BAASS Insights Technology Blog

Any time you launch a new system, there’s a learning curve. It can be challenging to get employees excited and enthusiastic about a new software system, no matter how wonderful it is. Many companies spend considerable time and effort choosing a new business intelligence system only to wonder why they’re not getting the most from it later on.

An interesting study from the Delphi Group asked 23 global manufacturers questions about the impact of enterprise resource planning (ERP) on supply chain management. Three findings topped the list of results:

At BAASS, we strive to be more than software providers, by being the trusted business advisors to companies of all sizes. As a result, we developed 7 questions every company that is considering ERP software should ask the firms they are engaging with during this process.

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The following error message may be received when logging into a Sage 300 ERP Company:

As a human resources manager, your job is not finished once you have identified the perfect candidate and filled the vacant position in your company. In fact, the truth of the matter is your job has just begun.

Small businesses new to business intelligence systems may feel overwhelmed at first by all the data coming in. It’s a “kid in the candy store” feeling where you don’t know what to look at first because it’s all so wonderful. After struggling for a long time with different data sources and no easy way to access data, a new business intelligence system can be cause for celebration. Yet knowing how to use your new BI system to its fullest capacity can be a challenge.

When you’re starting a business intelligence project, certain departments within your company may seem essential to the project’s success. Some departments immediately come to mind as key players in the creation and execution of the project’s deliverables. But the importance of cross-organizational collaboration cannot be underestimated.