ERP software is like your Turkey at Thanksgiving
Posted by Genevieve Woo on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 @ 08:15 AM
For our friends south of the Canadian boarder, the countdown to American Thanksgiving has begun. Only 2 short days away from the big holiday, excitement must be in the air. The origin of Thanksgiving came from giving thanks before and after the harvest cycle for a good harvest. Many communities united at churches to thank mother nature and rejoice after the hard work. Nowadays, thanksgiving is a giant feast and a secular holiday. Many new traditions have immerged from this holiday such as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Turkey Run, NFL and CFL Thanksgiving Classic and Black Fridays.
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The Thanksgiving feast has become the main event - with many Thanksgiving dishes. All of the various traditional thanksgiving food consumed during Thanksgiving dinner reminds me of ERP software my company sells.
There are 4 main dishes to any Thanksgiving meal:
1. Turkey (the essential)- Basic software system to organize and run your business operations. Acts as your backbone to your operation.
2. Cranberry Sauce, Gravvy and Vegetables (the toppings and sides) - Components and modules which will customize your software to your unique business requirements.
3. Stuffing (the flavour) - The bird is only as good its dressing. The mechanics, technology, and people behind the software will be a strong factor to your software experience.
4. Pumpkin Pie (the sweets) - Sometimes the main course is just too filling and there's no more room for dessert. Staying within budget is important and some of your 'wants' can't make the cut. It's nice to know some of your future desires are available to be implemented into your software at a later time.
A digestive drink (like Grappa) is a great way to settle a huge meal. Many after thoughts of functionality and capabilities may come to mind once you've got a good handle on the system.
ERP software is my comparison to Thanksgiving dinner. What do you compare Thanksgiving to?