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The ERPodcastEpisode 33 QuickBooks Costs the State Department $657-thousand dollars, thereby avoiding expensive ERP options.. BREAKING NEWS - In this week’s episode of the ERPodcast, we examine a QuickBooks system that ultimately cost the State Department $657-thousand dollars. We’re reporting on a source document - a May 1 Department Of Justice Press Release, and additional reporting - links are attached below. Upfront Summary – many accounting teams choose QuickBooks, but lack of security features are an incredible risk, plus the unseen costs mean QuickBooks is ultimately more expensive than entry-level ERP software – examples to follow. So QuickBooks cost the US State Department $657-thousand dollars. And wait, you’re saying, QuickBooks software was available at Costco for like $30...2025-05-1200 min

FinFactor Business FinanceUnlocking ERP Potential with Gene HammonsIn this episode of FinFactor, Blaine Bertsch and Gene Hammons discuss selecting and implementing the right ERP system. They cover the crucial roles of training, change management, and internal team engagement for successful implementation. They also touch on managing costs, avoiding implementation fatigue, and the limitations of traditional RFPs. Gene offers insights on cost evaluation, the benefits of automation, and the significance of data quality and project management. Join Blaine and Gene as they take a deep dive into the world of ERPs.Catch every episode FinFactor where we interview CFOs and finance professionals to uncover the...2024-05-0251 min

The ERPodcastEpisode 32 – What’s the Best ERPIt's not another Top Ten ERP list, not a Top Five, not a shootout or comparison, but the Best ERP for Your Business.2024-04-1500 min

The ERPodcastE32 What’s the Best ERP?Not another ERP ranking list, but how to get THE BEST ERP ever!2024-04-0400 min

The ERPodcastEpisode 31 – SuiteWorld 2023E31 SuiteWorld 2023 Timestamp Subject 5:36 Sponsored by Acura MDX 15:45 Apple Never Introduced a Category Killer 20:15 NetSuite Keynote Coverage 22:43 The Hype that is AI 26:01:00 Suite Up 31:30:00 NetSuite New Releases 35:08:00 AI Becomes Real 38:00:00 Peak Outliers in ERP Marketing 42:00:00 Importance of ERP Development Links of note Keynote SuiteWorld 2023 Evan Goldberg, CEO Details on New NetSuite offerings, Gary Wiessinger's Keynote Global Smartphone Market Share PFE Open/PFE MFX up and Under October 2023. NetSuite is hosting SuiteWorld, the annual gathering of users, partners, developers, consultants, and anyone else affiliated with the NetSuite universe. It’s been a busy year in ERP in general, NetSuite in particular. Th...2023-12-1800 min

The ERPodcastERPodcast goes to CFO Leadership West 2023E30 CFO Leadership Conference West 2023 E30 CFO Leadership Conference West 2023 ERPodcast Episode 30.2 Intro MFX This week in ERP….(or at least my week in ERP) Hey Folks – Gene Hammons, Director of ProfitFromERP with Episode 30 of the ERPodcast… Interesting week however you look at it - locally, here in AZ, Tempe to be specific, the CFO Leadership Council held CFO Leadership Conference West 2023 - thanks to my friends at Oracle NetSuite and Avalera (the tax guys) they were able to sneak me into the Networking Event held poolside at one of the local mountainside Marriott Resorts. And fortunately, fall came to the desert thr...2023-10-2000 min

The ERPodcastERPodcast Episode 29 The Perfect Time for ERPERPodcast Episode 29 The Perfect Time for ERP MFX/Intro Welcome to the ERPodcast Episode #29 – The Perfect Time for ERP – that’s the title and theme of today’s examination of just that - when should a growing company undertake an ERP project? And it’s not a simple question. Any ERP project is massive, whether you’re a $12m annual revenue company going from Quickbooks to Sage Intacct or a $200m company replacing DynamicsGP with a new cloud-based ERP. ERP is an intensive project, needs a ‘all hands on deck’ approach and the stakes are high. There’s legendary stories of Hershey’s Choco...2023-08-3000 min

Ideal RemakeWhat a Way to Go! I knew she was trouble from the moment she walked in here, to the IRS, and tried to donate over $200 million. Again, to the IRS. Is this woman NUTS?? No, she’s just grieving! And we’re going to find out why! Connor Pritchard (Workaholics, Let’s Get Physical) joins Ideal Remake to step back to 1964 and look at a movie starring Shirley MacLaine, Dick Van Dyke, Dean Martin, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Bob Cummings, and Gene Kelly! Some of them might even make it out alive! This is a zany movie and fun episode. Check...2022-11-291h 11

Genius and SoulAmina Claudine MyersToday’s guest deejay is Amina Claudine Myers. Amina is a pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and arranger. Amina will tell us about her childhood and how she became a professional musician on today's show. She has great stories about some of the amazing people she’s performed with. Amina will also talk about receiving the Arts for Art’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Living Legacy Jazz Award from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in 2021. Amina’s mix features music she loves and select tracks from her albums and live performances. One of Amina’s...2022-02-051h 39

The ERPodcastEpisode 28 Certainty in an Uncertain WorldIt's Crazy Out There! We can't control the outside world, but as Uncertainty reigns externally, Business Equilibrium results when we create better data certainty within our businesses. See how other leading companies have managed the raging seas of uncertainty in the boat of Cloud ERP ERPodcast - Ranked #3 in Top 15 ERP Podcasts! Recently - Feedspot.com a digital content aggregator assymbled a Top 15 ERP podcasts list - and the ERPodcast came in at #3 - Unfortunately, we dropped in the recent rankings and today's episode contains the original recording we posted on LinkedIn when the original rankings came out - apologies fo...2021-11-0900 min

The Persuasion Lab with Martin Medeiros#65: Negotiating Enterprise Resource Planning Deals with ERP Expert Gene HammonsLearn from Gene Hammons how to get all the benefit while minimizing risk when it comes to enterprise resource planning.We're bringing Q&A to the Persuasion Lab Podcast! Drop your questions to info@negotiationstrategist.com to be featured. Join us in the Persuasion Lab: www.thepersuasionlab.com Got questions? Feedback? Drop me a line at info@negotiationstrategist.comThe host and our guests anonymize case studies, stories, and examples. Any resemblance to real persons and similar circumstances is coincidental. Nothing in this podcast should be relied upon as legal, financial, ps...2021-03-0443 min

The ERPodcastE27 What They Don't Tell You About ERPDigital Transformation What don't you know about ERP? Industry secrets, mis-aligned incentives and drivers of behavior all impact your final result - Today's ERPodcast let's you get a handle on some of the largest pitfalls threatening your project before you start. LinkSources ERPodcast E27 CEO/CFO Report 2021 Links Links mentioned in today’s Episode 26 of the ERPodcast SaaS Success Series - an online seminar series brought to you by Sage Intacct. Register for this week's sessions and find links to previous panel appearances by Gene Hammons Here ERPodcast Episode 24 and Episode 25 Is a case study on one company, Nice Link Home F...2021-02-2300 min

The ERPodcastE26 – CEO/CFO Report 2021Digital Transformation 2020 saw companies who's approach to digital transformation allowed them to quickly pivot - oftentimes capturing entire markets before the competition could respond. 2021 shows an increased demand for new market technologies - we talk about who did it and how you can too. LinkSources ERPodcast E26 CEO/CFO Report 2021 Links Links mentioned in today’s Episode 26 of the ERPodcast ERPodcast Episode 24 and Episode 25 Is a case study on one company, Nice Link Home Furnishings, who implemented the Cloud ERP Acumatica in the middle of the pandemic – here’s the link to the ERPodcast ERP News Page. Arizona Coyotes NHL Hockey ...2021-01-1900 min

The ERPodcastE25 - Nice Link Home Furnishings Part TwoAcumatica, The Cloud ERP Cloud ERP creates incredible opportunities for integration - with internal apps but more importantly with outside vendors and customers - Through EDI and digital connection, Nice Link was able to open sales channels with Wayfair, Costco, Overstock.com, Macy's and many others - Find out how interconnected sales channels can work for you. Net at Work is not only an Acumatica reseller, but with experience in multi-channel distribution, warehousing, and the accounting behind it all, it's more than simply implementing software - it's implementing best practices, lean staffing functionality and cost effective operational integration, with the en...2020-11-2500 min

The ERPodcastE24 Nice Link Home Furnishings - an Acumatica Cloud ERP Distribution StoryAcumatica, The Cloud ERP Cloud ERP creates incredible opportunities for integration - with internal apps but more importantly with outside vendors and customers - Through EDI and digital connection, Nice Link was able to open sales channels with Wayfair, Costco, Overstock.com, Macy's and many others - Find out how interconnected sales channels can work for you. Net at Work is not only an Acumatica reseller, but with experience in multi-channel distribution, warehousing, and the accounting behind it all, it's more than simply implementing software - it's implementing best practices, lean staffing functionality and cost effective operational integration, with the en...2020-11-1900 min

The ERPodcastE23 The Truth of ERPThe Truth of ERP Cutting through Conventional Wisdom isn't hard for experienced ERP Selection Consultants - using tried and true methods instead of what 'everybody knows' can save time, money, even the project manager's job - How to reach the goal for companies looking for Profit from ERP. ERP software comes with many different features and modules. It also comes with huge expectations, false understandings, simplifications, over-promised results and undersold concepts --- But the Truth of ERP is.... About today's ERPodcast Episode 23 The Truth of ERP – Post Election Edition MFX Up and Under Welcome to the ERPodcast Episode 23 – the Truth of ERP and...2020-11-1000 min

The ERPodcastE22 Net at Work Acumatica Practice – A Stuart Blumenthal InterviewAcumatica, The Cloud ERP One of the early made-for-cloud ERP offerings - Acumatica - has long been included in Profit From ERP client software evaluations. A favorite of consultants from it's initial release, Acumatica has matured into a more feature rich offering and is winning more and more client selection processes. The ERPodcast welcomes a new sponsor, Net at Work, an ERP and Technology leader with over 6,000 clients since 1996. Net at Work has been a go-to resource in Profit From ERP evaluations for their leading Sage x3 practice for several years, besides Sage, they offer NetSuite, Acumatica, HRMS, CRM and eC...2020-10-2200 min

The ERPodcastE21 Acumatica Spotlight - The Cloud ERPAcumatica, The Cloud ERP One of the early made-for-cloud ERP offerings - Acumatica - has long been included in Profit From ERP client software evaluations. A favorite of consultants from it's initial release, Acumatica has matured into a more feature rich offering and is winning more and more client selection processes. The ERPodcast welcomes a new sponsor, Net at Work, an ERP and Technology leader with over 6,000 clients since 1996. Net at Work has been a go-to resource in Profit From ERP evaluations for their leading Sage x3 practice for several years, besides Sage, they offer NetSuite, Acumatica, HRMS, CRM and eC...2020-10-1400 min

The ERPodcastE20 Cloud ERP EXPLODESCloud ERP Explodes The Covid Pandemic caused a slight pause in digital transformation and cloud technology adoption by businesses...then we packed two years' conversion into the last two months! The ERPodcast welcomes back Mark Lee, CPA and former Deloitte consultant to examine industry trends and cover RISK - especially the greatest risk, the RISK OF DOING NOTHING About the ERPodcast ERPodcast Episode 20, we’ve titled this episode Cloud ERP Explodes and DecisionPoint Digital – it’s a cloudstrike changing the way businesses are approaching the market, the tools, the reporting, the workflow, efficiencies - and if you’re not on board, we...2020-10-0700 min

The ERPodcastWho's your Consultant? Really?Evaluating ERP is more than grids and diagrams. You need a bit more depth to create the right results.2020-09-2400 min

The ERPodcaste18 Digital Transformation Part Three - The Case StudiesStories From the Jungle Digital Transformation - the Case Studies - how, what and why the pandemic reset to Digital is saving companies and doubling revenue increases. Here's concrete examples of companies who's Digital approach is yielding early results. Along with who, how and what Digital Transformation can mean for your company. Success! Email Subscribe Digital Transformation NetSuite Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Life Sciences Replacing QuickBooks Proven Methodologies Your Road to Success The ERPodcast e18 Digital Transformation Part Three - Case Studies FollowFollow Digital Transformation – while once an aspirational IT goal, COVID 19 created an environment in many companies where Digital Transformation is survi...2020-08-1900 min

The ERPodcastDigital Transformation Part Oneescape covid in the cloud Keeping the company alive while the pandemic rages. Success! Email Subscribe Digital Transformation NetSuite Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Life Sciences Replacing QuickBooks Proven Methodologies Your Road to Success The ERPodcast by Gene Hammons | Episode 14 FollowFollow Digital Transformation - while once an aspirational IT goal, COVID 19 created an environment in many companies where Digital Transformation is survival itself ABOUT THIS EPISODE Digital Transformation Part One was recorded in June 2020. What we were seeing was companies responding to the Covid 19 Lockdown – First, dealing with the disruption of a distributed workforce upon traditional business systems highlighted weaknesses in traditional systems previo...2020-08-1000 min

The ERPodcastERPodcast Episode 17 - QuickBooks - The Hidden DangerHidden Dangers Over the years, more and more companies are growing far past the design point of QuickBooks. Risk, Staff Inefficiencies and simple lack of features all add up to hidden costs far in excess of what it would take to upgrade to ERP Success! Email Subscribe Digital Transformation NetSuite Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Life Sciences Replacing QuickBooks Proven Methodologies Your Road to Success The ERPodcast by Gene Hammons | Episode 17 FollowFollow A rotisserie Chicken, 75 pounds of Dog food, a 350 pack of tortillas, a copy of QuickBooks for the new Garage Startup...well, at least the Chicken was good. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Years a...2020-07-3000 min

The ERPodcastEpisode 16 – Netsuite Users in the Coronavirus AgeWelcome to the Jungle! There's a lot of noise out there. Talk of technology hype, near misses, the new next-big-thing, and marketing fluff--which means a lot of unrealized dreams. Then, there's the stories we live. Stories of profit and business achievement. Success! Email Subscribe Digital Transformation NetSuite Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Life Sciences Replacing QuickBooks Proven Methodologies Your Road to Success The ERPodcast by Gene Hammons | Episode 16 https://content.blubrry.com/erprofitthepodcast/Episode_16_NetSuite_Thru_the_Lockdown-6_29_20_6_58_PM.m4a FollowFollow This is where we talk about it. That means indepth examinations of a complex process; the transformation of your business. Whether it...2020-07-1200 min

The ERPodcastDigital Transformation Part 2 – Episode 15escape covid in the cloud Keeping the company alive while the pandemic rages. Success! Email Subscribe Digital Transformation NetSuite Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Life Sciences Replacing QuickBooks Proven Methodologies Your Road to Success The ERPodcast by Gene Hammons | Episode 15 Pt. 2 FollowFollow Digital Transformation – while once an aspirational IT goal, COVID 19 created an environment in many companies where Digital Transformation is survival itself ABOUT THIS EPISODE Digital Transformation Part Two was recorded in June 2020. By this time in the pandemic, we were starting to see quick moving companies react with digital speed and talked about some of the winners in early results. More impo...2020-06-1200 min

The ERPodcastThe Post Covid Digital Future Episode 13ERPodcast – The Post-Covid Digital Future Episode 13 – Unlucky for Traditional ERP MFX Up and Under Late May 2020, as the business world emerges post covid-19 – what are the lessons we take forward – what are the initiatives for an uncertain future – where do we find the tea leaves, the tarot cards, the stock tips, the market whispers – where do we go from here? Given this production is named the ERPodcast from Profit From ERP – you can imagine what direction we’ll take the topic…. Most of the information we’re given these days emanates from the Pandemic Panic – and as any good economist knows, the numbers can...2020-05-3000 min

The ERPodcastERPodcast Digital ERP in the COVID 19 ERAFear - Uncertainty - Doubt - all killers of business. But how do we react with the uncertain information we're dealt? - Here's what Real World companies are doing.2020-04-2500 min

Podcast Old Time Country Shots183- Old Time Country Shots (7 Septiembre 2019)Saludos amigos, aquí estoy de nuevo con mi máquina del tiempo tras las vacaciones de verano, arrancamos con fuerza y alguna novedad, en esta nueva temporada este espacio pasará a tener una periodicidad quincenal, por mis nuevas condiciones laborales, me es imposible mantener semanalmente los dos programas que realizo, dicho esto estáis invitados al viaje nº 183 de Old Time Country Shots correspondiente al sábado 7 de Septiembre de 2019, dejo a vuestra disposición el podcast en IVOOX y en MIXCLOUD para poder descargarlo y escucharlo cuando mejor os venga a lo largo de la semana, saludos a todos y mucha...2019-09-0700 min

The ERPodcastERPlanner – Step By Step – DIY ERPERPodcast Episode 10 Step by Step DIY ERP ERPlanner (Will the ERPuns never stop?) Hey – it’s the DIY- Do it Yourself - Profit From ERP with the ERPlanner (MFX Up and under) So, the secrets behind Profit From ERP – how do we do it? Well, we’ve collected the winning methodology from over 400 ERP implementations over the years. From our first ERP project where a company that quote – totally embraced change – unquote had half the staff quit because change…wasn’t what they were expecting - - all the way to the on demand manufacturer who paid for their ERP system many times o...2019-06-1400 min

The ERPodcastNetSuite for Life Sciences, Pharma, BioTechERPodcast Episode 11 NetSuite for Pharma/Life Sciences It’s the next generation of Profit From ERP for Pharma, Life Sciences, BioTech, and Medical Device MFX Up and Under So a few years back, around 2014 NetSuite started becoming very popular in the ERP industry – as the first made for cloud ERP. And through our software consulting practice, we did dozens of ERP evaluation projects – analyzing the client company requirements, bringing in the usual ERP suspects – ummm I mean vendors, doing demos and really kicking the tires. More times than not, NetSuite would be the client’s first choice. It was clear that the ERP world...2019-05-1300 min

The ERPodcastLevel3AV Case Study Part 2It really happened….Profit From ERP (MFX Post and under) Welcome to the Case Studies Series Level 3 Audio Visual Part Two – actual clients using real ERP and getting real results – Today we’re back with Level 3 Audio Visual’s CEO Jeremy Elsesser as well as Doug Spencer, CFO – for the second of a two part episode on how Vaco Consulting’s Selection Process and Eide Bailly’s NetSuite Implementation project impacted the phenomenal growth and played a huge role in the development of a multinational business. I’m the Practice Director for Profit From ERP and Vaco Resources Software Selection & Implementation, Ge...2019-04-1300 min

The ERPodcastLevel 3 AV – Case StudySo let’s talk about Profit From ERP in the real world (MFX) The year was 2014 – it was a full ERP evaluation – NetSuite was selected and the project goal was for the ERP system to save $5m over 3 Years Welcome to the Case Studies Series Level 3 Audio Visual – actual clients using real ERP and getting real results – Today we welcome Level 3 Audio Visual’s CEO Jeremy Elsesser as well as Doug Spencer, CFO – for the first of a two part episode on how Vaco Consulting’s Selection Process and Eide Bailly’s NetSuite Implementation project impacted the phenomenal growth and played a huge role...2019-04-0800 min

The ERPodcastSelecting ERP Consultants – How to – Where to – When to – Build The Team To Help You PROFIT FROM ERPPodcast – How to Select an ERP Consultant. Time for Profit From ERP (MFX) Today It’s the big one – you’re thinking about ERP – processes in the office are overwhelming and it seems like everyone is chasing their own tail 110 percent of the time – there has to be a better way. And given all the choices, and the long lines at the ERP store – oh, wait, there’s no ERP store. How do you go about getting a new ERP for your business? Well, for reasons we’ll talk more about later, many companies turn to ERP Consultants. So the next question, are...2019-03-2300 min

The ERPodcastZoho One – Software Review – 45m users can’t be wrongERP 2.0? Zoho Open Product Review Ever had an emerging trend sneak up on you? How about one that snuck up on 45 million users worldwide - what’s it mean to you? Could be big changes in how you Profit From ERP - - I’m Gene Hammons, Practice Director Software Selection and Implementation…. (MFX) Welcome to ERPodcast, the small business edition – but even huge multinationals need to know – there’s a change in business software deployment – we’ll discuss. We’re going to be taking a look at Zoho, if you don’t know, they started with a free CRM model and soon developed a...2019-03-1200 min

The ERPodcastThe MailBag – ERPodcast Answers the World’s QuestionsBelow is the transcript to this week's ERPodcast - prior to alerting us to each grammatical irregularity, please recognize it is written for the spoken word, not text, and with a conversational tone, while not always grammatically perfect - the audience tends to understand quicker. Let’s go for Profit from ERP (MFX) Welcome to this week’s episode of ERPodcast - I’m your host Gene Hammons and this week we’re going to the Mailbag! So, what is the Mailbag you ask, well, there’s a popular website called Quora.comQ-U-O-R-A .com and the idea is, if you want to talk t...2019-03-0400 min

The ERPodcastERPodcast Episode 4 – 2019 State of the ERP AddressERPodcast Episode 4 – 2019 The State of the ERP Address Time for Profit from ERP (MFX) It’s ERPodcast the verbal musings of the Director of Consulting Services at Profit From ERP, Gene Hammons – Today it’s The 2019 State of the ERP Address - We’ll talk about new efficiencies driven by cloud ERP, increasing pressure on internal corporate teams taking on a new ERP projects, ERP platform diversity which means something for everyone, and we’ll cover the strategic impact of ERP and the core competency to be a technology driven company instead of an M&A target If you Google ERP related que...2019-02-0700 min

The ERPodcastERPodcast Episode 3 QuickBooks to ERP – Common MistakesWhen a company grows rapidly, and suddenly QuickBooks is not enough - there's a huge leap from accounting software to ERP and it requires a huge mental leap as well. In this episode, we look at a very common mistake - implementing by business office, when actually ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning - and it truly calls for the entire enterprise to contribute and reap the benefits. Find out how to manage this tricky implementation without the $100,000 pitfalls so many others have tripped over.2019-01-2300 min

The ERPodcastERPodcast Episode 2 – Emerging Pharma ManufacturersEmerging Pharmaceutical Manufacturers face many challenges - going public, commercialization - there's CMO's and 3PL's controlling the supply chain, quality - and spinning up an infrastructure from 0-60 in a flash calls for intelligent software investments for ERP, CRM, financial tracking of stock options, FP&L, HR, the list is not short. How to approach the spin-up in a tried and true manner - even if you've never tried this before - Our clients have - so take a few tips from a team that's done this a few times and you'll be ahead of the game from the start.2019-01-1200 min

The ERPodcastERPodcast Episode 1 Introducing Profit From ERPSelecting & Implementing ERP is a huge project for any company - much less taking on this gargantuan task for the first time. Profit From ERP takes the best practices from over 400 ERP projects and brings the best practices to you. We'll save you money in the short term, avoid risks of huge cost overruns and make your company more profitable in the long term. Don't go it alone, risking your company, your job and your sanity. Today's episode tells you all about our methodology, our approach and your success.2019-01-0400 min