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SAP ERP Project Failures Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 2
SAP ERP Project Failures Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 2

SAP ERP Project Failures Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 2

By Bill Wood|December 20th, 2010|

The following SAP ERP project failures cover the importance of testing, change management, training, senior management involvement, scope management, and quality of the consultants provided by ERP implementation vendors. With the exception of the inept, incompetent, or otherwise unqualified “con”sultants provided by some system integrators, you should note that these failure overviews illustrate many of the points made by Steve Phillips in the post on Software Consulting Firms and Clients Myths [...]

SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 5
SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 5

SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 5

By Bill Wood|November 29th, 2010|

This is the final post in the series on SAP project shared success criteria. Doing this entire topic justice has been more of a challenge than I had originally anticipated. At some point, I will put it all together in a PDF e-book. This series leaves you with a lot to digest but over the years these items generally make up the foundations for a very successful project that is able to transform your business. This series has been challenging but interesting and I am glad it is complete. In a few [...]

ERP Project Plan: Getting Real (Part 2)
ERP Project Plan: Getting Real (Part 2)

ERP Project Plan: Getting Real (Part 2)

By Steve Phillips|April 16th, 2010|

In many cases, the ERP project plan is not worth the paper on which it is printed. Worse yet, many project managers shoot themselves in the foot because they prematurely commit to a project schedule and budget that sets unrealistic management expectations. Once cast, expectations will not go away and only come back to haunt you later. Could this be one reason why many ERP projects fail? Even when the schedule and budget are formally published, many plans are quickly tossed out the window becaus [...]

Effectively Scope Your SAP Project
Effectively Scope Your SAP Project

Effectively Scope Your SAP Project

By Bill Wood|May 17th, 2007|

Over the years, people have written hundreds of articles, documents, and warnings about scope setting, scope control, and scope management with ERP and IT projects. Project scope is one of the biggest ERP project risk factors. Yet, a project may lack practical insight on setting or managing scope. SAP provides all of the tools and resources to do the job correctly--even before an RFP is issued. Since the mid to late 90's, SAP has provided an extensive implementation toolset that many do not ful [...]