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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedSiemens bucks conventional wisdom by planning--and executing--large-scale IT project.(Case-In-Point)
MSI, November, 2004 by Fulcher, Jim
In recent years, it's been conventional wisdom that embarking on a large-scale IT project is the sure road to disaster: But Siemens Energy & Automation has proven that conventional wisdom isn't always correct. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based division of Siemens AG is rolling along quite nicely on a project that calls for replacing 14 legacy systems with a single ERP platform that will serve more than 9,000 employees at 31 manufacturing and distribution facilities, and 100 sales offices.
Peter Bernsbaus, VP of business process redesign at Siemens Energy & Automation, cites two reasons for this project's success: meticulous upfront planning, and selecting the right implementation partner. The project was launched to give management more control over...
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