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6 hard-hitting tips to navigate ERP minefields

Fellow ZDNet blogger, Dennis Howlett, an accountant by profession and enterprise software stalwart if ever there was one, has turned his attention full-bore to IT failures with six great tips! by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Partnership, ERP, Buyer, PROJECT FAILURES ANALYSIS Dennis, Business Structures, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Finance, Software, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-01-29

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Strategic Thinking before Operational Actions: The Enterprise 2.0 Tool Cargo Cult Problem

Three posts about 'failure' in the 'Enterprise 2.0' space in the last few days from Sameer Patel ('Five ways to avoid Enterprise 2.0 failure' guest blogging on Michael Krigmans' 'IT Failure blog here on ZD Net), Dion Hinchcliffe (14 Reasons Why Enterprise 2.0 Projects Fail) and now Dennis Howlett (Enterprise...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Strategic Thinking, Dennis, Morten Hansen, Morten, Superstructure, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-08-27

Ugly enterprise software sales tactics

Forrester analyst, Ray Wang, describes three tactics enterprise software vendors sometimes employ to pull more cash from customer pockets: Forcing clients to spend more to keep a low rate for maintenance Selling additional products that have no future road map because of post acquisition...

Tags: Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Sales, Software, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-04-17

The poverty of enterprise 2.0 and social media

Over the last few months I've been listening with growing alarm at the claims made for enterprise 2.0 and social media. Or rather the lack of claims coupled to an incredible amount of posturing. What concerns me greatly is that in the mad rush to all things X2.0, we seem...

Tags: DNA, Network, Social Media, Enterprise 2.0, CXO, Social Networking, Biotechnology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-04-16

Can project portfolio management prevent IT train wrecks?

  Project portfolio management PPM vendors promise to help customers juggle competing investment priorities, reduce IT failures, and improve alignment between technology and their business. Given these impressive benefits, it's worth examining what's required to successfully implement PPM. To learn more about the issues, I attended ...

Tags: Information Technology, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-03-06

Reducing IT failures with project portfolio management

Project portfolio management PPM vendors claim their tools give organizations more control over IT projects, create stronger alignment between business goals and IT operations, and reduce project failure rates. To evaluate these promises, and to determine whether PPM can really keep project ducks in a row,...

Tags: Information Technology, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-03-05

New ERP research: quantifying failure and growth

AMR Research has released an exciting new report (yes, I've become a geek) describing the 2008 ERP market. Among topics covered by the report are market growth; percentage of license revenue relative to other implementation costs; and analysis of unused, yet purchased, licenses. The curse of shelfware...

Tags: AMR Research, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-11-08