Agresso Releases an ERP Healthcheck to Show Organizations the Impact of Rigid ERP Systems

New Tool Focuses on Inertia in ERP Systems and Offers Path to Agility, Cost Savings

VICTORIA, B.C. – Agresso (www.agresso.com/USA), the ERP market’s definition of agility, unveiled an ERP Healthcheck for Businesses Living in Change™. This online tool assesses the negative impact that systems lacking agility can have on an organization.

The ERP Healthcheck provides organizations with a guide to better assess whether switching to a more agile system would improve business operations, provide a competitive advantage, and save them money. This tool can reveal recurring costs often required to maintain more ‘rigid’ and inflexible ERP systems.

A recent survey sponsored by Agresso and conducted by analyst firm IDC, found that 83% of mid-sized companies would still buy technology from their existing ERP vendor, regardless of its inability to adapt to business change.

ERP systems reacting and adapting to change becomes more significant, especially in the face of this current economic downturn. In uncertain times, change is inevitable whether it be new regulations, reorganizing or restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, or simply altering management processes. Clinging to inflexible systems that inhibit the ability to adapt quickly and cost effectively is limiting many organizations’ ability to thrive.

“As business and industry rapidly evolve, organizations must be adept at reacting to change, both to contain costs and to maintain a competitive edge. The inability to adapt means missed business opportunities and lost revenues -– a mistake that organizations can’t afford to make in this economic climate,” noted Shelley Zapp, president of Agresso North America. “Many companies have invested so heavily in their current ERP solutions that they often feel they have no option but to keep feeding that investment. However, switching to an agile ERP solution will ultimately cost less and provide a significant return on their investment (ROI). This ERP Healthcheck will help companies to see if they are continually investing in rigid systems and encourage them to develop a healthier strategy going forward.”

Agresso’s ERP Healthcheck illustrates that ERP system that lack agility cause:

Excessive IT spend just to keep operating in tandem with the business
Overspend on expensive external consultants
Failure to deliver service to internal clients
Missed business opportunities
Inflated and expanding ERP maintenance budgets

Agresso’s ERP Healthcheck takes less than five minutes to complete. It can be found at www.showmeagresso.com/US. To receive a complimentary copy of the IDC report, “Market Service Companies’ Enterprise Investment Strategies and Adoption Trends” visit www.showmeagresso.com/US.

About Agresso
Agresso (www.agresso.com/usa) is a $480 million enterprise resource planning (ERP) company and one of the top five providers of ERP solutions for professional services and public sector organizations. Agresso offers a uniquely integrated architecture designed specifically for Businesses Living IN Change (BLINC)™. Agresso allows an unlimited amount of ongoing, post-implementation changes without the typical external IT costs and intervention that nets billions of dollars in revenue to the market leaders. Over 2,750 companies and organizations in 100 countries deploy Agresso Business World for both operational support and strategic management. The company’s role-based, Web Services and Services-Oriented Architecture (SOA) enabled solutions include: Financial Management, Human Resources and Payroll, Procurement Management, Project Costing and Billing, Reporting and Analytics, Business Process Automation, Field Services and Asset Maintenance, and CRM.