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The move to the cloud has been transformative, but negotiating cloud and SaaS contracts presents its own set of challenges.
The legal and business terms presented in cloud contracts are different from those in traditional on-premise software licenses. You have no greater leverage with your vendor to negotiate meaningful concessions than before you commit to a multi-year term.
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While that generally makes sense, nuances associated with acquiring AI functionality need to be accounted for and negotiated.
Agile software implementation methodology contributes to ERP failure.
70% to 80% of all digital transformations fail. While you can debate that statistic, the reality is that your ERP implementation will take longer than expected, cost more than expected and you are unlikely to realize your expected business benefits. But why and what can you do about it? I discuss these issues in my latest YouTube video. #digitaltransformation #erpfailure
The move to the cloud has been transformative, but negotiating cloud and SaaS contracts presents its own set of challenges.
The legal and business terms presented in cloud contracts are different than in traditional on-premise software licenses.
In a cloud contract, you need to aggressively negotiate substantial discounts off of the list price of the software, you need to cap
ERP vendors and integrators will emphasize the ERP software’s ease of implementation and fit for your business. It is not always true.
You must conduct due diligence, use a software selection process, and negotiate a strong contractual framework to manage the implementation project.
The software sales process is designed to minimize the complexity of the software, the implementation process, and