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The expanding realm of cloud computing and evolution of Cloud ERP solutions continue to transform how companies do business. Join us as Will Gregerson, CFO, Schaeffer Oil shares lessons learned and pitfalls avoided along his company’s journey in taking an entire enterprise to the Cloud, and illustrates how cloud technology impacts key performance drivers at Schaeffer Oil. Companies of all sizes across divergent industries are realizing the power of transforming their business systems from process and growth inhibitors to engines of efficient, profitable growth. What are current trends in the world of Cloud ERP adoption? What factors are driving these trends? Will they continue, why or why not? Business technology expert, Martin McNicoll, President, ERP Guru will address these questions
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Ask, Share, Learn – Within the Largest Community of Corporate Finance Professionals
Cloud ERP Inside & Out: What’s New & Relevant to Drive Business Growth
• Understand current trends in Cloud ERP adoption
• Discover how the value proposition of a Cloud ERP has evolved over the past five years and how to define the value proposition for your company
• Understand current and emerging trends in Cloud ERP functionality
• Discover the challenges and benefits of adopting an enterprise-wide cloud solution technology strategy
Learning Objectives
After attending this event you will be able to:
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Ask, Share, Learn – Within the Largest Community of Corporate Finance Professionals
Cloud ERP Inside & Out: What’s New & Relevant to Drive Business GrowthMartin McNicoll, President, ERP Guru
Agenda
1. What is the current definition of ERP
2. What are current trends in Cloud ERP
3. How has the value proposition of an ERP upgrade changed over the past five years?
4. Where is ERP (Cloud ERP) headed moving forward in terms of functionality
5. Impact of Cloud ERP on the Omni-channel trend
6. If you go Cloud ERP, why the cloud myths are now a thing of the past
7. Will Gregerson, CFO of Schaeffer Oil, on how he took his enterprise to the Cloud.
What is the current definition of ERP
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a business management software — usually a suite of integrated applications that a company can use to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities
Source: Wikipedia
What are current trends in Cloud ERP
• Mobile ERP
• Two-Tier ERP
• Social ERP
Source: www.enterpriseappstoday.com
What are current trends in Cloud ERPVendor / industry trends
• More software companies are offering cloud-based accounting solutions, the precursor to ERP
• Complementary solutions are specializing & offering pre-packaged integration with API’s. Examples:
• Tax solutions• Budgeting• Business Intelligence
• Cloud ERP solutions are becoming platforms, enabling automation of other processes within the organization
What are current trends in Cloud ERP
Implementation Trends
• Main reason for implementation going over schedule / over budget: scope increase (or scope creep) to account for organizational issues
• More organizations using professional firms
Source : Panorama Consulting Solutions developed the 2014 ERP Report
How has the value proposition of an ERP upgrade changed over the past five years?
• Rarely has there been significant value in upgrades
• Upgrades are mostly minor events in the Cloud ERP realm, thanks to the multi-tenant mode.
How has the value proposition of an ERP upgrade changed over the past five years?
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Cloud ERP Inside & Out: What’s New & Relevant to Drive Business Growth