ERP selection 4th July 2024 Electorate (UK) PLC have been somewhat wrong-footed on learning that Blue ERP have announced end-of-life support with just six weeks’ notice. Whilst they have been less than happy Blue ERP users since 2010 they are now faced with a very tight deadline to decide whether to renew their current contract with the promise of long-awaited upgrades and improved service levels or look at the alternatives. Many still remember the harrowing times when they were previously using Red ERP which was not without its issues and eventually began to fail them. This led to the decision to implement Blue ERP in 2010. This though, initially, did not have all the functionality required and needed an interface to a supplementary Orange ERP system until there was a Blue ERP upgrade in 2015. Further fixes applied to Blue ERP in 2017 and 2019, combined with several changes of product manager, have not delivered the improved operational performance that had been expected. It is a dilemma with many competing and conflicting demands which is compounded by the simple truth that no one really knows what they want. This plays into the hands of the various ERP parties who are happy to promise everything and anything in order to ensure they win the selection decision. Many users feel, quite understandably, that the mainstream ERP parties, dominated by Blue ERP and Red ERP, have failed their users for far too long. This gives some hope to Orange ERP and other minor parties such as Green ERP, National ERP, and other niche players such as Reform ERP. Some other users, realising that a completely different approach is worth a try, are advocating a more radical strategy by considering Flatpack ERP which provides a far more accountable and independent way of working. #independent #flatpack
Daryl Hewison
7mo
And whatever ERP is chosen, post-implementation there will be mutterings of "it's not as good as the old one", "at least we knew where we were with the system we had before".
Mike Hollifield
7mo
You should definitley consider Purple ERP
Matt Cull
7mo
High taxes & economic stagnation with Blue Red or Orange , illusion of choice
Liam Mooney
7mo
Genuinely laughed out loud reading this, Peter...Sad but true analogy!
David Ruston
7mo
Surely the best solution is to combine all the good bits of Blue, Red and Orange ERP’s and form a kind of collaborative product. We could get the Scrum Masters of each colour to try and agree the Product Backlog and negotiate backlog priorities to establish what needs to be delivered in which order. But then the Solution Architects of Blue, Red and Orange will all want to solve the same problem a different way, only using concepts from their ERP leading to disappointing Sprint Reviews where it’s clear the Product Iteration is far from what was needed by the Product Owners (us), late and cost more than allocated.
Darren D.
6mo
Sounds all too real. ERP's all try to do the same thing, just depends which flavour you like (closest fit) and can afford! But its still an ERP!
David Ogilvie
7mo
Hilarious …
Mike Stanbridge
7mo
Brilliant Peter Robinson!!!
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6moAbsolutely love this. (Ps Probably going to shamelessly repost as a scheduled thing for nearer the time.)