Excellent points. I would add that in addition to slow institutional decision making, higher ed also struggles with reversing a decision previously made after opposition rises. Could not agree more that managing internal stakeholders as actively as the vendor is essential. Thank you for sharing, very helpful!
Excellent article on the operational realities of ERP implementations. Your distinction between fixed-price and T&M management is invaluable, especially the pre-negotiated rate card strategy and framing T&M as investment thinking. Most critically: the contract doesn't run the project, people do. Institutional indecision costs money under both models. Required reading for any project director.
Excellent points. I would add that in addition to slow institutional decision making, higher ed also struggles with reversing a decision previously made after opposition rises. Could not agree more that managing internal stakeholders as actively as the vendor is essential. Thank you for sharing, very helpful!
Excellent article on the operational realities of ERP implementations. Your distinction between fixed-price and T&M management is invaluable, especially the pre-negotiated rate card strategy and framing T&M as investment thinking. Most critically: the contract doesn't run the project, people do. Institutional indecision costs money under both models. Required reading for any project director.
Very insightful!