For Business Process & Applications Professionals

The State Of ERP 2009: Market Forces Drive Specialization, Consolidation, And Innovation

by Paul D. Hamerman, November 2, 2009

...As the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software market struggles against an unprecedented tide of economic...

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Case Study: How Wyeth Upgraded Its B2B Operations To Support A Global ERP Strategy

by Ken Vollmer, April 17, 2009

...RESULTS In mid 2007, Wyeth began rolling out a single-instance SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) application to replace the multiple globally distributed J.D...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

Trends 2009: Enterprise Applications/ERP

Application Strategies Evolve For Leaner Sustainability

by R "Ray" Wang, Paul D. Hamerman, February 13, 2009

...strategies for lower operating costs and smaller projects with quicker returns. As enterprise applications vendors face reduced deal pipelines, customers will benefit from more bargaining...

For CIOs

CIOs: Plan Effectiveness Review To Squeeze More Value From ERP Investments

by George Lawrie, August 11, 2009

...Most CIOs have inherited mature enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations. As the years pass, the original implementation team...

For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Hosted ERP Becoming A More Credible Option For Enterprises

by Bill Martorelli, January 26, 2007

...competition, and 2) the providers' desire to expand into new markets. Hosted enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications remain of interest to a minority of enterprises...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

ERP Applications 2008: The Battle Goes Vertical

ERP Vendors Refocus On Industry And Midmarket Strategies

by Paul D. Hamerman, June 23, 2008

...The enterprise resource planning (ERP) market continues to mature at the upper end as...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

ERP Applications 2007: Innovation Rekindles Among The Ashes Of Consolidation

by Paul D. Hamerman, June 8, 2007

...While the brutal enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor consolidation frenzy has not completely run its course...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

Competition Intensifies For The SMB ERP Customer

Users Benefit As Vendors Reduce Enterprise Complexity And Deliver Integration

by R "Ray" Wang, August 13, 2007

...three to five years, the most dynamic and innovative growth area in enterprise applications will be users in the small and midmarket. With unique requirements...

For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

The Rise Of 3G-Enabled Enterprise Applications: AT&T's HSPA Service

by Lisa Pierce, February 13, 2008

US 3G service providers have invested billions to upgrade their networks to support higher bandwidth, lower latency mobile data services like UMTS/HSPA or EVDO Rev A. As a result, enterprises are using these services to support a growing number of mobile . . .

For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Successfully Managing ERP Implementation Providers

by Liz Herbert, July 23, 2008

...most from their service provider relationships, Forrester interviewed the clients of leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation firms to find out what made their projects...

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

A New ERP For The 21st Century

The Knowledge Economy Calls For A New Resource Management Perspective

by Tim Harmon, October 3, 2008

...Enterprise applications vendors successfully address users' operations objectives in the pursuit of efficiency...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

The Future Of Enterprise Applications

Will Emerging Dynamic Business Apps End The Reign Of Packaged Apps?

by Sharyn Leaver, December 21, 2007

...The $103 billion enterprise applications market has experienced massive consolidation over the past few years and...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

Inquiry Spotlight: ERP Strategies

by R "Ray" Wang, Paul D. Hamerman, Elisse Gaynor, October 17, 2008

...Although originally finding a home with manufacturing, today's $38.3 billion enterprise resource planning (ERP) market proves that it has become the transactional centerpiece...

For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

The Rise Of 3G-Enabled Enterprise Applications: Spotlight On Sprint

by Lisa Pierce, April 17, 2008

...services, including Sprint users. Related Research Documents The Rise Of 3G-Enabled Enterprise Applications: AT&T's HSPA Service February 13, 2008 The State Of...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

Be Not Afraid Of ERP Instance Consolidation

Evaluating Three Scenarios On The Path To A Single Instance

by R "Ray" Wang, February 7, 2007

...Business process and applications professional BUSINESS PROCESS OWNERS FACE MULTIPLE CHALLENGES TO ERP CONSOLIDATION As business process and applications professionals embark on the path to...

For Technology Product Management & Marketing Professionals

Tips On Tapping The MB ERP Market

A Quick Look At The Size And Challenges Of The US MB Sector

by Michael Speyer, June 15, 2007

...The potential market for first-time enterprise resource planning (ERP) purchases among US medium-size businesses (MBs) in 2007...

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Enterprise Application Life-Cycle Management (ALM) Adoption In 2007  (194 KB PPT)

by Carey Schwaber, March 6, 2008

...These data charts discuss trends seen in enterprise application life-cycle management (ALM) in 2007. ZZQ

For B2B Market Research Professionals

ERP Software Upgrades In SMBs And Enterprises  (127 KB PPT)

by R "Ray" Wang, March 2, 2007

...customers tend to switch to when completing a software upgrade. Figure 1: ERP Software Upgrades In SMBs And Enterprises Download this figure: PowerPoint slides ' ZZQ...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

Topic Overview: ERP Applications 2008

Forrester's Reference Guide For Navigating The Ever-Expanding World Of ERP

by R "Ray" Wang, Paul D. Hamerman, June 24, 2008

...Enterprise applications suites, commonly known as enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, represent the...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

ERP Applications — Market Outlook Improves Ahead Of The Architectural Battle

by Paul D. Hamerman, June 29, 2006

...Companies using enterprise resource planning (ERP) software face difficult upgrade decisions and rising ownership costs...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

Midsize ERP Vendors Fend Off Newcomers

SMBs Benefit From Competition

by R "Ray" Wang, April 7, 2005

...A battle is brewing for the growing small and medium-size ERP business application market. Historically, midsized ERP vendors, such as Geac, IFS, Infor...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Applications Software Licensing, Q4 2005

Evaluation Of Top Enterprise Application Software Vendors Across 65 Criteria

by R "Ray" Wang, November 10, 2005

This Forrester Wave includes a detailed, customizable data spreadsheet; presentation resources; and in-depth evaluations of the following vendors: Epicor, IFS, Intentia, Lawson Software, Microsoft Business Solutions, Oracle, QAD, SAP, and SSA Global

...Enterprise application vendors face pressure to deliver simplified licensing metrics while modeling the...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

To Be Or Not To Be Single-Instance ERP

Follow Thy Governance Heart Toward A Consolidated Environment

by R "Ray" Wang, April 19, 2005

...like consolidating IT spending drive enterprises toward the goal of single-instance ERP. Single instance is not for everyone. The advantages of cost reductions, standardized...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

ERP Applications — Market Maturity, Consolidation, And The Next Generation

by Paul D. Hamerman, Byron Miller, April 2, 2004

...ERP is maturing and consolidating as vendors seek to acquire a critical mass...

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

ERP Applications — The Technology And Industry Battle Heats Up

by Paul D. Hamerman, R "Ray" Wang, June 9, 2005

...Companies optimizing ERP investments are looking for deeper industry expertise, larger returns on investment (ROI...