With Halloween right around the corner, we thought we would share some real-life horror stories and challenges faced by our customers before moving to a modern, cloud ERP platform like Acumatica.
Has your organization been exploring ways to unify its divergent systems, rein in out-of-control data, and streamline core operational processes? If so, then you have undoubtedly considered investing in enterprise resource planning or ERP software.
ERP software is a powerful solution that can synchronize data from various applications. It provides your team with a single source of truth through which they can view custom reports and gain actionable intelligence that can be used to enhance business processes.
While the advantages of ERP software are well-known, there are also plenty of horror stories circulating among executives in virtually every industry. These horror stories may have discouraged you from adopting ERP software, especially if you have lived through any of them firsthand.
Join us as we explore several such insomnia-inducing challenges and reveal what you can do to overcome them.
The Stuff of Nightmares
First, read some of our customer stories to learn more:
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Skin and Cancer Institute: As their business continued to grow, they were challenged with outgrowing their current QuickBooks software and multiple other disparate systems. With a growing number of locations across multiple states, this resulted in a lot of time-consuming manual processes that caused reporting errors and mistakes. The team also struggled with weak and inaccurate reporting.
- Panda Kitchen & Bath: Their biggest challenges stemmed from the fact that they were using Everest, a legacy ERP software. As a growing company, this legacy software could not keep up with their needs and was causing a lack of visibility across locations, manual processes, disconnection in the business, and more. On top of this, the team struggled with a lack of support for the aging software.
View more customer case studies here. More ERP-related challenges that keep executives up at night typically include the following:
Antiquated Technology
One of the biggest pain points facing businesses is not associated with rolling out a new ERP software. Instead, this challenge occurs when businesses decide to stand pat with their aging technology suite.
Fears of experiencing a nightmarish ERP deployment process lead some business leaders to do nothing. This decision creates some major efficiency challenges for businesses as these aging systems struggle to communicate with other applications. This leads to data blind spots and a lack of overall organizational visibility.
Training Employees
Organizations that decide to move forward with the adoption of new ERP software are faced with an entirely different set of challenges. The first of which involves training employees and optimizing team member buy-in.
If team members are not comfortable with the new technology, they are not going to fully embrace all of its tools and features. As a result, the business will experience a diminished return on investment and a drawn-out pathway to value.
Training employees can be challenging in its own right. It is even more so if the ERP software that your business chose is not user-friendly. That brings us to our next point.
Choosing the Right Vendor
It is critical that you carefully research each vendor and the solution that they provide. Even a few big-name ERP software solutions have some major shortcomings that could negatively impact employee adoption. However, that is only one factor that you should be concerned with.
Additionally, you must ensure that the solution you choose includes the right set of tools and features for your business. All ERP software covers a broad scope of processes by nature. However, some include specific subsets of tools for industries like manufacturing, distribution, and food and beverage.
Migrating Data
Migrating data from your legacy system to the ERP is a huge undertaking. If your business stumbles during the migration, you could experience extended service disruptions. In turn, these disruptions could cost your business tens of thousands in lost revenue.
In order to avoid this, you should strongly consider partnering with a deployment partner. Such a partner can help you navigate the challenges associated with migrating legacy data to your ERP solution.
Finding a Trusted ERP Partner
There are plenty of organizations that offer assistance with ERP deployments. However, finding a trusted partner that has the breadth of knowledge and expertise necessary to facilitate a seamless transition is quite difficult.
When searching for an ERP partner, seek out a firm that specializes in deploying the ERP software you have chosen to implement. For example, Cloud 9 ERP Solutions is a Gold Certified Acumatica Partner. As such, our organization is uniquely suited to manage your entire Acumatica ERP software implementation process. Together, we can ensure a seamless transition and help you get the most out of your new technology.
Why Acumatica Is the Solution to End ERP Nightmares
Acumatica ERP and a partnership with Cloud 9 ERP Solutions address all of the aforementioned pain points and will ensure a fright-free year ahead. When you combine our expertise with Acumatica’s robust solution, you can enjoy a frictionless transition from your legacy software to this cloud-based technology.
Cloud 9 ERP Solutions can help optimize employee buy-in, oversee the data migration, and get the most out of your investment. Schedule an Acumatica demo or contact Cloud 9 ERP Solution directly and let us accelerate your digital transformation.
