

Why do organisations invest in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems? The goal is simple: to make their business more efficient, their employees more productive and their customers happier and ...

No timeline, no fixes until after rollout, ignoring ideas -- behold the textbook example of what not to do as a project lead Some lessons are more painful to learn than others. My pain point hit its ...