Executive Summary Lokad produced a video critiquing DDMRP. We check this Lokad video and how logical are DDMRP commenters on their critique of the video. Introduction I analyzed DDMRP in the article Repackaged Lean as DDMRP and concluded that it is not an improvement on MRP and is just repackaged Lean with a few tweaks….
Executive Summary The control highly censors SAP failures that SAP has over IT media entities. We evaluate the coverage of previous SAP implementation failures. Introduction This article looks at the top Google results that reported SAP implementation failures. What is curious is that few SAP implementation problems or failures could be found through Google. This…
Executive Summary The Demand Driven Institute has been very successful in getting vendors to adopt DDMRP. What does this mean for the validity of DDMRP? Introduction We analyzed DDMRP in the article Repackaged Lean as DDMRP and concluded that it is not an improvement on MRP and is just repackaged Lean with a few tweaks….
Executive Summary The enterprise software market for research has some curious features. We will cover the issue of selling competitive intelligence. Introduction With Brightwork’s high readership in vendors, competitive intelligence is the potential natural area to provide research. Some research can be focused on buyers, but this is more speculative. Buyers are more diffuse, and…
Executive Summary This article is designed to gauge interest in new research into SAP Multi Bank Connectivity. We outline the research and questions that have yet to be answered around Multi Bank Connectivity. Introduction Before undertaking research, we are increasingly obtaining input for potential new research. This article will describe potential research into SAP Multi…
Executive Summary This article is designed to gauge interest in new research into SAP IBP. We outline the research and questions that have yet to be answered around IBP. Introduction Before undertaking research, we are increasingly obtaining input for potential new research. This article will describe potential research into SAP IBP. About IBP SAP IBP…
Executive Summary This article is for vendors who reach out to us to give us demos or who see Brightwork as a possible way to promote their software. Introduction We cover in the article The Brightwork Research & Analysis Rating of IT Analysts Like Gartner, Forrester, and More that nearly all of the IT analysts…
Executive Summary Vendors and consulting firms that have paid Gartner never tire of showcasing their scores in various MQs. We answer the question of one person who asked whether the MQs have any legitimacy. Introduction The following is another example of a vendor or consulting company trying to make sales by showcasing their ranking in…
Executive Summary Vendors have done an excellent job of selling the false construct of best practices. In this article, we answer a question related to best practices versus custom code. Introduction The following is a question we received through the website. Under what circumstances should we code in the firm’s idiosyncratic way of doing something…
Executive Summary We have been dealing with many entities in the enterprise software space for over a decade. This article covers what we have learned. Introduction What we have learned is listed under each observation below. Observation #1: Vendors are Useless to Us As a research entity, we thought we could develop some type of…