SAP ERP NE Benefit Realization

Does SAP ERP equal benefits realization? Not according to study ready for imminent release. Don't remember showing that negative NPV at the governance meeting? Neither do I.

Realizing benefits from ERP projects is a challenge by itself, regardless of the vendor. With SAP's dominance in the industry, you would have expected it to be the pacesetter in realizing the meximum benefits from ERP implementations.

Does IT matter? It matters if you want to derive business benefits from your ERP investment. ...

... "It's a study by Nucleus Research, an independent reseach house that specializes in helping companies assess the financial returns on IT investments. The headline of the Nucleus Research study is a bit different than SAP's advertising tagline: SAP customers are 20% less profitable than their peers. " ...

Via Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: Does SAP sap profits?