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THE LATEST
STATISTICS, SURVEYS
AND STUDIES
DOES THE END RESULT JUSTIFY ERP PROJECTS?
They're notoriously late and over budgetbut enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation
projects usually deliver business value in the end.
Typically, ERP projects are late...
What caused the delays?
Qj c 29% Change in project's scope
liU
Late On time Early
2 0 % Organizational issues
17% Data issues
17% Resource constraints
... And usually require more money.
US$8.4 milUon US$10.5 milUon
Average budget
Average actual cost
But that doesn't mean they don't deliver value.
94%
0
The percentage of organizations that
say they realized some benefits from
ERP projects, including:
Reduced operating expense
Improved supplier interaction
Source: 2012 ERP Report, Panorama Consulting Solutions. Results based on 246 responses from 64 countries, which were collected between January 2011 and December 2011.
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