Can ERP Implementation Costs Be Capitalised? CAPEX vs OPEX
A plain-English guide to which ERP costs can go on the balance sheet under US GAAP and IFRS, and which must be expensed.
Notes from inside enterprise application programmes.
Practical writing on SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and Salesforce programmes and the governance around them, from people who have run them.
How Long Does Data Migration Take in an ERP Project?
Profiling, cleansing, three mock loads and a dress rehearsal: a realistic plan, the error rates to aim for, and why data is the biggest go-live risk.
How Long Does an ERP Implementation Really Take?
Realistic ranges by size and approach, the phases of the ERP implementation life cycle, and what stretches the timeline.
How to Report Project Status to Executives
A RAG that tells the truth, a one-page structure, and how to ask for the decision you actually need.
Project Portfolio Governance: What a Sponsor Needs to See
One page, one meaning of red, one budget total and a way to drill down: what good portfolio governance looks like to the person paying for it.
Who Should Be on a Steering Committee (and How to Make It Decide)
The right members, clear decision rights, a meeting that ends in decisions, and the pre-read that makes it possible.
What Is a RAID Log? A Plain-English Guide
Risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies: what each one means, who owns it, and an example you can copy.
When Is a Change Request Required? A Simple Rule
If a change moves the approved baseline, it needs a change request. Here is how to apply that rule, assess the impact and get it approved.
Who Should Lead an ERP Implementation?
Why the client-side programme manager, not the system integrator, should hold the pen, and how the sponsor and design authority fit around them.
Why ERP Implementations Fail (and the Early Warning Signs)
The real causes are rarely technical, and most of them show up months before go-live if you know where to look.
Why Projects Go Over Budget (and How to See It Coming)
Budget against actual, run rate and forecast at completion in plain words, plus the early signals that an overrun is on its way.
Will AI Replace Program Managers? What AI Should and Shouldn't Do
An honest look at what AI already does well in programme management, what stays human, and why AI should propose while people approve.
SAP S/4HANA Migration Risks: 7 Ways Programs Fail and How to Avoid Them
Most S/4HANA migrations fail for the same reasons. Here are the patterns and what to do about them.
Oracle Fusion Implementation Challenges Every Enterprise Leader Should Expect
Oracle Fusion is powerful. It is also complex. Here is what catches most organizations off guard.
Dynamics 365 Implementation: 6 Mistakes Enterprise Teams Keep Making
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is flexible. That flexibility is also where most implementations go wrong.
Salesforce Enterprise Rollout: What Goes Wrong and How to Fix It
Salesforce is the most widely used CRM on the planet. Enterprise rollouts still fail regularly. Here is why.
Enterprise Implementation Governance: What PMOs Get Wrong
Most PMOs run implementations on status reports and good intentions. Neither scales.
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