Amen to that. Too often ERP decisions are based on perceived 'Status' of the software product by individuals that NEVER use it. It ends up being about keeping up with the 'Jones' when sharing Executive war stories over martinis while figuring out how much their Golden Parachute will provide when they are finally jettisoned.
How many of us have dealt with this type of out of touch executive that wants to blame the failed, late, overbudget (or all of the above) implementation of the GEE WIZ software package on the 'Implementation Team' or the 'Unsophisticated Users'? John H Carter III Impact Business Consulting Corporation Office/Fax (858) 676-3406; Cell (760) 497-5545 "Unlocking Your Potential" -----Original Message----- From: owner-u2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:owner-u2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Schasny Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:51 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] UV to SAP migration disaster Unfortunately, its not always about the money. In many cases its about a change of leadership where the new guy on top wants his own personal favorite software. I have been personally involved with at least 2 instances where a new CFO has insisted that the ERP solution with which he/she/it is most familiar was instituted without regard for cost, ROI, or the possibility of increased functionality. In another case a new CIO insisted that a relational database (Informix in this case) was the only way to go and after 5 years and 10+ million dollars they had managed to replace the AR & AP modules with no new functionality, more than quadruple the size of the IT department, and completely give up on the idea of replacing the businesses core application (alarm monitoring) because of the propensity for the new systems to crash on a regular basis. I think it would be to our advantage if only businesses were in fact led by rational intelligent people all the time but Enron, Global Crossings, Bear Stearns, etc, etc, etc should be sufficient warning that they are not. Rex Gozar wrote: > It's fun to think of UV as the underdog and how the cards are stacked > against us. It's fun to be in the "I told you so" crowd when the > competitor fails. > > [stuff removed] > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeff Schasny - Denver, Co, USA jschasny at gmail dot com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
