Top 10 CIO Priorities – Gartner Survey 2010

Gartner conducted survey of world’s top 1600 CIOs and here is what came out of it.  Top 10 priorities for CIOs were

1.       Improving business processes
2.       Reducing Enterprise Costs
3.       Increasing use of Information/Analytics
4.       Improving enterprise workforce effectiveness
5.       Attracting and retaining new customers
6.       Managing change initiatives
7.       Creating new products and services
8.       Targetting customers and markets more effectively
9.       Consolidating business operations
10.   Supporting regulation reporting and compliance

ERP Selection 101

This is perhaps one of the best lessons I learned way back in 1998.  What should end users look for while selecting ERP.

1. Vendor Viability and Vision: Number of Years in business and long-term vision of vendor for the business
2. Product Features: This is one of the first things considered, I would like to add one more dimension to it, fit between your company needs and product features
3. Cost: This should NOT include only licensing costs, but all costs like cost of implementation, hardware, upgrades, AMC, ideally 5 year costs should be taken into account
4. Flexibilility: Business change in terms of their processes and size, ERP should be flexible enough
5. Implementation Partner: How many implementation has he done in the same type of company/industry and what level of consulting expertise he is going to deploy for your implementation.

Infor Customers

Customer list of SSA Global ( Now known as Infor)

aerospace & defense video pdf EMS Technologies x BAE Systems x automotive video pdf AnHui JiangHuai Auto Co. x Goodyear x Holden Special Vehicles x Inalfa Roof Systems x International Truck & Engine Corp. x x Leggett & Platt Automotive Group /Schukra x x Rieter Automotive x Shanghai Tonghui Automotive Parts Consolidation Center x business services video pdf EDB Business Partner x heimer Concept GmbH x HSBC Mexico x Invensys Building Systems x LOI x NetBank, Inc x Savista x x Total System Services, Inc. x chemicals video pdf AET Films x Hankook Shell Oil Company Ltd. x CIBA Speciality Chemicals x consumer packaged goods video pdf Clover Industries, Ltd x x Del Monte Foods x Kimberly-Clarke China x food & beverage video pdf Geest Limited x Mother Parkers x Southeastern Mills, Inc x general manufacturing video pdf Aldra Fenster und Türen GmbH x Andersen Corporation x Greif x x Hayward Industries x IDAB WAMAC International AB x TSI Holdings Sdn Bhd x

high tech & electronics video pdf Barco x Bell Canada x Douglas Battery Manufacturing Company x Dictaphone Corporation x Efacec Automation and Robotics x OBO Bettermann x Phi Data x Rodgers Instruments LLC x x Safetran Systems x Thomson Polska x Tokyo Electron America x hospitality & gaming video pdf Tulalip Gaming Organization x industrial machinery & equip. video pdf Draka Holding, N.V. x ESAB Cutting & Welding Products x FL Smidth x Flexco x GOA Shipyard, Ltd. x Guide du Bureau International x Hexagon Metrology x Volvo Construction Equipment x life sciences/pharmaceuticals video pdf Immucor Gamma x MDServe, Inc. x Pfizer x Ratiopharm x retail video pdf Hannaford Brothers Co. x Leonardo - glaskoch B. Koch x MDV Nash Finch x x WanLong Jewelry Ltd. x third party logistics video pdf ABX Logistics x DC Logistics x DHL x Linfox x NEC Logistics America x IDS Group x