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  • Our Independence

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … Gartner Makes Its Money.
    Buyers pay big money to Gartner for things like their Magic Quadrants when the evidence is clear that one can buy one’s ranking in the MQ, as is covered in this article, A Machine Learning Study of Gartner‘s Magic Quadrant Bias.
    IT analysts are constantly taking money from vendors to publish articles and studies designed to make the vendor look good. An excellent example of this is in How to Understand Forrester’s S/4HANA TCO Study.
    We performed an analysis of some of the most prominent IT analysts. We found that all …

  • Why Don't Six Sigma Devotees Want Their Claims Of Quality Improvement Checked?

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    … JD Power and Associates From The Discussion To Focus on Consumer Reports
    Well to begin, JD Power is not a legitimate research entity. JD Power sells awards, mostly to low-quality car companies like GM, that perform poorly in Consumer Reports’ ratings. See JD Power explained in the article How Gartner Is A Fake Research Entity Like JD Power And Associates. You can also see how Consumer Reports compares very favorably in its research in the article How Gartner Research Compares To Real Research Entities.
    So it is important to separate JD Power from Consumer Reports (CR). I would never …

  • The Brightwork New Vendor Case Study Information Design

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    Executive Summary

    This article explains the advantages of a unique independent research product that is more focused on real-world usage.
    You will learn the advantages versus case studies.

    Introduction
    Application ratings are the most widely used research in the software space. There is Gartner Magic Quadrant, the Forrester Wave, G2Crowd, and many others.
    One might say the area of software rating is saturated, with the Gartner MQ being dominant, and it is expensive and time-consuming to get into the Leader Quadrant.
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    On IT Analyst Overpromsing
    This topic of overpromising is one of the most interesting …

  • What is the Reality of ERP Supply Chain Functionality?

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    … were able to become so prevalent. In this way, virtually all ERP systems are sold under a false set of pretenses. In each case, they have to escalate in time and budget because the customization percentage is perpetually underestimated. There was never any effort (by consulting firms, but also by Gartner/Forrester) to illuminate this fact to customers. If someone can make me aware of some entity that did this, I will read it, but there is a peculiar silence on this topic.
    ERP Supply Chain Functionality: The Real Story on Mapping Functionality to ERP
    ERP systems can and should …

  • The Top ERP Analysis Complications

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    … industry.
    Unfortunately, most companies are interested in selecting an ERP system begin their search with an untrustworthy ERP evaluation advisor to perform the ERP analysis system. These advisors tend to recommend their clients to the most expensive solutions.
    This is the same thing the major IT analysts do. In fact, Gartner has a factor they use in their Magic Quadrants that preferences the largest vendors over smaller vendors. It is not coincidental that these are the vendors that also pay them the most money.
    Complication #2: Not Questioning if an ERP System is Necessary
    Many companies are poor fits for …

  • The Top Evaluation of ERP System Complications

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    … Unfortunately, most companies are interested in selecting an ERP system begin their search with an untrustworthy ERP evaluation advisor to perform the evaluation of ERP system. These advisors tend to recommend their clients to the most expensive solutions.
    This is the same thing the major IT analysts do. In fact, Gartner has a factor they use in their Magic Quadrants that preferences the largest vendors over smaller vendors. It is not coincidental that these are the vendors that also pay them the most money.
    Complication #2: Not Questioning if an ERP System is Necessary
    Many companies are poor fits for …

  • The Top ERP Evaluation Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … a lack of independence from the industry.
    Unfortunately, most companies are interested in selecting an ERP system begin their search with an untrustworthy ERP evaluation advisor. These advisors tend to recommend their clients to the most expensive solutions.
    This is the same thing the major IT analysts do. In fact, Gartner has a factor they use in their Magic Quadrants that preferences the largest vendors over smaller vendors. It is not coincidental that these are the vendors that also pay them the most money.
    Complication #2: Not Questioning if an ERP System is Necessary
    Many companies are poor fits for …

  • Is it Wrong to Advise Non-Indians to Defend Themselves Against Indian Exploitation?

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … is no journal for such a thing.
    Overall this seems to be an error in understanding on your part. You have made the same mistake some other people who have no background in research trying to teach me what research is or how it works. Look at this article How Gartner Research Compares to Real Research Entities. Do you have the research knowledge to have written this article?
    When I ask people who critique my research background, I find out they have none.
    As for being inflammatory, this is another critical term, but are the articles inaccurate? If they are …

  • How Predictable Was Panorama Consulting's Opinion on Open Source ERP?

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    Conclusion
    We predicted Panorama Consulting’s view of open source because we find it highly unlikely that Panorama Consulting would ever recommend open source ERP. And the reason is that Panorama Consulting has relationships with commercial ERP vendors. There are incestuous financial relationships between the ERP vendors, Gartner and others, software selection vendors, and consulting firms, and this means it is extraordinarily difficult to get independent advice. If Panorama Consulting did not have the relationships, they would be free to recommend open source ERP, which is a good option in many circumstances. However, if they did this …

  • The Problems Smaller Software Vendors Run Into Trying to Leverage IT Media

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    … A listing of the mistakes I have witnessed by software vendors and consulting firms would take a while to describe in full.
    However, a few examples include the following.

    Believing marketing companies that obtain hits on social media posts without checking the connection to real leads.
    Handing money over to Gartner without understanding how Gartner functions.
    Trying to develop a partnership with a major systems integrator without understanding that the system integrators are normally “spoken for” and prefer large vendors as dance partners.
    Jumping over the process of spending on conferences before one’s messaging or website is in a …