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VP of Sales Story: Board Wants a Quick Fix or Else

VP of Sales Story: Board Wants a Quick Fix or Else

By Michael Harris | Aug 06 2013

Here’s a sales story about Paul, a VP of Sales at Software Inc., who has unfortunately inherited a sale cycle that drags on forever. That’s when deals happen. But most of the time, his team ... Read More

Five Signs of Executive Misalignment on Your ERP Implementation

Five Signs of Executive Misalignment on Your ERP Implementation

By Panorama Consulting | Aug 05 2013

Executive buy-in and support is one of the key success factors for any ERP implementation. Without it, your ERP project has very little chance of success. With it, your initiative has the ability to completely ... Read More

Types of ERP Software Consulting Firms: Pros and Cons

Types of ERP Software Consulting Firms: Pros and Cons

By Steven Phillips | Jul 31 2013

After an organization selects a new ERP system, in many cases the ERP software vendor is not the only firm available to provide implementation services. With that said, over the years I have observed certain ... Read More

The No-Cost Office, Part 5: Four Small Business Inventory Management Solutions that Cost Nothing

The No-Cost Office, Part 5: Four Small Business Inventory Management Solutions that Cost Nothing

By Ashley Dotterweich | Jul 25 2013

Integrated systems are powerful, useful tools, but if you’re not ready to spring for a comprehensive ERP solution, standalone inventory systems can provide invaluable benefits like inventory optimization, better supply chain visibility and up-to-the-minute financial ... Read More

Using ERP Systems to Increase Productivity

Using ERP Systems to Increase Productivity

By Panorama Consulting | Jul 22 2013

According to a recent poll by Panorama, easing the burden on employees is one of the key reasons why organizations across the globe implement ERP systems. But what is the benefit of making an employee’s ... Read More

Buyer’s Guide: What Type of ERP Is Right for Me?

Buyer’s Guide: What Type of ERP Is Right for Me?

By Ashley Dotterweich | Jul 15 2013

Selecting an ERP can be one of the most significant (and expensive) software purchases that you’ll make for your company, so it pays to get it right the first time. There’s no one-size-fits-all ERP solution, ... Read More

4 Questions You Should Ask Your Next Supply Chain Management Vendor

4 Questions You Should Ask Your Next Supply Chain Management Vendor

By Greg Brady | Jul 12 2013

Today I want to give you the four key questions you should ask your next supply chain management vendor. Last year Gartner reported that companies that implemented demand-driven value networks grew revenue faster, achieved more than ... Read More

Flying High with the Top 5 Cloud ERP Software Solutions

Flying High with the Top 5 Cloud ERP Software Solutions

By Chris Chang | Jul 09 2013

The recent trend in business software has been shifting heavily in favor of cloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS) based solutions and the same is true for ERP software as well. Cloud solutions often have lower upfront ... Read More

What Is ERP? Business-Software.com Answers the Million-Dollar Question

What Is ERP? Business-Software.com Answers the Million-Dollar Question

By Kristin Crosier | Jul 08 2013

For many software newbies, the acronyms that refer to specific software segments can seem puzzling, if not downright incomprehensible. And when it comes to three letters in particular -- ERP -- it seems as if ... Read More

Are ERP Software Modifications Always a Bad Idea?

Are ERP Software Modifications Always a Bad Idea?

By Steven Phillips | Jul 04 2013

As an inexperienced project leader back in the 1980’s, I once informed an executive at a large aerospace manufacturer we are going "vanilla" with our enterprise software implementation. Absolutely NO software modifications or enhancements allowed ... Read More