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		<title>ERP Service Contracts &#8211; Do&#8217;s and Dont&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Situation Over the last couple of years, companies hit with down revenues and have a ERP or CRM system version that is old enough that it&#8217;s not longer supported, have made the decision to cancel maintenance and support until they are ready to upgrade. I mean if your software is no longer being supported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP Upgrade &#8211; Getting the Green Light</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi There&#8230; So you have brainstormed with the team and agreed on your areas of weakness, where the threats are and as a result have strong agreement that to move forward with an upgrade would be a REALLY good idea&#8230; However, the guy that signs the check is not in the room&#8230; The next step [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WSJ &#8211; Companies Are Spending On Software (ERP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi there This article in the WSJ today highlights that companies are starting to spend on equipment and software &#8211; Firms Spend More -  Carefully&#8230; Sorry it&#8217;s just a summary (Subscription to read the whole thing) This is good news for those of us that need to upgrade our aging systems. It appears that organizations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get &#8220;Buy In&#8221; On Upgrading Your ERP System</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post I discussed upgrading your system and specifically where to start.. Establishing a simple scope objective must be done very early. Understand the limits of your project&#8230; BUT &#8211; there is really an earlier step than that. While you THINK you know what the scope of the project is. You really (if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upgrading or Implementing a New ERP System – Where do you Begin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post will be the first in a series on the subject of upgrade / or implementing a new system. With recent changes in technology, aging systems, and the economy, there are conflicting forces that are pulling and pushing us to upgrade or to hold off…. It’s a crazy time to be in business and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP Software Implementation &#8211; Structure and Flow &#8211; Part 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks &#8211; Sorry for the delay &#8211; Big project in the works &#8211; heavy deadlines &#8211; but I&#8217;m gonna make it!!! This post concludes the detail description of the 15 ERP Implementation Elements&#8230; Remember to review the last five episodes, as they have mucho additional information related to the Implementation Elements &#8211; so for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP Software Implementation &#8211; Structure and Flow &#8211; Part 5</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=47</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Sunday&#8230; In this post we are going to cover the last two Project Implementation Elements, System Security and System Reporting or Business Intelligence (BI). Standard Reminder &#8211; the 15 implementation elements lie across your entire implementation &#8211; horizontally &#8211; and traverse all phases of your ERP / Business System implementation. Being the 5th post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP Software Implementation &#8211; Structure and Flow &#8211; Part 4</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=46</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this post we are going to move on to the second set of Project Implementation Elements. Remember, 15 implementation elements lie across your entire implementation &#8211; horizontally &#8211; and traverse all phases of your ERP / Business System implementation. Be sure to review the last couple of posts if you are just jumping in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP Software Implementation &#8211; Structure and Flow &#8211; Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good day folks &#8211; in this post we are going to continue the discussion of the Implementation Elements. To briefly review, the 15 implementation elements lie across your entire implementation &#8211; horizontally &#8211; and traverse all phases of your ERP / Business System implementation. While the overarching Phases and Steps are sequential and vertically oriented, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP Software Implementation &#8211; Structure and Flow &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=43</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last post I introduced you to the the business software implementation from the top down &#8211; First by giving you an overview of the implementation phases and then directly below that, the implementation steps. Finally we discussed the implementation elements as the &#34;Runway&#34; level of an software implementation and where most of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP Software Implementation &#8211; Structure and Flow &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=38</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks &#8211; Ready for another thrilling ride on the roller coaster ride called an ERP Implementation. The first thing that I wanted to mention is that regardless of whether you are implementing ERP or CRM or any other large scale business software roll out, the implementation process is basically the same. It is for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Business Software Implementation Tracker Just Released</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=40</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are thinking about a new ERP, CRM or any other large scale software solution, there are many challenges common to them all. The Software Implementation Tracker provides you with hands on direction and guidance from the very beginning &#8211; where your might just be thinking about a new system, to the final steps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Steps to Implementing ERP &#8211; Step 7 &#8211; Go Live</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=37</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 04:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Day to All! If you are ready to Go Live &#8211; You have travelled a long road&#8230; This is the point in time where you have to double and triple check, test everything that you can think of. This is where the &#34;rubber meets THAT road&#34;&#8230; While I am a big fan of doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Steps to Implementing ERP &#8211; Step 6 &#8211; End User Training</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=36</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 04:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks &#8211; On to Step 6 of the ERP Implementation Process&#8230; The previous posts have covered a lot of ground&#8230; Step 1 &#8211; Justification and Specification Step 2 &#8211; Sourcing and Qualifying your ERP Supplier Step 3 &#8211; Negotiating and Purchasing your System Step 4 &#8211; Installing and Configuring your System Step 5 &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Steps to Implementing ERP &#8211; Step 5 Process Integration</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=35</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 22:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So if are implementing ERP &#8211; or any other large scale sofware system for that matter&#8230; Process integration In my opinion, is where your implementation either lives or dies&#8230; Don&#8217;t short change yourself by skimping on the step! Or for that matter any step prior to integration&#8230; If you are at the point where you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Steps to Implementing ERP &#8211; Step 4 &#8211; Installing and Configuring an ERP System</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=34</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks &#8211; It&#8217;s been a while and sorry for that! I have been spending most all of my free time working on a new implementation guide, but that&#8217;s not why you read my blog! So let&#8217;s get down to it&#8230; OK &#8211; Step 4, Installing and Configuring a new or upgraded ERP system. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Steps to Implementing ERP &#8211; Step 3 &#8211; Purchasing</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=33</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so far we have covered&#8230; Step 1 &#8211; You have Justified and Specified your ERP system &#8211; people are going to &#34;have your back&#34; if something goes wrong (and it will!). Step 2 &#8211; You have Sourced, Qualified and Selected an ERP software package that is going to work for your business. Now for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Steps to Implementing ERP &#8211; Step 2 &#8211; Sourcing</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=32</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So now on the Step 2 in the ERP Implementation Process. Recall that in Step 1 you thoroughly Justified and Specified your new system. With that out of the way you are confident that you will have the support that you need and know what target you are aiming at. In Step 2 of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Steps to Implementing ERP &#8211; Step 1- Justification</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=31</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks &#8230; Rick here and sorry about the loooong delay in updating the blog&#8230; Too many projects, not enough time &#8211; time flies&#8230;. So what are the 7 phases to implementing an ERP system? Step 1 is Justifying the System and thoroughly Defining Requirements. Without buy off from top management, don&#8217;t even think about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is ERP? &#8230; a Free eCourse</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=30</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have just completed and released a free internet based &#8220;eCourse&#8221; that answers the question &#8220;What is ERP&#8221;. The reason that I did this is simple&#8230; I discovered that there are a lot of people out there that want to know! &#8230; Further, if you are considering a new ERP system, are upgrading your existing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP Implementation Success Strategy #1 &#8211; Leadership&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ERP Roadmap blog is changing direction for a post or two&#8230; We are going to be exploring the Success Strategies associated with a successful ERP implementation. A success strategy in is an approach and and intentional frame of mind that when followed will product a more desirable outcome &#8230; Some of the areas that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP System Delay / Interruption Root Cause 2 &#8211; System Performance</title>
		<link>http://erproadmap.com/?p=29</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYSTEM PERFORMANCE Does your current system perform as well as a state of the art ERP system? Does your software, hardware or system in general perform to levels that you would consider less than state of the art? Let me give you a couple of comparisons between a legacy system and a new ERP system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP System Delay / Interruption Root Cause 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYSTEM DESIGN Is your existing ERP system, the user interface, the database platform and other aspects of your system built on industry best practices? In this day and age you might ask &#8211; isn&#8217;t everyone?&#8230;Not really&#8230; You can see it at the systems level where an ERP provider produced a system built with a proprietary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does the New 3g iPhone have in Common with ERP Software?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the release of the new Apple 3G iPhone on Friday 7/11/.08, came an iPhone meltdown across the globe where not only new subscribers but existing first generation iPhone subscribers where not able to activate or use their accounts&#8230; Bummer&#8230; While I am sympathetic to people that have to go through this type of frustration, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP System Crash &#8211; System Compatibility &#8211; Root Cause # 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYSTEM COMPATIBILTY If your ERP system was not compatible with current technology, how much more difficult would it be to find appropriate hardware and software components and expertise to assist you in getting it back up and running? Would you be limiting your options? How compatible is your current hardware and software with existing technology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP System Crash &#8211; Root Cause # 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYSTEM AVAILABILITY Your system crashed this morning and you are having difficulty locating and acquiring hardware and software needed to get it back up&#8230; It is no secret that as technology ages, production quantities are reduced and less frequently produced. Over years of working with aging legacy systems I have had power supplies, hard drives, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is ERP?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ERP &#8211; Enterprise Resource Planning An integrated series of software modules and applications designed to run end to end business operations including: Financials, Sales Management, Production Execution and Planning, Purchasing, Human Resources and many others. What Makes an Enterprise System Different? What makes an Enterprise System different is the way that it handles the flow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Management and Implementing ERP</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As most of you know, successfully implementing an ERP system is a long difficult process. Time management is a huge part of it and you have to make every minute of the day count. I am always looking for someone better suited than myself to perform a particular task. And all ego aside, there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Ready for a New ERP System?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Morning fellow ERP Champions and all around Risk Takers &#8230; Rick Nielsen here, the host of the ERP Roadmap blog &#8230;. I wanted to comment today on how important it is to do a thorough justification of an ERP software system as the first step in the process&#8230; Are You Ready for a New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official &#8211; Oracle to Buy BEA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boy did second round negotiations happen under the radar screen on this one! Back in October of 07&#8242;&#160; &#8211; IT WAS ALL OVER THE PRESS &#8211; Oracle made a bid for BEA that expired with a Sunday night deadline. At the time Oracle offered $17 and BEA said $21. No deal. As I said back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middleware 2008 &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Middleware will continue to be an area of intense focus in 2008 and in the specific areas of &#8230; First, Business Intelligence&#8230; One On the supplier side, the fact that billions have been spent in the acquisition of Cognos, Hyperion and Business Objects by IBM, Oracle and SAP respectively should make it crystal clear the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major ERP Negotiation Tip &#8211; Don’t Divulge Your Budgeted System Cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providing the other side with your budgeted system cost provides them with a target price. While there are many aspects to a system purchase that you must be open and up front with the supplier, what you are willing to spend is not one of them. Oh, and by the way, if you do divulge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oracle vs. BEA – Not a One Round Fight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Larry Ellison is no dummy and while I am not an expert on Mr. Ellison let alone his negotiating skills, I have been a negotiator for many years. I cannot think of a time when I opened with my high bid. Well according to the Wall Street Journal today, BEA has now issued a counter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping ERP Project Management Simple</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you keep track of what&#8217;s going on with your ERP software project on both a day to day and long term basis? Traditional project management tools and techniques can allow you to keep track of complicated timelines, involving multiple departments at various stages of completion. If however, you use project management software daily, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battleground Mid-Market / Middleware 2008 – Oracle vs. SAP…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big boys have been in acquisition mode for a number of years and from what I can see it is not letting up. Acquisitions have centered on critical business applications such as ERP systems, SCM, CRM and now Middleware. What the heck is Middleware anyway? At its most basic level it&#8217;s the glue that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAP Acquires Business Objects – Small and Mid-Market Benefits Are Not Crystal Clear</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wires were buzzing Monday with the news that SAP had acquired Business Objects&#160; (aka Crystal Reports) for $6.7 billion dollars. Crystal Reports allows someone with a basic understanding of how a database is constructed to turn raw data into useful information fairly quickly. Crystal Reports is the Microsoft Word of the reporting industry. While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Important Factor in a Successful ERP Implementation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was flying home from a conference the other day and happened to sit next to an ERP implementation consultant &#8230; funny how that works. For the next 60+ minutes we talked about implementing systems, what goes wrong, what goes right and as a result the flight was over before I knew it. She pointed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Going to Your Annual ERP Conference Allows More Rapid ROI</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s Thursday morning. Yesterday was a hard day of travel, but one that I know was well worth it. While I am somewhat anxious about my company’s annual off-site strategic planning event, I know I am prepared. I am prepared because I just spent the last three days at the Infor ERP annual user’s conference, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comments are Now Open to One and All&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope that you have found my posts useful &#8230; but it&#8217;s not only what I have to say, it is about what you have to say as well &#8230;. put in your two cents (or ten) and lets get your thoughts, hear about your implementation successes and problems&#8230; Rick]]></description>
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		<title>What does it take to Go Live? Getting Over the Finish Line&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are nearing the end of your ERP software implementation and then the big question comes to mind&#8230; How good is good enough? Am I really ready to Go Live? I don&#8217;t have every software module &#8220;optimized&#8221;&#8230;All processes and policies are not perfected&#8230; Everyone is not trained on every aspect of the new system that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP Software Negotiation Tips that can Save You a Lot of Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When negotiating the price of your ERP system, there is an area that you can easily miss. Most buyers focus on negotiating the cost of the software and consultant time for implementation. Obviously these ARE two key areas of focus, but in the long run, and really not that long a run, you are going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 7 Essential Traits of a GREAT ERP Project Coordinator</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the middle of an ERP implementation it is not uncommon for the Project Manager to direct the efforts of between 5 and 15 people on a daily basis. Things change so rapidly in an implementation that keeping track of every employees efforts in system configuration, testing, process definition and training can be very difficult. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You and Your ERP Implementation Team – One Is the Loneliest Number</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 23:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s 7:05 a.m. on Monday morning and you&#8217;ve been staring at a blank yellow pad for the last 30 minutes. You are in month 7 of your ERP software implementation. You know the project&#8230; The one that you fought so hard to get buyoff on, The one that you stuck your neck out there for. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Implementing ERP and Scarce Labor Hours &#8211; A Question of Balance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you who work or run small or mid market businesses are all too familiar with the dilemma of balancing ERP system capabilities and scarce available labor hours. Because to most small businesses, labor hours are scarce, revenue generation is everyone&#8217;s primary concern. The thought of spending time operating and maintaining an ERP system [...]]]></description>
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