Improved business agility is when large organisations make faster, more accurate, data driven decisions and improve the speed with which these decisions are implemented. Some examples of how IoT and Advanced Analytics will promote business agility are: 1. The collection of…
It is important to collect all data, for machine learning and stream analytics to produce the best possible insights. Even if you think it has no relevance to the question you are trying to find an answer for. Context is…
ERP investments often fail because software selection gets more attention than business strategy formulation. Here’s how to avoid falling into that trap. Software that is designed to direct business operations – Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software – has earned a…
Legend has it that when Apple engineers demonstrated the first iPod prototype to Steve Jobs, he rejected it as being too big. When they argued that they couldn’t make it smaller, Jobs dropped it into his office aquarium and pointed…
Don’t use the F-word with Hein Pretorius, founder and CEO of Onpro Consulting; he’s not impressed when you do. “We’re a more sophisticated society these days,” he says, “and it’s high time we stopped using that term.” This specific F-word…
If you are in the company of a great many other enterprises who experienced challenges with their ERP projects. The initial scope of your project was probably reduced at some point to accommodate time and budget challenges. There appeared to…
Many companies embark on an ERP project with an expectation that the new system will act as a magic wand to make all business problems disappear overnight. The reality is however that ERP systems aren’t simply pieces of software….
E-commerce is no longer considered a fad, and the online race for capturing the biggest share of the customer’s wallet has left many a traditional retailer trailing behind. What’s left them behind is not the technology that makes online shopping…
Key to the successful implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project is ensuring that the entire project value chain is aligned with the business purpose of the relevant venture. “Defining a business’ purpose for the ERP project will enable…
10 questions businesses must ask before choosing expensive software Software that is designed to direct business operations – Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software – has earned a bad rap as an expensive and drawn-out exercise that often does not…