ERP

Key Initiatives organize Gartner's vast resources to help you achieve demonstrable business results efficiently and cost-effectively. Follow the major phases of each Key Initiative to guide your decisions and processes, so you achieve the highest returns at the lowest possible risk.

Strategize and Plan

• Hype Cycle for ERP, 2009

• Hype Cycle for ERP, 2009
• September 15, 2009
• ERP has expanded beyond core administrative and operational systems to become the end-to-end process and information backbone of an organization. Users should look beyond ERP cost optimization toward the growth possibilities that ERP offers when used with various cross-domain technologies.

• Toolkit: ERP and Business Applications Business Case Model

• Toolkit: ERP and Business Applications Business Case Model
• November 20, 2009
• A business case forms the foundation of a successful ERP or other business application initiative. This Toolkit provides a comprehensive model for documenting the benefits, costs, risks and rationale of a given business case.

• Creating Value Networks; CIO Desk Reference Chapter 16

• Creating Value Networks; CIO Desk Reference Chapter 16
• October 1, 2009
• The business challenges facing enterprises have led them to transform their supply chains. A value network is a form of restructuring that expands the enterprise scope without investing in new operations.