The Real Story Behind Erp: Separating Fiction from Reality

This book is the distillation of a wealth of information, and can only have come from years, probably decades in the trenches working with enterprise information systems. What makes this one different is that Shaun didn't go into agreement with all the puffery and platitudes that come with ERP promotion. It's also well researched and footnoted, so it isn't just some sour grapes opinion piece.This book was written seven years ago. Unfortunately, not much has changed in the intervening time. Companies continue to buy into the ERP hype. It does remind me a lot of the Emperor has no clothes story. It may be obvious to everyone, but until someone speaks up the lie will go unchallenged.

Excellent book explaining what I see happing particularly with manufacturing companies. Too many decide they must implement a new system and guess what, ERP is top of their list. Unfortunately once committed and cheque written they pour endless money into thinking it has to work as ERP is ‘everywhere’.Shaun explains the myths behind the ERP marketing machine and hopefully more companies will read the book and seriously reconsider what systems their company really need to drive growth and control.Reading the book can save your company a fortune.

If you're looking to purchase this book, you probably already know that ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning systems. When this was brought up to me in my particular business, I had to look it up. This is how behind the curve I was and I felt that I had a lot of catching up to do in order to make some informed decisions.I had a lot of recommendations being tossed my way and this book helped me to make sense of a lot of them and pose some tough questions to those who were trying to push an agenda. I particularly appreciated the many real-world examples that were given by Shaun Snapp as they helped me to visualize things even better and how they may or may not fit into my particular business model. Great book and invaluable resource on ERP systems.

This was an absolutely fascinating discussion of ERP systems, their history, and their numerous shortcomings. As someone who has worked in the business world for some time I have had numerous run-ins with various ERP systems and can understand their astounding failure rate. I have wondered many times just what management was thinking when they implemented said systems and this book explained the thought process for me.This well written, comprehensive volume covers everything you need to know about the topic. The author does a brilliant job of making the rather technical topic accessible to laypeople and includes numerous charts and graphics to illustrate his points.I highly recommend this if you are in a decision making role concerning ERP systems. This is a must read and provides valuable information you need to know before you invest in a costly system.

This is a thorough examination of both the pros and cons of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, as well as an examination of the myths surrounding the ubiquitous software. The author uses a systematic outline and clear, concise language to explain how the use of ERPs has become so universal and then to discuss the almost complete lack of research to back up the claims of effectiveness that proponents make. He points out that these proponents are almost always those who have something to gain by its use.There is a great deal of data and research here, not just opinion. The author is clearly an expert and is able to explain clearly how the evolution of the use of ERP systems is tied directly to marketing, as opposed to any hard evidence. There is also a great deal of useful information about how to evaluate ERP systems and alternatives. An eye opening examination of a subject that needs more attention and highly recommended.

Like many people, Ive heard a lot about ERPs from other people and have read some books on the subject. I thought I knew enough (and accepted the ERP system as a standard), yet in the back of my mind, always questioned some of what I heard.I agree with the author who pointed out that there are few research studies on the benefits of ERP. That thought and a few others led me to find this book. I am so glad that I did because the author presents information in a clear and concise way. Most importantly, I learned a great deal. Specifically, many of the pro-ERP arguments are actually logical fallacies. I also really enjoyed reading about the logic used to sell ERP. I never thought that Y2K was an influencing factor or the other alternatives to ERPs. I highly recommend this book. It’s a great way to learn a lot of information on ERPs.

I've recently went into business for myself and was finding it very difficult to understand all the ERP systems. There's apparently not one ring to rule them all. But I could actually read The Real Story Behind ERP: Separating Fiction From Reality and it made since, which was great. I've not mastered anything yet as far as the ERP Systems go, but I'm on my way. Great Book!!!