£5M Spent on Manual Workarounds for an Oracle ERP System
An organisation has spent £5 million on manual workarounds for an Oracle ERP system that was procured to automate that very work — paying twice for one outcome.
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Quebec watchdog faults SAAQ over SAP budget overrun
A Quebec provincial watchdog has faulted the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) over budget overruns on its SAP software project, according to The Register.
Birmingham's $48M Oracle ERP Deployment Declared a Failure
Birmingham wrote off its $48 million Oracle ERP project, marking one of the costliest public-sector ERP failures on record and a warning for CIOs.
Zoho launches Made-in-India ERP from rural Tamil Nadu
Zoho has launched a Made-in-India ERP platform built from rural Tamil Nadu, taking aim at global ERP incumbents with its bootstrapped, low-cost delivery model.
Zoho launches ERP in India; global rollout remains the open question
Zoho has launched a standalone enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution in India, with international availability still unresolved and no release date disclosed, according to E…
Asahi names Optimum as ERP training partner for European roll-out
Japanese brewer Asahi has appointed Optimum as its ERP training partner for a Europe-wide roll-out, Consultancy.uk reported. Contract value, ERP vendor, user count, country list a…
West Sussex Oracle ERP rollout delayed again as costs climb 15-fold
West Sussex County Council has pushed its Oracle ERP rollout back once more, with project costs now running approximately 15 times the original budget, The Register reports.
Mega City Council Delays Fix to Troubled Oracle System Again
Mega city council has again postponed fixes to its disaster Oracle system, extending uncertainty over the troubled deployment's recovery timeline.
Birmingham commits to Oracle, rules out rival ERP swap
Birmingham City Council has ruled out replacing Oracle with another vendor, keeping its troubled ERP programme on the incumbent platform. The decision shifts focus to remediation.
Tennant ERP Rollout Hits $30M Sales Drag, Draws Investor Scrutiny
Tennant disclosed a $30 million sales shortfall tied to disruption from an enterprise resource planning rollout, prompting investor scrutiny over deployment execution and vendor c…
Birmingham Pauses Oracle Relaunch to Win Staff Buy-In
Birmingham has halted the next phase of its Oracle relaunch to bring staff on board, with The Register framing the move as a deliberate change-management step rather than a techni…
Phoenix Global selects Grow with SAP for digital transition
Phoenix Global has selected SAP's Grow with SAP package to underpin a company-wide digital transition, TechTarget reported. CIO Monitor received only the headline, not the article…
