By Esteban Kolsky on February 12, 2013
Last few weeks I have had some very interesting meetings and discussions. If you follow my writings, presentations, etc. you know that I don’t believe in the need for ROI (Return on Investment) calculations for — well, most of the stuff we buy for Enterprise Software. In my view, ROI is something that is either: Asked by […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged enterprise software, Rate of return, ROI, TTV |
By Michael Fauscette on April 27, 2012
I managed a few minutes out of my schedule last week to stop by the Yammer Tour event in San Francisco. I was in San Francisco doing a keynote for sugarCRM’s user event and luckily the events overlapped. As I…
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged case studies, collaboration, innovation, ROI, socbiz, value, yammer
By Susan Scrupski on September 13, 2011
Historically, the trouble I’ve always had with social media was the precision deficit surrounding the interpretation of its influence. It always seemed to me that if you could get, say, Chris Brogan to talk about anything, you were successful with social media. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration, and social media has really never been my […]
Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Big Data, KPIs, research, ROI, SaaS, social business, social business design, Social CRM, social data, Social Media, social_business
By Michael Fauscette on November 27, 2010
According to the latest IDC Social Business survey approximately 41% of businesses surveyed have already implemented an enterprise social software solution. In a market (social platforms) that is growing ~38% CAGR over the next 5 years, quite a few of…
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged e2.0, ROI, SCRM, Social, social business, Social Media, value, Web 2.0 |
By Sig Rinde on August 11, 2010
Most business software is created to help you do what you do today, in the same manner, but hopefully better, faster, and with less effort. Efficiency is the siren call. But alas, the usefulness and ROI of upgrading have a…
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged enterprise software, erp, Rate of return, ROI, Software Vendors, Thingamy, Word processor |
By Dion Hinchcliffe on June 9, 2010
For those who have been working in the social computing sphere the last few years, either externally or internally, it’s become abundantly clear to us that all business is becoming Social Business. For the rest of us who aren’t there yet, major change is still evident: The Web itself has become pervasively social as we’ve […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Blog Post, business value, dachis, Enterprise 2.0, Facebook, Online Communities, ROI, Social, social business, Social CRM, Social Media, social networking, Web 2.0
By R "Ray" Wang on May 11, 2010
Apps Strategy Options Abound And Organizations Need Accurate Comparison Methodologies
Recent inquiries from blog readers and client engagements highlight a growing need to compare the cost of apps strategies. Common comparison scenarios often include:
Posted in Business | Tagged 3PM, adoption, Apps Strategy, CIO, Cloud, custom apps, customization, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, implementation, on-premise, optimization, packaged apps, renewal, ROI, SaaS, selection, single instance, single instance erp, software as a service, software ownership lifecycle, Third Party Maintenance, two tier, two-tier ERP, upgrade, upgrades
By R "Ray" Wang on March 2, 2010
Single Instance ERP Harder And Harder To Justify The holy grail of an ERP implementation used to be the single instance deployment. However, market forces, a move to adopt new disruptive technologies, slow pace of innovation from incumbent vendors, and high maintenance fees have changed many organization’s perspectives. Add a slew of rapidly changing business […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged agresso, analytics, Apps Strategy, AspenTech, baan, best practices, BPCs, Business Models, business requirements, business value, Cincom, CIO, Deltek, disruptive, disruptive technologies, enteprise apps, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise software, Epicor, erp, geographic requirements, IBS, IFS, industry requirements, Infor, innovation, Intentia, IQMS, JD Edwards, Lawson, Lawson M3, Lawson S3, Maconomy, maintenance fees, MAPICS, Meridian Systems, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Mincom, modernization, netsuite, next gen cio, next gen IT leaders, OpenAir, oracle, PeopleSoft, Planview, Plex, purpose built, QAD, regulatory compliance, reporting, ROI, SaaS, SAP B1, SAP Business All-In-One, shelfware, single instance erp, SYSPRO, SyteLine, tax requirements, Tenrox, two-tier ERP, Ultimate Software, Unit4, workday |
By Vinnie Mirchandani on February 26, 2010
Marc Benioff asks “Why isn’t all enterprise software like Facebook?”. And Charles Zedlewski of SAP responds a better question should be “Why isn’t all enterprise software like amazon?” Hey, it is good that enterprise software is looking to more consumery…
Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Consultants, enterprise software, erp, Facebook, innovation, Marc Benioff, microsoft, oracle, ROI, salesforce.com, sap, usability |