We often hear that a company is implementing an ERP, CRM, PLM or a product configurator system. Yet, by these very words, there is a lack of appreciation of what is really occurring:
You aren’t implementing an information technology system; you are changing the way work gets done.
By itself, information technology accomplishes nothing. Leverage comes from the integration of people and process with the information technology.
Most projects focus too much attention on the technology and too little on people and process.
A successful project must be a collaboration between the business team (the people who end up living with the efficacy of the business application) and the I.T. team. The joint mission is delivering an application that enables the business team to accomplish its essential mission with greater efficiency and execution control.
Business teams must actively engage with I.T.–their future relies on it. Only through active engagement will the business teams thrive.
Thought for the week:
“Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes but they don’t quit.” – Conrad Hilton
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