ERP is not about buying software but buying management philosophy. The first step in selection is to clarify your business priorities.
ERP is not about buying software but buying management philosophy. The first step in selection is to clarify your business priorities. This article draws on our hands-on experience serving over 3,000 enterprise clients.
The biggest mistake in ERP selection is comparing feature lists. Every vendor can fill out a feature table; the real difference lies in how well the business logic matches.
We recommend first identifying the 10 most painful business scenarios and having vendors demonstrate real operations one by one, rather than watching standard PPTs.
For ERP implementation, we recommend phased rollout: first get finance, purchasing, sales, and inventory running, then expand to production and supply chain. All-at-once rollouts have the highest failure rate.
There is no standard answer to digital transformation, but there is one iron rule: first get one scenario running and deliver results, then talk about rolling it out fully.