Although Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems are comprehensive and adaptable, there comes a time with business growth where you will likely need to upgrade your solution. Upgrades can be seen as non-strategic initiatives that are required to stay current to be supported by their ERP vendor. In some cases, businesses may upgrade due to a need for a more comprehensive solution and features, and other scenarios because the solution they are currently running on is no longer supported.

Knowing when or why to upgrade your ERP software can be confusing, and an extraordinary undertaking. In this blog, we will discuss the five most common reasons to upgrade your ERP system, and how to determine if your business is in need of one. We advise that if your business has experienced any of these factors, to evaluate your system to ensure it is still maintaining the functionality desired.

With the many changes in 2020 and 2021, human resources along with other departments have needed to adapt and pivot best practices in order to remain efficient and successful. Although the business landscape continues to change and it can be difficult to know what will happen next, it is important to acknowledge trends and predictions. In this blog, we will discuss 10 human resources trends and what is predicted to continue throughout the rest of 2021 and beyond.

In order to run an effective business, productivity should be top of mind. Productivity stems from many different aspects, with the most impactful being employees and systems in place. It is vital to ensure employees are happy, fulfilled and encouraged to effectively improve the workplace environment and collaboration. It is also important to have the right tools, systems, and applications in place to enable employees.

Cyber security is a topic with increasing importance due to remote work and mobile devices on the rise. Many businesses are aware of cyber criminals and security breaches that occur but may not have a full understanding of how common these attacks are, and the various ways these criminals target their victims.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solutions help businesses to stay organized and enable various departments through insights and data. But how do these systems help your customer experience? In this blog we will discuss a number of ways that CRM Systems can help to improve customer interactions, experiences, support, retention and more. 

It is common that the limiting factor in many businesses is the inability to scale or grow due to software. In order to grow, many business owners invest in a variety of systems and tools that do not connect with one another - as they fit the need at the time.  Regardless of your business size or scope, it is important to ensure you are planning for the long term. 

The decision to upgrade your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software can be a difficult choice. Many businesses see that their current solution is running “fine” or they can deal with areas it is insufficient, however, there are associated expenses to remaining on old software, and you may be missing out on more than you are aware of. Upgrades deliver improved functionality and other important features that you shouldn’t ignore, at least not long term. In this blog we will discuss the benefits of upgrading your ERP solution and why it is important to stay up to date.