Once you know that you need a new ERP system, how do you know the duration that is reasonable for selection? What do you need to do, and who is owning that process? Companies select and implement new ERP systems hopefully no more than every decade. For the clients AJC works with, sometimes it has …
Who do you need on your team to deliver a successful ERP Implementation? We are often asked about this, and have put together the the following table to help companies best prepare for a successful implementation. The team at the Vendor (or VAR – Value Added Reseller) also has Roles & Responsibilities to play. When …
70% of Systems Implementations fail; largely due to lack of buy-in I get it. You’re about to spend a lot of money on implementing a new system – the last thing you want to do is consider spending MORE just to convince your whole team to actually use it. Only, what will happen if they …
As a fast-food customer have you ever felt your own experience fluctuate based on which fast food company or branch you walked into? Did one fast food restaurant serve you in a more friendly way, quicker, with less mistakes and/or better-quality food? The above example refers to your customer experience and represents the blending of …
I attended a recent Manufacturing conference highlighting the challenges in the labor market for hourly employees. When people are not available for long-term or full-time shifts, the presenter, an industry expert from ResourceMFG suggested pulling temporary or gig workers to fill gaps. Temporary labor is not a new option in manufacturing, though combined with increasing …
“EXCITING” is the best word to describe the new trend in Industrial Dealerships and Parts Suppliers when it comes to ERP Selection and Implementation. Traditionally considered B2B, heavy duty or industrial dealers used to operate with a “brick-and-mortar” style mindset. Sales would typically happen face-to-face with service, parts sales, and rental transactions occurring in person …
Getting ready to implement or integrate a new ERP system? Here is a “Quick and Dirty” Agenda that we recommended to a client to prep their team – they literally had scheduled this all week Face-to-Face to start the week after we signed the contract to represent them as their ERP Implementation Project Management team, …
ERP Consultants help guide selection and implementation of ERP systems. Many will say they are “System Agnostic,” which theoretically means they will not push any particular system or vendor. There is a new trend that vendors will recommend ERP consultants. Clients may then wonder what it means when that same consultant says they are System …
When you implement a new ERP (or other) system, it is possible (read: probable!) that not everyone in your organization is going to be super thrilled. After all, change is hard, and resistance to it is normal. Check out this ~3 minute video for an example of a story of a common concern: that a …
This article was written courtesy of Clutch.co – thanks guys! 2021 was anything but ordinary. Through the challenges and uncertainties we faced throughout the year, it’s our clients that kept us going. Here at Andrea Jones Consulting®, our goal is to help our clients scale with people, process, and technology changes. It’s because of our …
