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Four Tips to Manage Your ERP Software Vendor
 July 14, 2009
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This week we would like to share our viewpoints on tips for managing ERP software vendors, as well as a featured white paper on ERP implementation.

Also, be sure to sign up for our free 60 minute webinar Thursday, July 16 at 10:00am MST "Tips to Leverage ERP to Improve Your Manufacturing and Distribution Operations." Please click here to register. 

Thank you for your interest in Panorama and we hope you have a good week.
Four Tips to Manage Your ERP Software Vendor
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As we have highlighted in our extensive ERP research, 93% of projects take longer than expected and 65% cost more than planned. Our research, combined with our experience as expert witnesses in ERP lawsuits, shows that a key root cause for such project overruns is mismanagement of ERP software vendor resources.

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ERP Consultant LaptopUpcoming Live ERP Webcasts

We invite you to participate in our upcoming live ERP webcasts.  These free 60-minute sessions will provide thought leadership from Panorama's senior ERP experts to help make your ERP initiatives more successful.

Tips to Leverage ERP to Improve Your Manufacturing and Distribution Operations
on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 10:00 am MST
Click here to register.

Three Ways to Increase your Utilization and Results from JD Edwards
on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10:00 am MST
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Managing Organizational Change on Your ERP Implementation
on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 12:00 pm MST
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Lessons Learned from Best-In-Class ERP Implementations
on Thursday, August 6,  2009 at 10:00 am MST
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View all upcoming ERP webcasts here.
Diagnostic ERP CompassERP Implementation: Get It Right Or Pay Later


When dealing with clients who want to short-cut their ERP implementation process, one of the Project Managers at our company likes to state that "you can pay now, or you can pay later."  This may seem self-promoting since we are consultants earning a living on helping clients with their ERP implementations, but the reality is that it's a true statement.

We see many companies that spend hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars on ERP software licenses, only to devote limited resources to implementation.  Some think they can do everything themselves with team members that lack implementation expertise, while others simply want to minimize their budgets as much as possible.

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