Steven Phillips Control Your ERP Destiny: Reduce Project Costs, Mitigate Risks, and Design Better Business Solutions

Once you read it, you will really be in a different position to implement your ERP.

Control Your ERP Destiny differs from other books I have found because it focuses on the practicalities of navigating your way through an ERP project rather than the theory.I am a project manager embarking on my first ERP project and this book has given me the basics that I needed to get started and given me confidence that our 'largely DIY' approach to ERP will result in a successful implementation.

This book is written bluntly. Which, as a management consultant who has implemented ERP systems for 20+ years is refreshing and business leaders should pay attention. In my experience, most ERP programs are severely hampered by lack of business leadership involvement or lack of knowledgeable resource participation from the business. Sure, consultants and IT staff cause problem too, but more often that not, those problems are fixed. It's really hard to create a good system that the users will find productive if they don't participate adequately and it's almost impossible for them to participate without leadership involvedment. Bottom Line Up Front: ERP is a team sport and NOT an IT project.

Some generally sound advice, but not enough details to be a meaningful guide.

Excellent book. Very Insightful. As an ERP professional for more than a decade I agree to most of the observations and analysis of Steven. It is a MUST read book for all who are in the business of ERP implementation - IT analysts. IT managers , IT Directors , CIO , Business users and Business leaders , CEOs.....