70% feel trapped in a never-ending cycle of need-spend-need-spend between their organization and their ERP Providers. 71.83% said their organization continues to invest in enhancements, upgrades and auxiliary applications in order to pull the information they need from their ERP system. Nearly 68% - 69% felt they had to stop to consider the operational and financial impact of re-architecting/adjusting their enterprise application before making a strategic business decision.
The survey revealed an irrefutable need for a solution that can provide businesses marked by significant, ongoing change with post-implementation agility to avoid expensive incremental upgrades or replacements as their needs evolve. Predrag Jakovljevic, TEC’s principal analyst for enterprise applications, acknowledged Agresso as a company that has been capitalizing on this demand. "Agresso focuses on post-implementation agility – meaning that the solution we implement can support ongoing business change without the ongoing IT costs. That doesn’t seem to be remarkable to us, but clearly non-Agresso customers are having a very different experience," said Shelley Zapp, president, Agresso – North America. Download the Full Survey Results Now
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Change, Ain't it a chore. Change, IT and ERP - Three forces on a Collision Course (Brian Sommers, Techventive, Blog). Read More... 1 Source: IDC (2006)
2. Source: Brian Sommer, CEO, Techventive |