Interesting video Mr. Kimberling, but I will do some comments: 1. You are right at the end when you say noine of the border conditions are the best, each enterprise might do non intrusive customizations in order to have an application that might be 90% standard and 10 custom, which is a great alternative. 2. Not all SaaS offerings are multi tenant, so being SaaS does not block the chance for the above mentioned rationalized customization. I was surprise to hear that NetSuite and Plex are multitenant. 3. Yo do just right when you said those "best practices" are not that, those are vendor pre-configured set ups which most of the time are too limited for most real companies.
Hi Eric, Thank you for consistently delivering high-value content. Your videos always give me new insights that are top of mind for the partners we serve. You point to two main cons to standard software: 1) change management and 2) lack of fit. I believe the two cons you've laid out are real problems for software packages that are designed for broader verticals of business, however, there may be solutions that bring those customization practices into industry-specific software packages. For example, our organization is purpose-built for security and audiovisual system integration partners, allowing us to produce repeatable processes and reduce customization needs. We've also acquired a consulting company with a dedicated focus on these industries. We believe that industry-specific consulting allows us to speak the same language as our prospective partners and mitigate the change management challenges. How do you qualify the software packages you recommend and are there opportunities to expand Third Stage's quiver? Better together, Tim PS - I love the bloopers :P
Upgrades and decommissioning are required in ERP environments. The system will be easy to upgrade with standard software. It is very difficult to do with the custom solution. All major vendors have shorter periods for releasing upgrades, and the client cannot utilise that advantage. Utilising new technologies will be difficult with a customised ERP system. Retiring a standard system will be easy. I agree that a complete standard solution is a utopian thought; cutting the balance is important.
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Great Presentation, Eric.
Thanks for watching!
Interesting video Mr. Kimberling, but I will do some comments:
1. You are right at the end when you say noine of the border conditions are the best, each enterprise might do non intrusive customizations in order to have an application that might be 90% standard and 10 custom, which is a great alternative.
2. Not all SaaS offerings are multi tenant, so being SaaS does not block the chance for the above mentioned rationalized customization. I was surprise to hear that NetSuite and Plex are multitenant.
3. Yo do just right when you said those "best practices" are not that, those are vendor pre-configured set ups which most of the time are too limited for most real companies.
Hi Eric,
Thank you for consistently delivering high-value content. Your videos always give me new insights that are top of mind for the partners we serve.
You point to two main cons to standard software: 1) change management and 2) lack of fit. I believe the two cons you've laid out are real problems for software packages that are designed for broader verticals of business, however, there may be solutions that bring those customization practices into industry-specific software packages.
For example, our organization is purpose-built for security and audiovisual system integration partners, allowing us to produce repeatable processes and reduce customization needs. We've also acquired a consulting company with a dedicated focus on these industries. We believe that industry-specific consulting allows us to speak the same language as our prospective partners and mitigate the change management challenges.
How do you qualify the software packages you recommend and are there opportunities to expand Third Stage's quiver?
Better together,
Tim
PS - I love the bloopers :P
This is great content, but I think rather than using whiteboard, it's better edit it to show the slide with some animation.
Upgrades and decommissioning are required in ERP environments. The system will be easy to upgrade with standard software. It is very difficult to do with the custom solution. All major vendors have shorter periods for releasing upgrades, and the client cannot utilise that advantage. Utilising new technologies will be difficult with a customised ERP system. Retiring a standard system will be easy. I agree that a complete standard solution is a utopian thought; cutting the balance is important.
Let the software guide you, rather than customizing the software to copy your old, tired processes .