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Reduce SAP Project Stress Part 3
Reduce SAP Project Stress Part 3

Reduce SAP Project Stress Part 3

By Bill Wood|May 10th, 2010|

IT Project Hostile Emails to Wide Distribution Lists Previously, I offered insight and suggestions on the topic of reducing SAP project stress in a two-part series: Reduce SAP Project Stress: Part 1Reduce SAP, ERP, or Technology Project Stress: Part 2 In the Project Management Group on LinkedIn however, someone raised an interesting question that I have had to deal with on a few projects. They asked the following: “How do you respond to a senior project member who wrongly accuses yo [...]

Achieve Breakthrough ERP, SAP, or IT Project Success: 1 of 4
Achieve Breakthrough ERP, SAP, or IT Project Success: 1 of 4

Achieve Breakthrough ERP, SAP, or IT Project Success: 1 of 4

By Bill Wood|January 18th, 2010|

The first part of a series on how to see through the smoke and mirrors sales tactics in assessing your vendor RFP, vendor selection, and early stages of your SAP, ERP, or IT project. Details of strategies and approaches to neutralize these vendor tactics are defined so that you get the absolute BEST RESULTS from the BEST RESOURCES anyone can provide.

Breakthrough Project Success: 2 of 4, IT Vendor Proposal RFP
Breakthrough Project Success: 2 of 4, IT Vendor Proposal RFP

Breakthrough Project Success: 2 of 4, IT Vendor Proposal RFP

By Bill Wood|January 18th, 2010|

10 steps to reduce the vendor proposal shell games and sales tactics that prevent you from achieving the best possible results. Tactics, strategies, and techniques for getting past the sales pitches to the substance of the proposal and selecting the best possible IT system vendor for the best possible project results.

Breakthrough Project Success: Part 4 of 4, Last Low Risk Chance for Results
Breakthrough Project Success: Part 4 of 4, Last Low Risk Chance for Results

Breakthrough Project Success: Part 4 of 4, Last Low Risk Chance for Results

By Bill Wood|January 18th, 2010|

8 steps after IT vendor selection for business and project success during the SAP, ERP, or IT blueprint. Improve your chances for success by following these steps to set expectations, support the highest quality blueprint, and weed out any individual SAP or ERP consultants who are not appropriate for your project.

ERP and SAP Business Case for ROI, Business Benefit, and Success
ERP and SAP Business Case for ROI, Business Benefit, and Success

ERP and SAP Business Case for ROI, Business Benefit, and Success

By Bill Wood|November 23rd, 2009|

Your company’s SAP or ERP business case should start before your RFP, not just at a high level. Before ever issuing an SAP RFP, you need to take some time up front to get educated and develop some key understanding. Educated software buyers are more sophisticated in their research, and the more sophisticated you are, the better results you will receive. The more educated you are: The better the quality of the ERP RFI or RFP, The better choice you will make at vendor selection, The more objectiv [...]

Competitive Pressures and Value Propositions, Is Lean the Answer?
Competitive Pressures and Value Propositions, Is Lean the Answer?

Competitive Pressures and Value Propositions, Is Lean the Answer?

By Bill Wood|November 10th, 2009|

Modern technology allows international outsourcing, greater agility, quicker product design to market, and specialized focus on niche markets, lowering the barrier to entry for new competitors and causing more market specialization. On the flip side, customers have a wide variety of information from sellers and the Internet about products, design, services, options, pricing, and availability. Business is more dynamic than ever. Because of the pace of change, focusing on internal process improve [...]