The Burning Platform:
Designing the Business Case, Selecting and Implementing a New ERP Solution
Webcast
Recorded on:
12/05/2007 2:00 pm Eastern
Description:
The term "burning platform" is used to describe an extremely urgent or compelling business situation in order to convey, in the strongest terms, the need for change. In the world of information management, legacy IT and older ERP systems eventually outlive their usefulness, but often this doesn’t become apparent until an organization is faced with a business meltdown. The point here is that changing an ERP system is a hard sell unless some crisis occurs. But if you wait until you hit critical mass, it could cost your company millions.
Join Robert (Bob) Bell, District Director from the award winning consultancy CDC Global Services –Vis.align, for an insightful discussion on Technology, Partnerships and Organizational Management in today’s ERP arena. Mr. Bell will review the factors that contribute to the success or failure of mid- to large-size, single or multi-site enterprise ERP projects. Special focus will be placed on the importance of due diligence from a business process, software, alliance and resource standpoint. Bob will present actual case studies involving such leading companies as Sunny Delight®, BlackHawk®, The Penrod Company and more. Topics will include:
- Designing the Business Case for a New ERP Solution
- Leveraging the Burning Platform Principal
- Assessing a Legacy Environment
- Developing Executive Sponsorships
- Investing in a Partnership and Not a Vendor
- Selecting the Right Team
- To "BPR" or Not to "BPR"?
- Understanding Change Management and Human Behavior
- Managing the Project Scope
- The Importance of Data Conversions – "What About Our History?"
- The Value of Project Management and Communication
- The Impact of Education, Training and Knowledge Transfer
- Anticipating Next Steps: Enhancements and Modifications
About the Presenter:
With over 25 years in the enterprise solutions and IT consultancy sectors, Mr. Robert (Bob) Bell helps organizations transform business operations and improve profitability by effectively combining process improvement strategies with leading information management technologies. His extensive background includes executive and senior management roles at KPMG and other ranking Fortune 500 and 100 companies. Mr. Bell currently heads up northeast business and alliance development for CDC Global Services - Vis.align’s Microsoft Practice.
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