"Here's the biggest challenge I think you face. Because ERP is so entwined in a how a company does business, it's really hard to create a "bottom-up" solution."
Right! That's why packages are the default.
The way to break the "software package mindset" is to learn how to conduct analysis. There are a lot of good hackers out there, but hardly anyone knows how to do analysis anymore.
There's not much magic here. Just unrelenting legwork...
"So, Joe, what do you do with the Work Order Traveler when Julie runs out of X17 components? You give it to Fred? Fred, what do you do with it? What, Joe doesn't really give it to you, he passes it by Jose first? Is this true, Julie? Why does Jose need to see it?..."
"Then what happens?"
"What do you do if...?"
"How do you know if...?"
How do you know when you're done. When everyone agrees that you're done. Then you build it.
Right! That's why packages are the default.
The way to break the "software package mindset" is to learn how to conduct analysis. There are a lot of good hackers out there, but hardly anyone knows how to do analysis anymore.
There's not much magic here. Just unrelenting legwork...
"So, Joe, what do you do with the Work Order Traveler when Julie runs out of X17 components? You give it to Fred? Fred, what do you do with it? What, Joe doesn't really give it to you, he passes it by Jose first? Is this true, Julie? Why does Jose need to see it?..."
"Then what happens?"
"What do you do if...?"
"How do you know if...?"
How do you know when you're done. When everyone agrees that you're done. Then you build it.
Ever seen anyone do this well? I didn't think so.