Enterprise Technology Blog

Here’s a story you don’t see every day.

In the SME space it’s not unusual for a growing company to change its ERP system.  The same does not hold true for larger enterprises, however. Among large enterprises, its most often easier to live with the incumbent system than to deal with the pain of replacing it. In the case of large enterprises, the decision to change comes after months of research, analysis and deliberation.    

The case of Hobby Lobby is interesting on its own, but is it representative of the market?  Would other companies, faced with similar circumstances choose the same path? Each company has a different threshold of pain, but each has a point at which the pain of extraction and implementation is more appealing than maintaining the status quo.

Next week we’ll explore what some of those circumstances may be and what an executive looks for during the research, analysis and deliberation phases to guide them to making the best decision for their enterprise.