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Should App Prices Go Down?
This is the first in a series on $AP* and the basic $AP* value proposition. Or lack thereof. The series is called, “Don’t Buy $AP,” because my thesis is that the value proposition just isn’t very...
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Only Thought Required
Some 10 years ago, a colleague at the small consulting firm where I worked “brought over” a sample requirements document and selection process from the large consulting firm where he had worked. They...
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Designed for Stability
I was just talking recently to a specialty chemical company whose specialty product is used primary by an industry that is now under water. They have a lot of middle-aged systems, and they’re looking...
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Don’t Pay Maintenance–and Use the Money For?
Top 10 things to use the money for, once you stop paying maintenance. 10. Reducing the backlog at internal support. This doesn’t take much money, of course, since you’re already saving the hours your...
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Is Supply Chain Knowledge Key for ERP Implementations?
I used to work at QAD, a small manufacturing software vendor. I subscribe to a QAD chat group, and occasionally people ask questions like the one in the title. It sounds as if the person asking is...
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Brittle Applications
In a previous post, I said that MRP was a “brittle” application, and a commenter questioned me. What is a “brittle” application? Is this a technical term? What makes MRP brittle? All good questions. A...
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And While You Wait? What?
A few days ago, I argued that a company that wants to replace its old, limping systems with a brand, spanking new Oracle or SAP application should probably wait for the next generation of apps. The...
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