ERP Implementation Failures
It doesn’t take a an expert of even a professional to know about ERP implementation failures.
According to Gartner 70% of ERP projects take too long to implement, overshoot their budget – and most importantly – don’t deliver the expected business benefits. In fact, the cost of these ERP implementations can be so high that they can even bring even large corporations to their knees.
The good news for shipping companies is that an ERP project will not cause that level of disruption:
Shipping company success and failure is almost entirely dependent on buying and selling vessels at the right time and avoiding operational fiascos.
Software selection risk
This lower software selection risk for shipping companies has historically led to complacency in choosing the right ERP vendor:
For example we see far too many shipping companies choosing to develop their own solutions, a very rare phenomenon in any other industry. But there is a reason:perhaps the nbenefits of the the software are not clear enough. Therefore, Maritime IT companies need to be able to make it very clear to shipowners what their products will do and what the benefit will be. If shipowners do not personally understand the return on their investment, they may feel they must employ their own IT experts to develop an in-house solution that has a value to them…
Ulysses Systems has never failed a Task Assistant® implementation. We take pride in the fact that that we have not had a client that has stayed with us for less than a decade: well beyond the lifespan of the average ERP project.
Our recommendation
Our honest recommendation to companies implementing the ERP they have bought and paid for: If it’s not broken don’t fix it! Even if that means encouraging a company not to switch to the Task Assistant®. This is because Task Assistant® is also an integrator and can fill processes gaps that ERP software does not cover. Thereby helping companies build the ideal IT ecosystem for themselves and one that looks to the future.
There are too many shipping companies getting little or negative value from their software. But there are conscientious providers in the maritime transportation domain, who are offering excellent best of breed solutions.
If you feel you are one of these shipping companies, the Task Assistant® is the solution for you
