News Summary

• ERP migrations are among the most complex and costly initiatives CIOs lead.
• The first 90 days of an ERP migration are critical, Gartner partners Jackie Swanson and Andrew Hess say.
• Stay within budget, avoid common pitfalls and structure ERP programs to support business goals and enterprise-wide adoption, they say.
• In the past 10 years, I've seen a tremendous rise in people hiring third parties to play the role of moderator between the SI and the client to make sure that everything is on track.