Why Integrate?

How End-to-End Integrations Benefit Organizations

Technology Cycle

Looking Back

1990’s: Dawn of ERP

Looking Back

Integration difficulty

Implementation

Maintainability

Technology limitations

Multiple versions of the Truth

ERP Promise

Seamless Integration of Data

Eliminate duplicated efforts

Reduce probability of data errors

Increase available data across functions

Automation of mundane tasks

ERP Promise

Seamless Integration of Data

One Ring to Rule Them All

ERP Promise

Seamless Integration of Data

ERP Success Rates

1990s: 30-50%

2000s: 30-50%

Lots of Upside

Lots of Pitfalls

ERP Success

Failure

Success

ERP Failure Highlights

US Air Force - ECSS

“Expeditionary Combat Support System”

Tried replacing 200+ unique systems

$1 billion (with a b) over 7 years

Scrapped in 2012

Hershey Foods

$100 million

8% stock dip

New York City – City Time

$700 million over budget

Not all ERPs fail, but

WHY?

People Resist Change

ERP impacts everyone

More people = More resistance

WHY?

ERP not only changes systems/tools

but processes as well

WHY?

One size doesn’t fit all

Fleet <> Finance <> IT <> HR

Different groups have different needs

ERP Alternative

Integrated Applications for specific functions

Accounting

HR

Fleet

IT

Integrated is the key word

Why Integration?

Seamless Integration of Data

without sacrificing functionality

or flexibility

Integrated Applications

Can exceed capabilities of ERP

Integrated Applications

Increase freedom to choose software vendors

What Integrations Are There?

Fleet Integrations

Fleet Integrations

Fleet Integrations

Fleet Integrations

Fleet Integrations

Fleet Integrations

Fleet Integrations

Integrated Solution

Data Warehouse

The crowning piece of the ERP alternative

Key Takeaways

You have choices, use what’s best for you

Beware common ERP pitfalls

Integration saves time, money

Improving Process

Data Driven Decision Making

A lot of ways to integrate, expand beyond reach of ERP