It is almost impossible to avoid the cloud in any sized organization, but negotiating with your software provider means several key considerations need to be addressed to ensure you execute a best-in-class cloud agreement.
Studies have shown roughly 65% of large IT-enabled projects go over budget, and there is evidence to support that 25% of these projects will end up going 50% over plan. What went wrong?
Your ERP provider can inadvertently run your business, instead of your business processes shaping your ERP system.
Leading best practices for implementation have been identified and improved upon. However, the fundamental essential elements have basically remained constant over the past 30 years regardless of the technology or the industry. Yet countless examples....
With software audits on the rise, especially from major ERP suppliers, this article summarizes steps to take to mitigate your risks.
If done correctly and with the proper level of insight, there are ways to mitigate the risks associated with such breaches.
Anyone who has been responsible for a major ERP go-live can attest to the following scenario: when it's time to go-live, there will be a tsunami of pressure that starts to build from the business against going live. This article explains sever....
IBMu2019s weakened position provides significant customer negotiation leverage.
Five ways to improve your odds of being right and mitigating the risk of being wrong.
Many organizations are challenged with truly understanding the state of their commercial relationship with SAP. Part of 1 of this series shows how CIOu2019s are challenging their organization to baseline and assess their SAP relationship well in adv....