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Diagnosis-First ERP: What Does the New Way Look Like in Practice?

2026-07-27

The final article in the series describes the sequence: five steps, an item-by-item comparison with the old way, capability categories instead of product names, and tying acceptance to evidence.

What Did AI Make Cheap in ERP — and What Did It Make Valuable?

2026-07-23

Percentages vary from firm to firm; the mechanism is what lasts: mechanical work gets cheaper, discovery and diagnosis gain value. BCG's resource shifting and the 5 rules of the new economics.

How Much Does an ERP Project Really Cost? An Item-by-Item Guide

2026-07-17

The license is the tip of the iceberg: 6 visible + 4 hidden cost items, the TCO frame, and the shortest way to lower cost — measurement.

Odoo, Packaged Suite, or Custom Build? Asking the Right ERP Question

2026-07-17

An honest profile of the three approaches + 5 decision criteria. The brand is the outcome of the diagnosis, not its starting point.

Data Cleanup Before ERP Migration: A 5-Step Plan

2026-07-17

Cleanup during migration is the most expensive kind: a 5-step plan (inventory, standards, dedup, validation, sustain) + 3 common mistakes.

Let's X-Ray the AI Promises

2026-07-16

Will AI rescue ERP? Gartner, Deloitte and Forrester data point to three root causes: dirty data, unmeasured processes, unaudited trust.

Are You Ready for ERP? A 7-Point Checklist Before You Start

2026-07-16

7 questions to answer before selecting software: ownership, real processes, data quality, scope, resources, metrics, change management.

Is the End of Man-Day Consulting Near?

2026-07-10

Failure rates don't improve with new technology because the problem is the model: the structural contradiction of man-day pricing — and 5 questions for the proposal table.