Only 1 in 2 Organizations Are Satisfied with Their ERP Systems
At the start of the new year, Panorama Consulting will publish the results of its 2008 ERP benchmark study. The study, which consists of over 1,000 organizations across the globe, analyzes various...
View ArticlePanorama Issues 2008 ERP Report
Implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) project in the estimated time, for the estimated cost, and with satisfying results is a rare occurrence, according to a new study issued today by...
View ArticleERP Software Best Practices and Lessons Learned From Study of 670 SMBs
Today we published Part III of our 2008 ERP Report, which focuses on benchmarks, best practices, and lessons learned from 670 small to mid-size businesses (SMBs) across the globe (click here to read...
View ArticleLaunch of 2009 ERP Benchmark Study
Earlier this year, Panorama Consulting published its 2008 ERP Report, which revealed the results of our study of over 1,300 ERP implementations across the globe (click here to read the report). This...
View ArticleCall For Participants in 2009 ERP Benchmark Survey
Panorama Consulting Group, an independent enterprise resource planning (ERP) consulting firm in Denver, has announced a new survey to collect qualitative and quantitative data regarding corporate...
View ArticleUnique ERP Software Challenges for the Hospitality and Entertainment Industry
Our ERP benchmark research, which was published this year, reveals some interesting facts about enterprise software in hospitality and entertainment industry. Panorama’s study includes restaurants,...
View ArticleGround Control to Major Tom: Comparison of Leading ERP Software for Aerospace...
Our ERP benchmark research, which was published this year, reveals some interesting facts about ERP software in aerospace and defense. In many ways, this is a unique industry with unique ERP software...
View ArticleEnterprise Software Focus: Life Sciences ERP
Based on our experience with life sciences firms, this industry has unique needs that are not effectively addressed by all enterprise software vendors. FDA compliance, product configuration, and lot...
View ArticleThe Best of Times: 2009 ERP Software Industry Year in Review
This last year was a time of ups and downs and highs and lows for many companies and individuals. The enterprise software and ERP industry was no different, with the industry’s vendors, clients, and...
View ArticleEnterprise Software Focus: Government and Nonprofit ERP Solutions
Based on our experience with government and nonprofit organizations, the public sector has unique needs that are not effectively addressed by all enterprise software vendors. Fund accounting, license...
View ArticleERP Software Customization: The Ultimate Sin of Enterprise Software?
Customization is one of the most controversial topics surrounding ERP software. A majority of our clients have every intention of leveraging vanilla, off-the-shelf software during their software...
View ArticleYour Existing ERP Software System Can Bring a Happy New Year for Purchase...
Would you like to reduce your purchase part costs in 2010? Can you do so in this economy, while still keeping your purchase part suppliers healthy and without a decrease to your sales volumes? Can...
View Article2010 ERP Report: ERP Implementation Costs and Durations Declined Last Year,...
In our 2010 ERP Report, published earlier today, we outline some interesting findings from nearly 1,600 ERP implementations across the globe. In the study, conducted between December 2005 and December...
View ArticleERP Software Vendors Will Implement, But What Does It Really Mean?
Over the last several months, many ERP software vendors have marketed their fixed-bid implementation services as a way to help their customers manage their enterprise software costs and risk. We have...
View Article2010 ERP Survey: Do You Want to Know What the ERP Market Looks Like?
Panorama Consulting Group, has just announced its 6th annual ERP benchmark survey. The survey collects market responses regarding ERP implementations and concurrent organizational change management...
View ArticleA Complementary Evaluation of your ERP System is at Your Fingertips
So when you implement an ERP system, what do you expect from it? To improve your business performance? To make your employees’ jobs easier? During our research, we have found that, besides business or...
View ArticleConsona Report Reveals Social Media’s Many Benefits for Service and Support
Indianapolis, IN August 4, 2010 – Consona Corporation (Consona), a worldwide leader in providing customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for...
View ArticleGreat Expectations: Why Do We Expect So Much From Our ERP Software?
Charles Dickens wasn’t the only one with great expectations and an occasional let down along the way. As we’ve written in our blogs and ERP research, 72% of ERP projects fail in one or more three key...
View ArticleFrom Magic Quadrant to Top 10 ERP Vendors
Each year, Gartner publishes its magic quadrant of ERP vendors. This view of leading ERP software solutions is widely cited by software vendors when they are favorably represented in the quadrant, and...
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The Ongoing Battle for Top ERP System Continues…
SAP and Oracle have been duking it out for years. Although the two companies have a clear combined majority market share of ERP system providers, neither has won the battle to determine a clear victor...
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Preview of Panorama’s 2011 ERP Report: ERP Implementation Costs Continue to...
Each year, we at Panorama Consulting Group publish our annual ERP Report, which highlights actual results from our research of over 1,000 ERP implementations across the globe. Our report is a summary...
View ArticleCome One, Come All: Participate in Our 2011 ERP Benchmark Survey
The time has come once again to solicit participants for Panorama Consulting’s annual ERP survey. You’ve known and loved our analytic research in the past (such as the 2011 ERP Report), and now’s your...
View ArticleClash of the Titans: This Year’s Independent Comparison of SAP, Oracle and...
Today we published our highly anticipated Clash of the Titans report. Last year’s report, which provided a comparison of SAP vs. Oracle based on our independent experience and research, was our most...
View Article2012 ERP Report: ERP Implementation Budget and Duration Overruns are Down,...
Today is one of the biggest days of the year in the enterprise software industry, as the latest iteration of Panorama’s highly anticipated annual ERP Report is published (download the 2012 ERP Report)....
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Clash of the Titans 2012: SAP vs. Oracle vs. MS Dynamics
Today we published Clash of the Titans — our annual study of SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics ERP implementations — which has become our most widely referenced and downloaded piece of thought...
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2013 ERP Report: What our New Research Reveals about ERP Systems
Today we released our 2013 ERP Report, which is a summary of our study of the actual results of ERP implementations across the globe. Since beginning the annual study in 2006, we have surveyed more...
View ArticlePress Release: Panorama Consulting Solutions Releases 2013 ERP Report
Scope Overruns and Suboptimal Benefit Realization Continue to Plague ERP Implementations Yet Organizations Report High Levels of Satisfaction With ERP Software Choices Although organizations continue...
View ArticleYouTube: Five Key Reasons for Budget and Timeline Overages
Panorama developed the 2013 ERP Report to research ERP trends across industries, company sizes and geographic locations. The report outlines the experiences of ERP customers with enterprise software,...
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Can ERP Systems be Used to Drive Innovation?
Organizations that have implemented ERP systems have long complained that deployments are too costly, time consuming and risky, so it is pretty rare that organizations look at ways to leverage...
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Overview of 2013 ERP Thought Leadership
So far this year Panorama’s website has seen an abundance of ERP industry reports, white papers, podcasts and webinars. Explore our collection of content from 2013 below: Industry Reports The 2013 ERP...
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Tips to Build an Effective (and Usable) ERP Project Plan
It’s been several months since we published our 2013 ERP Report in which we divulged that most ERP implementations take longer than expected, cost more than expected and fail to deliver expected...
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Clash of the Titans 2014: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft Dynamics
Today is the day we release one of my two favorite pieces of thought leadership in the ERP software industry: the Clash of the Titans 2014 report. In this analysis, which we’ve published annually over...
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What Our Research Reveals About Manufacturing ERP Implementations
A few months ago, we released our 2014 Manufacturing ERP Report, which summarizes our research and experience related to the unique challenges the manufacturing industry faces when implementing ERP...
View ArticlePreview of Panorama’s 2014 ERP Report
Next week, we will release Panorama’s long awaited 2014 ERP Report, summarizing our annual study of hundreds of ERP implementations across the globe. The study, which includes data from implementations...
View ArticleNotable Findings From Panorama’s 2014 ERP Report Podcast
Panorama’s 2014 ERP Report is an independent analysis of ERP market data and trends culled its ongoing benchmark survey of recent enterprise software selection, implementation and benefits realization...
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Clash of the Organizational Change Management Philosophies
As we have outlined in our 2013 Organizational Change Management and Business Process Management Report, organizational change management is one of the key contributors to ERP implementation success...
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Surprising Findings from Our 2014 Organizational Change Management Report
Last month, we released our highly anticipated 2014 Organizational Change Management Report summarizing the data points related to the people side of ERP implementations completed within the last year....
View ArticleTuesday Poll: ERP Implementation Budget
There are many facets of an ERP implementation that can affect budget, which is why it has become an important factor in any ERP project. According to our 2014 ERP Report, over 52% of companies went...
View ArticleTuesday Poll: ERP Implementation Timeline
There are many facets of an ERP implementation that can affect timeline, which is why it has become an important factor in any ERP project. According to our 2014 ERP Report, over 73% of companies had...
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Five Ways to Achieve ROI in ERP
The other day, I was speaking with a CIO at one of our US-based ERP implementation clients. He shared that his concern was not realizing the potential benefits of the new system. Most executives we...
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Key Findings From the 2015 ERP Report
For the ninth consecutive year, we have published our annual report outlining results from the last year’s ERP implementations. The 2015 ERP Report, which quantifies results from 562 implementations...
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How Business Process Reengineering Can Hurt Your Bottom Line
“Out with the old, in with the new.” We all know the phrase and ERP is no exception. When clients approach us to help them select and implement new ERP systems, improving business processes is one of...
View ArticleTuesday Poll: ERP Implementation Failure Factors
Our 2015 ERP Report shows that most ERP projects take longer than expected, cost more than expected and fail to deliver expected benefits. What do you think is the most important factor to avoid these...
View ArticlePodcast: Notable Findings From Panorama’s 2015 ERP Report
Panorama’s 2015 ERP Report is an independent analysis of ERP market data and trends culled its ongoing benchmark survey of recent enterprise software selection, implementation and benefits realization...
View ArticlePodcast: Findings From Panorama’s 2015 Manufacturing ERP Report
Panorama’s 2015 Manufacturing ERP Report analyzes the ERP implementation results of manufacturing organizations, and provides an in-depth look at the unique challenges the manufacturing industry faces...
View ArticleSAP vs. Oracle vs. MS Dynamics vs. Infor: Lessons from the 2016 Clash of the...
Most clients we work with either evaluate or implement the four leading Tier I ERP vendors in the market. This week, we released our 2016 Clash of the Titans Report, which compares actual results from...
View ArticleSAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft Dynamics vs. Infor: Customization
Panorama’s Clash of the Titans 2016 provides an independent comparison of SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics and Infor. Watch this webinar clip for an analysis of the average levels of customization for...
View ArticlePodcast: Findings From Panorama’s 2016 ERP Report
Panorama’s 2016 ERP Report summarizes our independent research into the experiences of software customers with regard to enterprise systems, vendors, consultants and overall implementations. Join...
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