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Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA

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IT Director, NTT America

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For the past twenty years Brett has helped customers select and implement ERP solutions across five industries (manufacturing, professional services, staffing, retail, and telecommunications). Business process knowledge and experience includes human resources, benefits, compensation, recruiting, time & attendance, finance, resource scheduling ...

For the past twenty years Brett has helped customers select and implement ERP solutions across five industries (manufacturing, professional services, staffing, retail, and telecommunications). Business process knowledge and experience includes human resources, benefits, compensation, recruiting, time & attendance, finance, resource scheduling, contract administration, services procurement, sales, billings, project accounting, and project/portfolio management. Software selection experience includes evaluation of both ERP software and proposed implementation services. Brett has recently authored a book on leading ERP/COTS implementation strategies.

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March 30, 2012

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March 30, 2012

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 4 other people answered this question

When evaluating ERP systems, how do you make sure you’re solving your real business issues?

Greeting Lori - I will attempt to provide some useful, practical insight to you. Given the term "real business issues" you used I assume that you get both value-add (needs) and non-value-add issues from business. To filter through this information I would focus on the ... more

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Business Requirements

Enterprise Resource Planning

Jan. 23, 2012

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 4 other people answered this question

With regards to ERP, what is a hybrid deployment method?

A hybrid deployment method has the potential to enable customers the flexibility to deliver ERP capabilities in the most cost effective manner to users. Hybrid deployments would allow for an optimal mix of the major ERP delivery models:
· On-premise
· Hosted
· Public Cloud ... more

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Cloud Computing

Enterprise Software

Dec. 11, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 3 other people answered this question

For a start-up manufacturer what should come first? ERP or PLM?

My humble opinion, I would focus on the strategic areas that generate competitive advantage for an organization. Especially for start-up companies, I would focus for any and every competitive edge to create and protect market share. For a manufacturer I would focus on PLM before ... more

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Nov. 2, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 3 other people answered this question

How do modern ERP solutions help companies easily attain business agility?

First, let us come to an agreement on what business agility means. Per Webster, agility means:
(a) the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness, or
(b) the ability to think and draw conclusions quickly; intellectual acuity.
How can ERP make a business move quicker, easier, and be ... more

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Business Agility

Business Intelligence

Oct. 16, 2011

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Viable, Managable ERP

Aug. 10, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 7 other people answered this question

What are your tips for organizations looking to define a 3-5 year IT strategy?

You have just implemented your ERP solution – congratulations! Now what? Will your ERP experience become an endless cycle of applying maintenance patches and upgrades? Many customers only realize a fraction of the business value that ERP can provide. Too often customers rely on their ... more

Information Technology

Aug. 3, 2011

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Business pain can be good for ERP

ERP Business Application

July 3, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA published a post

ERP Application Strategy Roadmap for Maximizing Long-Term ROI

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June 15, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 4 other people answered this question

What are the top questions to ask a potential ERP consultant?

My top three focus areas:
- Implementation Methodology: Do you know how to implement ERP software? How many fit/gap sessions have you conducted? What was the max audience for a session?
- Customer References: Implementation references similar to you. Need to have relevant industry experience ... more

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Enterprise Software

June 4, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 3 other people answered this question

What is the #1 change management hurdle to overcome when implementing ERP for the first time?

Greetings Caty. My humble opinion, the greatest challenge is fully understanding what is changing. Too often there is the mindset that documenting the current "as is" customer business environment is a waste of effort. Building this foundation is key to understanding exactly the organizational change. ... more

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Change Management

Enterprise Software

May 24, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 3 other people answered this question

Are cloud ERP deployments different from on-premise implementations?

I am excited about Cloud ERP, yet I like to take a balanced approach. Just as ERP was deemed the panacea for all business automation pains, Cloud ERP is positioned as a revolutionary approach to deploying an ERP solution. Cloud ERP provides a solution that ... more

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Cloud Computing

May 19, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 5 other people answered this question

Are fixed-price projects always best for the enterprise customer?

Michael - fixed priced services can be a win-win or a lose-lose situation. In order to provide a viable fixed-price service the vendor must be able to clearly define both project scope and responsibility scope. Without a clearly defined scope (in scope and out of ... more

Enterprise Resource Planning

May 17, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 6 other people answered this question

How can organizations speed up the roll-out time of an ERP

Greetings Caty. Accelerating ERP/COTS implementations have been an elusive goal of vendors, implementation partners, and customers. For five years I worked for the #2 business software maker focusing on accelerating implementations. During those five years I chased the dream and learned many lessons along the ... more

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Cloud Computing

May 15, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 10 other people answered this question

How do you balance customizing ERP vs. the risk and expense?

Greetings Brian - excellent question! Here is how I draw the line - does the software change has a material impact on the cost of the business process (10% or more) or the software change will sustain a competitive advantage. Only revenue-generating business processes create ... more

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Enterprise Resource Planning

May 15, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 2 other people answered this question

Does cloud-based ERP eliminate the need for capacity planning?

Greetings Caty - regardless of the deployment model (on-premise, hosted, SaaS, cloud) IT capacity planning must be performed. The question is who will be responsible for IT capacity planning. A customer using cloud services should ensure that the provider is actively conducting capacity planning. The ... more

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Cloud Computing

May 15, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA and 6 other people answered this question

Are social collaboration features useful/ appropriate for enterprise software?

I believe that social media/ collaboration-type features may be useful in a supporting role at best. To have effective collaboration the parties must first have a common understanding and language for the business process. Organizations that are more functional-based (organized) and not business-processed based may ... more

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Cloud Computing

May 1, 2011

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA answered this question

What steps should a business take to ensure a successful ERP implementation?

Hi Nick. I think the most important step that a business can take to ensure a successful ERP implementation is to have the right expectations of ERP. An ERP implementation is the implementation of a business solution. ERP is only one component. The customer must ... more

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