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Theresa Nelson discusses the critical project management decisions that influence the success of ERP implementations.

Send us Fan Mail ERP projects succeed or fail based on how they are managed, not the software itself. In this episode of RPI Tech Connect, RPI PMO Director Theresa Nelson explains what most organizations are not told before starting an ERP implementation. She discusses the project management decisions that determine ERP success, including leadership alignment, communication planning, risk tolerance, and methodology selection. Theresa breaks down why waterfall remains the dominant ERP project ...

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Host: Theresa Nelson

Topics covered

• ERP projects
• project management
• leadership alignment
• communication planning
• risk tolerance
• methodology selection

Keywords

• ERP
• project management
• leadership
• communication
• risk
• methodology
• waterfall

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Organizations: RPI Consultants

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