IOT, IIOT is only worth the investment if you start off by knowing what you are going to do with the data. And it cannot be mere visualisation of your operations. Hein Pretorius
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Data science, machine learning and indeed everything in the new Fourth Industrial Revolution requires a much more granular view of data, compared to traditional ERP and CRM projects of old. Hein Pretorius
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The sheer granularity of the digital world means that any errors in data are magnified exponentially and they lead to vast deviations from the truth. Think of the effect of a two-degree error in direction if you are travelling 100 metres vs. 10 kilometres vs. 10,000 kilometres vs. 10 million kilometres. Hein Pretorius
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An important reason ERP, CRM and Digital Transformation projects fail before they get out of the starting blocks – lack of high-quality data. Hein Pretorius
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A new ERP system is the platform on which your company will shape its business for the next 7 to 10 years. It’s also an opportunity to innovate, and – because of the substantial investment involved – you should do so vigorously. Hein Pretorius
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Your project team has a responsibility to look ahead, dream and push boundaries, and so design and deliver a platform built for the future. This is the only way to assure enhanced competitiveness and true business agility across your organisation. Hein Pretorius
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No ERP, CRM, Enterprise Software or Digital Transformation project can succeed without high quality data. Hein Pretorius
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There’s always a significant gap between the quality of the data you have and the quality you need for your ERP, CRM or Digital Transformation project to succeed. Hein Pretorius
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ERP systems are complex environments. They may consist of multiple, integrated software platforms and incorporate modern technologies, such as Cloud, mobile or IoT, Advanced Analytics to deliver sophisticated business functionality. Hein Pretorius
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Even more difficult than implementing ERP is determining in advance the real business benefits they must deliver to effectively satisfy your enterprise strategy and deciding how to extract that value fully. Hein Pretorius
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Beneath the surface of ERP and digital transformation, everything is data, and it needs to be refined before it can propel your business towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Hein Pretorius
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Data related questions for ERP and Digital Transformation: Why do we need the data, what is the purpose? Where will it come from? Do you have enough of it? Should it be enriched from external sources? Hein Pretorius
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Turn Your Forklift Fleet into an Interconnected, AI Managed Workforce through our Progressive Warehouse Automation. Hein Pretorius
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Companies that continue to depend on traditional production strategies will soon find themselves falling behind their automated competitors. Hein Pretorius
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ERP and RPA currently in the market are constrained by human designed roles, are extremely complex to successfully implement and according to a recent Gartner article 75% of ERP projects fail to deliver value. Hein Pretorius
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RPA in the market perpetuates the human design role constraint prevalent in ERP solutions. It is not true outcomes-based automation. It is no more than automated key stroke simulation. Hein Pretorius
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If you want to be competitive … You need to be agile, NOT constrained by bureaucracy, you need to embrace true automation and you need to embrace AI and predictive insights. Hein Pretorius
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If you want to be competitive … You need to be agile, NOT constrained by bureaucracy, you need to embrace true automation and you need to embrace AI and predictive insights. Hein Pretorius
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Traditional software testing focusses too much on features and functions and too little on asking if the solution effectively serves the business purpose that gave rise to the existence of the project in the first place. Hein Pretorius
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ROI on Software testing should not be measured in isolation. A holistic approach to quality serves to improve the effectiveness of the enterprise software solution being delivered. The business purpose of the solution being tested is what drives the ROI. Hein Pretorius
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An ERP or Digital Transformation project is only effective when the business experiences benefits that far outweigh the investment. These returns include improved competitiveness, a reduction in business limitations, and all stakeholders embrace the way ahead. Hein Pretorius
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The most important risk of an ERP or Digital Transformation project is total FAILURE. The project is cancelled, legal options are explored. Money, time, business opportunity and valuable staff are wasted. and the company’s competitive positioning is destroyed. Hein Pretorius
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Robotic Process Automation (RPA) projects are often slow to deliver value. One of the primary reasons is the absence of up-to-date, detailed, accurate and comprehensively modelled business processes and rules. Hein Pretorius
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RPA is needed, it is conceptually valuable, digital transformation will not occur without it. But the industry is making the same mistakes as with ERP, by rushing headlong into technology driven projects. Hein Pretorius
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Before embarking on RPA endeavours, companies should rigorously examine the need for human designed roles for all of the patterns that drive their business. Hein Pretorius
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Digital transformation initiatives risk being damp squibs in the absence of real, quantum leap style innovation. Hein Pretorius
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ERP or Digital Transformation Project code of conduct (1)
Everybody has a voice. At some point, everybody thought the earth was flat. A few thought differently. So, one person seeing it differently to the rest does not automatically make the one person wrong. Hein Pretorius
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ERP or Digital Transformation Project code of conduct (2)
An opposing view is an inspiration to innovate, not a criticism. Hein Pretorius
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ERP or Digital Transformation Project code of conduct (3)
Address the issue, do not attack the individual. Hein Pretorius
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ERP or Digital Transformation Project code of conduct (4)
No defensive posturing. Hein Pretorius
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ERP or Digital Transformation Project code of conduct (5)
Projects are a team sport – it is something we are doing together – it is in all our best interests for this project to succeed – so – blame game is not productive. Hein Pretorius
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ERP or Digital Transformation Project code of conduct (6)
On time for meetings. Hein Pretorius