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This Evaluation Centre provides information on ERP software:


1. Go to Strategy for an up-to-date overview on this vital first stage in your ERP software project including ERP articles by expert authors.

 

 

 

2. Go to Supplier Evaluation for ERP software Evaluation Reports which have been independently audited and checked for accuracy.
 
3. Go to Implementation for information about the remainder of the ERP software lifecycle featuring management briefing articles by top consultancy and analyst firms.

 

4. Go to Service Centre if you need any other support or information on ERP software. The Evaluation Centre is here to help with all your ERP software requirements.

 

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On board the enterprise

Evaluation Centre's overview of the ERP software market

...Organisations have invested significant time, people, money and technology over the years in developing their ERP and enterprise IT solutions – and in the current financial climate, they are now looking to consolidate and maximise the returns from this expenditure.

Not all companies have prospered equally from their investment and some get considerably more value from their ERP systems than others.

There can be a number of reasons for the difficulties being encountered: it could be lack of functionality in the software, system performance problems, or ERP processes that fail to adequately match the business processes.

Again, systems may not have been optimally set up, with incorrect configuration settings and other issues due to the original implementation. In addition, not all the functionality in the software may have been activated, therefore reducing its effectiveness.

On the other hand, the system may be performing correctly but the company may not have established or maintained the right training or change management procedures to ensure the correct discipline and effective business operation of the system. Any combination of these problems can severely impact the success of an enterprise solution.

Yet from this year’s Evaluation Centre survey, it is evident that ERP systems still play a significant role in providing enterprise application solutions.

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Goodbye to Y2K?

The business and IT environment has moved on so far in the last 10 years that companies should seriously consider upgrading their enterprise systems, advises Dan Roberts of Cambashi.
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Leaning towards ERP

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ERP: can do better

Jeremy Oates of Accenture Technology believes companies still have a long way to go to maximise their use of ERP systems, and proposes five key actions.
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