16/06/2018

This is the Most Underappreciated Business Risk for SMEs.

The most under appreciated business risk for SMEs is placing disproportionate responsibility with the finance department. The finance department is a cornerstone of any business. Not least because of statutory accounting requirements but often because they are the custodians of cross-business information and reporting processes. Finance teams usually become the point of data consolidation from multiple subsidiaries. Depending on the...
Categories ALL/Business Process/Business Risk
16/06/2018

ERP – ‘Jack of All Trades, Master of None?’ How to Save Time and Avoid Unrealistic Expectations when Selecting ERP Systems

Abstract: On a weekly basis I meet with businesses looking to purchase ERP software, many of whom are looking to consolidate a fragmented system landscape. Software constraints aside, many rightly identify the ‘nirvana’ of having a single system to manage all processes. However, I see many businesses, often the smaller and medium enterprises, having unrealistic expectations of their requirements. As...
Categories ALL/ERP Software
15/06/2018

International businesses need global visibility with local compliance… but at what cost?

According to the Ethnologue Catalogue there are 7097 living languages across 195 countries. Business today is unquestionably global, both for businesses with international offices, but equally for domestic businesses selling overseas. Statutory requirements and cultural preference vary widely from nation to nation, presenting a complex landscape not only for the practice of conducting business, but also for global software systems. On a weekly...
Categories ALL/ERP Software
15/06/2018

In today’s competitive business environment, how do you purchase an ERP system for the unforeseen requirements of tomorrow?

Abstract On a weekly basis I meet and engage with businesses making ERP selections. Many take a far too narrow view of their current requirements, with the selection triggered often by reactive factors, such as unmanageable paper/ excel based processes or unplanned increases in support function headcount. Most fail to attribute sufficient value to product breadth and flexibility beyond immediate...
Categories ALL/ERP Software