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		<description><![CDATA[True confessions of a former ERP pusher &#8220;What is the overall success rate of ERP implementation projects?&#8221; &#8220;What are the symptoms of ERP project failure?&#8221; &#8220;What are usually deemed to be the causes of ERP project failure?&#8221; &#8220;What are the &#8230; <a href="http://www.adaptivegrowth.com/related-articles/2011/12/table-of-contents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><h2>Share and Enjoy</h2>

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		<title>True confessions of a former ERP pusher</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had only one objective when dealing with a qualified prospect in the highly competitive software sales market which was getting and keeping control of the entire ERP evaluation, acquisition and implementation buying process. The sales cycle/solution process I used &#8230; <a href="http://www.adaptivegrowth.com/related-articles/2012/01/true-confessions-of-a-former-erp-pusher/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><h2>Share and Enjoy</h2>

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		<title>What is the overall success rate of ERP implementation projects?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Numbers vary according to who is publishing the statistics, but the average of the averages seems to be roughly: 25% or so of all attempted ERP implementations fail entirely and are abandoned with nothing accomplished. 60 to 70% are challenged &#8230; <a href="http://www.adaptivegrowth.com/related-articles/2011/12/what-is-the-overall-success-rate-of-erp-implementation-projects/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><h2>Share and Enjoy</h2>

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		<title>What are the symptoms of ERP project failure?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Symptoms as reported by users are most commonly: Inadequate system performance Throughput (response time) Capacity System doesn’t match requirements Missing reports/queries Incorrect process/work flow “It doesn’t do it our way” Missing functionality System is too unwieldy Too many steps Ungraceful &#8230; <a href="http://www.adaptivegrowth.com/related-articles/2011/12/what-are-the-symptoms-of-erp-project-failure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><h2>Share and Enjoy</h2>

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    Capacity 
  
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		<title>What are usually deemed to be the causes of ERP project failure?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The root cause behind ERP project failure is generally held to be a prior failure to acknowledge and manage a small number of well known and well analyzed risks. These risks, in the terms usually reported by both users and &#8230; <a href="http://www.adaptivegrowth.com/related-articles/2011/12/what-are-usually-deemed-to-be-the-causes-of-erp-project-failure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><h2>Share and Enjoy</h2>

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		<title>What are the critical decisions I need to make for successful ERP acquisition and implementation projects? And when do I need to make them?</title>
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		<title>Why should ERP acquisition efforts be managed in a project?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because: Many of the things that ought to be done before most ERP acquisition efforts begin are deferred to the implementation phase, turned over to outside companies or never done at all. The goal of an ERP system acquisition (as &#8230; <a href="http://www.adaptivegrowth.com/related-articles/2011/12/why-should-erp-acquisition-efforts-be-managed-in-a-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><h2>Share and Enjoy</h2>

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		<title>Why should ERP implementation efforts be managed in a project?</title>
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		<title>Why does it make sense to view ERP acquisition and implementation as a single project?</title>
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		<title>Who used to be responsible for ERP implementation success? Who&#8217;s responsible now?</title>
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