Easy ERP: A Challenge to Conventional Thinking
Emmett Holt - December 27, 2005

Introduction

There has been much talk in the business press about the commoditization of enterprise software. Consolidation through merger and acquisition and the stronger position of buyers at the negotiation table are just two of the early indicators of the industry's transition. As Geoffrey Moore described in his book, ‘Inside the Tornado' we're on Main Street now, the commodity phase where convenience and efficiency rule. It's easy ERP. Gone are the days of the tech-centric pioneers. The illustration below represents the text book view of a technology life cycle with a graph that marks the transition point between the market's technology-centric perspective of a product to a user-centric view...