What’s in a name? When it comes to ERP for Services, lots of confusion. Like exactly what "services" does it refer to? Is it only for project-based service organizations? How does ERP for services differ from regular ERP or project portfolio management for professional services automation (PPM for PSA)? And is an out-of-the-box or best-of-breed ERP for services solutions best for your organization? Get the answers to these questions and more in today’s feature article.Ever notice how the toxic personalities in an organization—otherwise known as the office jerks—can cause an IT project to go south in appalling and disastrous ways? Well, here’s a lighthearted guide to dealing with office jerks during the software selection process, and how you can emerge—hopefully—with your sanity intact, and with a software system that actually works.
Whether to deploy and manage your ERP system in house, or outsource all or part of it is a question many mid-market companies are asking. Here’s a guide to ERP outsourcing that will help you determine which outsourcing model, if any, is the right one for you.