by Leonie McCarthy | Jul 25, 2023 | Software selection
How will I know? I can hear Whitney soaring… (don’t trust your feelings). How will I know? This is not exactly the question we get asked, but it’s the question behind the question – how will you know (before it’s too late)? “I’m asking you what you know about these...
by Leonie McCarthy | Apr 19, 2022 | Software selection
The Messy Middle of decision making; exploring and evaluating and the emotions that drive us. What’s the best system for us? We get asked this question all the time. Without really knowing who you are and what you’re trying to do, it’s impossible to...
by Leonie McCarthy | Mar 15, 2022 | Software selection
Disappointment is unmet expectations—the more significant the expectations, the more significant the disappointment. When it comes to engaging with vendors to deliver significant business systems, the expectations are huge, and not every retail business is great at...
by Leonie McCarthy | Sep 30, 2021 | Software selection
You must choose your own systems (and implementation partners) Choosing a system can be for the long haul, or it can be a steppingstone, knowing that you need to level up to be ready for something bigger. Whether you’re choosing tactically or strategically,...
by Leonie McCarthy | Jun 29, 2021 | Software selection
No one wants to do an ERP implementation. It’s a whole lotta pain and a whole lotta work for something that is often not a lot of customer facing joy. In fact, we have seen clients procrastinate and turn a blind eye to all the additional systems that they have had to...
by Leonie McCarthy | Aug 7, 2020 | Software selection
Software Project Implementation There are 3 significant phases of software project implementation. The first big piece of work is software selection. The next big piece is the software implementation, which lots of people think that once software implementation is...
