By Mike Kean, President, Altico Advisors I was scrolling through the hundreds of posts on the ERP Software Blog where I found many articles on software selection criteria and the top questions you should be asking before purchasing an accounting/ERP system. And it struck me that one question had been overlooked. Is the vendor actually [...]
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Is a Vertical Angle Right for your ERP Software Solution?
When you think of the word, vertical, what comes to mind? After a few years in the ERP software business, vertical market comes to my mind almost automatically. Because of this, I want to revisit definitions to this rather versatile term. There’s of course, the vertical direction, but when I was scrolling through the different [...]
continue reading...Selecting An ERP/Accounting System – Part II: The Pitfalls
Selecting new ERP/accounting software to run your business is a big decision and can be a daunting task. To help you successfully navigate a software selection initiative, Altico Advisors has developed a step by step approach. This is Part II of a 3-part series entitled “The 3 Ps of Software Selection – The Process, the [...]
continue reading...People vs Technology – Turning the Tables
The power of technology has had little effect upon long term profitability because that potential cannot be released without the assistance of people, and people have not generally been included in the design, selection, installation, implementation and use of financial management/ERP systems. Whenever you start dealing with people oriented issues, things start to get complicated. [...]
continue reading...Selecting an ERP/Accounting System – Part I: The Process
Selecting new ERP/accounting software to run your business is a big decision and can be a daunting task. To help you successfully navigate a software selection initiative, Altico Advisors has developed a step by step approach. This is Part I of a 3-part series entitled “The 3 Ps of Software Selection – The Process, the Pitfalls, the Promise.”
continue reading...Achieve ROI: Before You Buy ERP Software, Consider Your Business Processes
by Claude E. White III If you are in the market for new ERP software, you have to (or soon will) budget up to six figures in cash, and make considerations for training, down-time, start-up time, and opportunity costs. Chances are you won’t do that just to get a fancy new splash screen – you [...]
continue reading...Free Buyers Guide Proves that Selecting Business Software Doesn’t Have to be Painful
Selecting business software (also known as financial management software, business management sofware, accounting software, ERP..take your pick) can be a challenging task. Some of the issues that can make this a confusing project is that there are more and more options available for software every year and there are an overwhelming number of alternatives for implementation vendors. [...]
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