ERP
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Disruptive nature of ERP projects
Many project management authorities assert that from project management stance all projects are equal. I dare saying that some projects are more equal than…
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Is an ERP implementation project just a project?
“Software projects are no different from other projects”. This statement is being repeated over and over at project management courses and seminars, even…
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Liquidity, Cost Accounting and Kitting
It’s hardly any news for the lucky 21 countries which have had them by default for about two years, but for other 18 which haven’t, there is an alarmingly low…
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5th rule of agile ERP: interface where possible
One of the biggest absurdities about ERP systems springs from the very word we use so often when describing ERP: integrated. ERP is an integrated system: it…
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4th rule of agile ERP: avoid heavy customizations
You can’t avoid customizations. Vanilla ERP is a great first step, and a valuable tool for establishing common language between the customer and the…
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3rd rule of agile ERP: focus on value
– “We need a report which groups our sales by product components.” – “And we need it broken down by cost centers.” – “And it must show comparison with last…
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2nd rule of agile ERP: deploy gradually
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Swallowing it all at once might be tempting as it has all the potential you need to get into the next edition…
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1st rule of agile ERP: deploy vanilla ERP
“Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.” That’s the very first principle of the Agile…
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5 steps to implement ERP the Agile way
In my previous post I’ve (what, again?) shared some statistics about success and failure rates of software projects in general and ERP projects specifically.…
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Is agile ERP implementation possible?
Agile has been gaining momentum among software development methodologies for past decade or so. Various researches and surveys consistently show that software…