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  • The Top Coupa Procurement Analysis Complications

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    … these companies can be objective about Coupa. They all have consulting groups that as soon as a procurement software analysis is commissioned, begin pushing for the customer to buy and implement Coupa. Some of these companies are Indian consulting firms, which means that Coupa has no standards for who it partners with and does not put its customer’s interests very high. Companies that have these types of partners only care about sales. 
    Complication #2: Not Questioning The Assertions of Vendors and Consulting Firms
    Procurement software came about because of the shortcomings of ERP systems and to provide for enhancements …

  • The Top Purchase Order Software Analysis Complications

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    … them. If the advisor does not repeat these assertions, they can stay goodbye to any partnership and therefore deal flow that they receive from software vendors.
    Listening to Whom on Procurement Software?
    Software Advice has coverage of purchase order software. However, they mix in ERP systems like SAP S/4HANA and Microsoft Dynamics, which should not be in that category, most likely because of the influence of these vendors over Software Advice. Remember, most of these online advisory websites like G2Crowd serve as marketing front ends for vendors and are compensated by generating leads.
    And it’s not just …

  • The Top Coupa Software Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … these companies can be objective about Coupa. They all have consulting groups that as soon as a procurement software analysis is commissioned, begin pushing for the customer to buy and implement Coupa. Some of these companies are Indian consulting firms, which means that Coupa has no standards for who it partners with and does not put its customer’s interests very high. Companies that have these types of partners only care about sales. 
    Complication #2: Not Questioning The Assertions of Vendors and Consulting Firms
    Procurement software came about because of the shortcomings of ERP systems and to provide for enhancements …

  • The Top Purchasing Software Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … they can stay goodbye to any partnership and therefore deal flow that they receive from software vendors.
    Listening to Whom on Procurement Software?
    Software Advice has coverage of purchasing software. However, they mix in ERP systems like SAP S/4HANA and Microsoft Dynamics, which should not be in that category, most likely because of the influence of these vendors over Software Advice. Remember, most of these online advisory websites like G2Crowd serve as marketing front ends for vendors and are compensated by generating leads.
    And it’s not just the advisory firms. We reviewed all of the top articles …

  • The Top Procurement Software Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … assertions, they can stay goodbye to any partnership and therefore deal flow that they receive from procurement software vendors.
    Listening to Whom on Procurement Software?
    Software Advice has coverage of procurement software. However, they mix in ERP systems like SAP S/4HANA and Microsoft Dynamics, which should not be in that category, most likely because of the influence of these vendors over Software Advice. Remember, most of these online advisory websites like G2Crowd serve as marketing front ends for vendors and are compensated by generating leads.
    And it’s not just the advisory firms. We reviewed all of the …

  • The Top SFA Software Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … invariably just have these unproven assertions repeated back to them. If the advisor does not repeat these assertions, they can stay goodbye to any partnership and therefore deal flow that they receive from CRM/SFA software vendors.
    Listening to Whom on SFA?
    One of the worst pages on sales force automation is from Microsoft and can be seen here.
    In addition to just being weak and generic content, it proposes Microsoft Dynamics SFA Software, which is not a remotely competitive offering. However, this does not stop Microsoft from having one of the highest-ranked articles on SFA, according to …

  • The Top CRM SFA Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … unproven assertions repeated back to them. If the advisor does not repeat these assertions, they can stay goodbye to any partnership and therefore deal flow that they receive from CRM/SFA software vendors.
    Listening to Whom on SFA?
    One of the worst pages on sales force automation is from Microsoft and can be seen here.
    In addition to just being weak and generic content, it proposes Microsoft Dynamics CRM SFA, which is not a remotely competitive offering. However, this does not stop Microsoft from having one of the highest-ranked articles on SFA, according to Google.
    And it’s …

  • The Top Sales Force Automation Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … unproven assertions repeated back to them. If the advisor does not repeat these assertions, they can stay goodbye to any partnership and therefore deal flow that they receive from CRM/SFA software vendors.
    Listening to Whom on SFA?
    One of the worst pages on sales force automation is from Microsoft and can be seen here.
    In addition to just being weak and generic content, it proposes Microsoft Dynamics CRM SFA, which is not a remotely competitive offering. However, this does not stop Microsoft from having one of the highest-ranked articles on SFA, according to Google.
    And it’s …

  • The ERP Software Development Mistakes Made by Companies

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    … this article and related articles at this link.
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    Mistake #1: Selecting an ERP Selection Advisor Who Hides ERP Customization
    For example, the major IT consulting firms. It is impossible for any of these companies (Accenture, Deloitte, Infosys, etc..) to claim independence, as each of them has public partnership agreements and practices with specific software vendors. They are so connected to ERP vendors that they collaborate with the ERP vendor to make the customer underestimate the necessary software development degree. Often the ERP selection advisor will not want to bring up the full complications of the implementation for …

  • The ERP Development Mistakes Made by Companies

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    … this article and related articles at this link.
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    Mistake #1: Selecting an ERP Selection Advisor Who Hides ERP Development
    For example, the major IT consulting firms. It is impossible for any of these companies (Accenture, Deloitte, Infosys, etc..) to claim independence, as each of them has public partnership agreements and practices with specific software vendors. They are so connected to ERP vendors that they collaborate with the ERP vendor to make the customer underestimate the necessary development degree. Often the ERP selection advisor will not want to bring up the full complications of the implementation for fear …