Category Archives: Consolidations

Electric Utility

Verdantis Helps Leading Electric Utility Execute Its Large Master Data Management And ERP Upgrade Initiative

  The 4th of July is celebrated as Independence Day across the entire United States. It offers a great opportunity to relax and enjoy much-deserved get-togethers with family and friends. However, holidays are for people but businesses are always running. For one of our clients, it was the day they

MDM

MDM initiatives often ride on a wave of larger IT initiatives like ERP consolidations

Most large enterprises understand that effective Master Data Management practices unlock considerable value. However, executive buy-in for information governance projects like MDM often rides on a wave of larger IT initiatives like an ERP consolidation. “Consolidation presented a unique and interesting opportunity to get management buy-in for setting in superior

Million

The Million Dollar Question: Master Data Management – Before or After ERP?

Before proceeding with the answer to this million dollar question, we need to first know what ERP means to a business. This is because the concept of ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning differs from project to project. Some companies consider ERP as a business application strategy – one that merges

MDM Initiatives

Monetization of MDM initiatives in an ERP Consolidation or ERP Upgrade landscape (cont’d)

Clearly consolidating multiple sources of poor data into one great big honking set of bad data is a real bad idea.  But this happens much more than it should.  It usually happens because certain data domains are perceived as being more challenging than others and left to the end of

MDM can be the missing ROI accelerator in ERP deployments!

Per a recent survey it has been found that 75-80 % of ERP projects failed to generate the desired ROI. For the promised benefits of ERP deployment like better decisions, reduced costs and increased performance to translate into tangible dollar savings, these initiatives need to be supported well by other

Bringing Manufacturing Home

Monetization of MDM initiatives in an ERP Consolidation or ERP Upgrade landscape

Okay – so your CIO is pushing for a systems consolidation to allow better enterprise visibility, accountability, transparency to realize operational efficiency that drives improved financial performance.   Nice phrases that make everyone in the boardroom nod appreciatively.   So show me the money.  Whether the decision to consolidate systems

Monetizing MDM part two – Consolidations

Consolidations – either physical or IT Systems – offer a another “Big Way” to monetize Master Data Management.   Physical consolidations – reducing the number of operating locations into fewer, often more streamlined operations, is often done with cost reduction as the primary driver.   Similar Operations consolidation is done