Comments on: Are Enterprise Systems Part of the Problem or the Solution?

By: pixbook

pixbook — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:54:24 +0000

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definite enterprise system is part of the solutions.

By: contaminated soil

contaminated soil — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:57:15 +0000

Hi,
Nice post.I think your article is most on,companies IT infrastructures have become both too complex and too rigid to deliver on the vision, and that installing new systems serves primarily to increase complexity and hence worsen the problem.

By: CRM Solutions

CRM Solutions — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:57:02 +0000

It seems like a lot of small businesses are opening up into the CRM world lately to improve sales and customer experience, which is great.

By: Butsy

Butsy — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:40:05 +0000

“ERP doesn’t help” that’s not true!

By: Dish Network HDTV

Dish Network HDTV — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:31:23 +0000

I think the biggest problem with the IT field is the amount of “tech schools” that are out there and giving these so called degrees to kids. Then dumb companies hire them at a cheap rate since there are so many workers flooding the market. This leads to a lack of quality workers out there. I would rather hire someone that has had 18 months of real world experience and no schooling than someone with a degree and doesn’t know what being a real IT guy means.

(this is not saying you can’t get good IT guys right out of school though)

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:35:21 +0000

Downloaded the paper, will go through it soon. Btw, who says IT doesn’t matter? If there’s no IT then there’s no productivity

By: Nofie Iman

Nofie Iman — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:34:33 +0000

I have downloaded the paper you reference, but haven’t yet read it. As with everything else in IT, performance is a key consideration when selecting a enterprise system. Finding a reliable measure, however, is problematic.

By: Tony Clement

Tony Clement — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:10:46 +0000

Cynthia Rettig has hit the nail on the head! This is based on my personal experience with multiple SAP implementations. Whenever an organisation commits to the levels of investment required to implement corporate politics will come into play. Executive stakeholders in the project will spin the ERP implementation into a success even when it the monolithic system stifles an organisation’s ability to change. And that’s the crux of the problem. It’s not that ERP systems don’t create efficiencies, it’s the efficiencies are based on a point in time. ERP systems often cement an organisation into a particular way of doing business. As the business environment changes, the cost of changing business processes within the ERP systems outweighs the potential benefits of market opportunities on a case by case basis. This is particularly true for speculative new products and new market opportunities where the revenue growth is uncertain. The high cost of changing these systems often makes the business case for new opportunities inviable. As a result, line of business managers may be forced to use smaller systems to launch new opportunities thus adding to the complexity of enterprise IT environments.

Enterprise SOA will not be realised because the solutions developed by most vendors are too heavyweight and cumbersome. The best examples of SOA in action are web mashups.

By: David

David — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:38:01 +0000

IT has always nade a difference nad will continue its good work for years to come.

By: Rebecca Gill

Rebecca Gill — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:42:28 +0000

I have read comments concerning Cynthia RettigÂ’s article all over the web. Quite frankly I’m tired of it.

Just as with mqny things in life, ERP is what you make it.

Put little effort in selecting the right package, training, implementation, and usage – you will certainly get little out. Invest quality resources into evaluating packages, training your employees, and implementing the right functionality – ERP can deliver proven ROI and operational improvements.

Take ownership over your project, control your destiny, and your ERP project will be a success. It is as simple as that.

Rebecca Gill
Technology Group International
http://www.tgiltd.com