Author Archives: henrikmarx
What’s in a cutover plan?
In the past I have seen a lot of ERP project plans with a single-line entry called “go-live”, “cutover” or “final migration”. As I have argued in a previous post, this phase includes the cutover activity, which must be planned carefully … Continue reading
Is Digital Transformation the End for ERP?
For many years, ERP has been the glue that has connected business processes within a company and supported business process extension to external users. In recent years, ERP’s hegemony as the “system-to-bind-them-all” has come under pressure and digital transformation seems … Continue reading
Integration With Dynamics 365
In recent weeks I have been in a number of discussions on how to support various integration scenarios through Dynamics 365 Operations (formerly known as Dynamics AX and hereafter referred to as D365O). Let’s be clear from the outset, I … Continue reading
ERP – What is the Right Approach?
One of the key questions asked at the beginning of every ERP project I have taken part in is: HOW SHALL WE GO ABOUT IT? Since ERP (or MRP) implementations have been around at least since the early ’70s (and probably before) you … Continue reading
Cloud ERP… Is It the Future?
In recent years, a lot has been said and written about “The Cloud” and why we all need it. Obviously, we all use “The Cloud” in our daily lives through our smartphones (e.g. Garmin Connect, Apple iCloud Photostream etc.) or through Microsoft … Continue reading
ADKAR as a Framework for Change?
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN PART OF A PROJECT THAT FAILED? If you have worked with systems implementation for a while, there is a good chance that you have some across a few. Some while ago, I wrote a blog post … Continue reading
Dynamics AX Workspaces
With the new version of Microsoft Dynamics AX (previously known as AX7), Microsoft has introduced the concept of a Workspace, which replaces the Role Centre known from previous versions of Dynamics AX. In my experience, the Role Centre never caught … Continue reading
