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The Death of the ERP Myth

Posted September 1, 2003 | Leadership | Technology | Cutter Benchmark Review

Not only are ERP implementation costs high, but periodic upgrade costs can be downright embarrassing, to the vendor at least. Take Oracle for example.

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Jim Highsmith
Jim Highsmith is a Cutter Fellow Emeritus. He was the founding Director of Cutter’s Agile Product & Project Management practice and received the 2005 Stevens Award in recognition of his work in adaptive software development and Agile processes. Mr. Highsmith has 30-plus years’ experience as an IT manager, product manager, project manager, consultant, and software developer. He has consulted with IT and product development organizations and… Read More
William Ulrich
William M. Ulrich is a Fellow of Cutter Consortium, a member of Arthur D. Little's AMP open consulting network, and President of TSG, Inc. Specializing in business and IT planning and transformation strategies, he has more than 35 years’ experience in the business-IT management consulting field. Mr. Ulrich serves as strategic advisor and mentor on business-IT transformation initiatives and also serves as a workshop leader to businesses on a wide… Read More
Peter Ofarrell
Peter O'Farrell was a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business Technology & Digital Transformation Strategies practice. He was also President of Oakhurst Associates, Ltd., a business research and consulting firm specializing in the assessment of commercial and industrial markets. He was an expert on the diffusion of innovation and the impact of new technology in various industries, with a specific focus on the incorporation of… Read More
Christine Davis
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