You’ve finally pulled the trigger and have launched your new ERP system. It’s all systems go, and you’re staff is humming along, working on the system, practicing what they’d learned in training, and discovering new kinks that never seem to crop up until after the go-live date. What now? First of all, expect mistakes. In [...]

And now…the moment we’ve all been waiting for…sound the drums… Seriously, the moment of truth has arrived. That’s right: the launch. Or rather, it’s a few days before the launch of your ERP implementation, and your company is on the proverbial pins-and-needles as it prepares for the much-anticipated go-live date. Hopefully, if you’ve followed the [...]

If you’ve been following this mini-series on ERP implementation, you’ll remember that I wrote some tips in my last post about how to approach the kickoff of your ERP implementation process. Not the launch or the pre-launch, but rather the time immediately after you decide that, yes, you want to bring in a new ERP [...]

In my last post,  I offered some tips on hiring a consultant to manage the ERP implementation process in your organization. Once you’re in the thick of it, though, what should you do to maintain the momentum and lead your team to success? Keep communication lines open. It’s a cliche, but for good reason: lack [...]

No matter how simple or advanced your ERP or CRM is, and whether or not you think it hung the moon, it’s guarantee that you’re introducing it to a host of users who didn’t ask for it, care for it, think there was ever a problem that needed fixing , agree with the way you [...]

So you’ve decided to transition your company’s operations systems to a new ERP program. You’ve undoubtedly done your research and found the right software for your needs and your future growth plans. The kickoff starts soon, and you’re probably thinking: Now what? Organizational change can be nothing less than traumatic for companies, and installing and [...]

Some of you probably grew up knowing of nothing else but the Internet and laptop computing. I bet, though, that many of you can still remember when you and/or your employees first used a computer. If you remember making the shift from storing information in manila folders to file folders on a computer, you may [...]