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One of the drawbacks of being a freelancer is a slight risk to learn a bit late about anything new. Once upon a time, when I was still blogging actively, I made sure I was the first to blog about something new, as long as it relates to Sure Step. This time, the news [...] Read More...
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Dec 22, 2009
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Filed under: ERP, Sure Step, Microsoft Dynamics, Diagnostic, AX, CRM, SharePoint, Agile, ROI, ISV, Optimization, xRM, Chandru Shankar, Change management
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Did you have a chance to attend the NAV Decisions 2009 virtual conference? If yes, how did you like the event? To me, this was a great experience. It wasn’t the first virtual conference I was a part of, but it most certainly was the best.
But if you didn’t have a chance or time to [...] Read More...
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On October 14th you should not miss the NAV Decisions 2009 virtual conference organized by MSDynamicsWorld.com, the independent authority for news and views on Microsoft Dynamics.
NAV Decisions 2009 is a virtual conference & tradeshow for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Professionals seeking implementation...
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Take that project you are currently running, and imagine, just for a second, that it came with only 3% budget overrun. Most of people in software industry would call it wild success.
In motion picture industry, however, trampling measly 2% or 3% over initial budget would be considered a failure.
While...
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Another one’s down, so let me give it a quick glance over my shoulder before I move on: March 2009.
This was the best month ever for this blog: it has seen most posts from me, most visits from you, most subscribers to the feed, and I’ve covered a wide range of topics which I [...] Read More...
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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 integrates all data and processes into a single application. Different modules look over different aspects of data and processes, but a change in...
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Navigate Into Success
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Mar 23, 2009
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Filed under: Implementation, ERP, Best practices, Add-on, Customization, Cost, Agile, Value, Integration, Interface, Standalone
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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 consultant. But in the long run? Probably not. Pristine uncustomized ERP won’t be sufficient, because of the gaps between your way and ERP’s way. Sooner...
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Navigate Into Success
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Mar 20, 2009
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Filed under: Implementation, ERP, Best practices, Customization, Software, Regression, Agile, Value, Return, Development, Gap
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- “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 month, quarter and year, and with budget and forecast, with indexes and trends. In linear regression.”
- “And it must let you choose if it is by...
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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 of Guinness World Records. Likewise, trying it with an ERP implementation has all the potential you need to get into to the [...] Read More...
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Navigate Into Success
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Mar 18, 2009
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Filed under: Implementation, ERP, Best practices, Benefits, CHAOS, Agile, Waterfall, Value, Change, Goals, Deployment, Elephant, Guinness World Records
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“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 Manifesto.
The problem with ERP is that the first deliveries are all but early: they typically occur only after about twenty months.
Twenty months...
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Navigate Into Success
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Mar 17, 2009
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Filed under: Implementation, ERP, Best practices, Degree of Fit, Customization, Success, SAP, Agile, Value, Old software
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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. It seems that ERP projects fare somewhat worse than generic software projects, which I stated might have a lot to do with how requirements are...
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Mar 16, 2009
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Filed under: Implementation, ERP, Sure Step, Best practices, Requirements, Customization, Success, Project, Agile, Waterfall, Value
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Agile has been gaining momentum among software development methodologies for past decade or so. Various researches and surveys consistently show that software developed under an agile approach is generally better than the software developed under waterfall approaches.
At the core of any agile approach...