Executive Summary This is an interactive project planning calculator for Oracle JD Edwards Enterprise One. How it Works Fill out the form below for your project planning estimate. The form does not have a “beginning or end.” The form is constantly calculating, so feel free to make constant changes and the application will auto-adjust. This…
Executive Summary This is an interactive project planning calculator for SAP ECC. How it Works Fill out the form below for your project planning estimate. The form does not have a “beginning or end.” The form is constantly calculating, so feel free to make constant changes and the application will auto-adjust. This calculator is for…
Executive Summary This article is part of our honest vendor series, which is one of the only ratings of vendors rather than applications. The vendor quality is critical to the decision making process as software purchases have a high long term involvement by the software vendor. Introduction OpenERP was one of the original open source…
Introduction ERP implementations are high-risk affairs. Much of the ERP functionality difficult to implement, many of the vendors are offering dated technology – that if it were not for how the word “legacy” is controlled by software vendors and consulting companies would be called legacy. (Hint, legacy is a term of propaganda, and can only…
Introduction ERP implementations are high-risk affairs. Much of the ERP functionality challenging to implement, many of the vendors are offering dated technology – that if it were not for how the word “legacy” is controlled by software vendors and consulting companies would be called legacy. (Hint, legacy is a term of propaganda, and can only…
Executive Summary Background on Software Support Ratios What Causes Support Ratio Variance Experience on the Software Support Ratios Ratios are greatly underemphasized of enterprise software. Think about how often you have heard of someone discuss support ratios? A support ratio is a ratio between the number of users and support individuals. Support and maintenance consume…
The Real Story Behind ERP: Separating Fiction from Reality This book chronicles possibly the most interesting story of the past several decades in the enterprise software space: the lack of evidence for the benefits of ERP systems. Yes, the most popular and widely purchased application in enterprise software had a series of logics or central…
Executive Summary Due to outsourcing, Airbus runs a superplant, which is multiple plants feeding master plants. We cover this superplant concept. Introduction Superplant is a container term for three functionalities that allow locations that are traditionally considered “separate” to be planned as they are part of one giant plant or superplant. Superplant is the most…
The Real Story Behind ERP: Separating Fact from Fiction What the Book is About This book chronicles possibly the most interesting story of the past several decades in the enterprise software space: the lack of evidence for the benefits of ERP systems. Yes, the most popular and widely purchased application in enterprise software had a…
Executive Summary Both software vendors and consulting companies deliberately exaggerated the Y2K issue to increase ERP sales. This burning platform of Y2K could not have been as effectively created without the paid-off media entities. Video Introduction: The Y2K Issue Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Before 2000, a relatively minor issue concerning addressing a…