Don’t Let the Fox Watch the Hen House: Why your Risk Advisory Firm Should NOT be your SI Firm “The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again but expecting different results”. I have been in the ERP implementation and ERP audit space for over 25 years. More often than not implementations are NOT “successful” – let’s explore why. Understanding Why Your Risk Advisory Firm Should Not Be Your SI […] June 27, 2025
Oracle 25B Fusion Login Changes Hopefully by now you have heard that Oracle is rolling out a major change to the login process and management thereof for Oracle Cloud. This change is starting will roll out to customers after the 25B quarterly update goes live. Here’s a brief, high-level overview of what this will look like. What is the change? […] June 19, 2025
Why ERP Implementations Fail: UNBIASED (3 of 6) “The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again but expecting different results”. I am writing this six-part article series about Why Implementations Fail – to help you avoid a failed or a ‘less than optimal’ implementation. In part 1 and part 2 we have covered the following two topics: Software […] June 2, 2025
The Disrupter the Risk Advisory Industry Needs Disruption in the risk advisory industry has influenced industries time and time again over the years. Everyone understands how Uber revolutionized the yellow taxi model. Uber sparked competition from Lyft. Both have since faced competition from autonomous vehicle services such as Waymo. Think of iTunes taking over the radio industry—and then Spotify. Cell phones and […] May 2, 2025
25B Major Enhancements: Oracle Introduces Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Supplier Portal We are excited to share a long-awaited major enhancement in 25B from Oracle: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is now being implemented for Supplier Portal accounts. A BIG WIN!!! In the previous article, we highlighted that Oracle’s 25B major enhancement is introducing the most significant overhaul in application security for your ERP/HCM Cloud environment. If your team […]
Oracle’s 25B release means Major Enhancements In release 25B, Oracle will begin to introduce the most significant overhaul related to application security. Here is a link to the recording: Oracle Go – FAQ: Fortifying Oracle Fusion Applications Best Practices for Securing External Facing Portals — Cloud Customer Connect The webinar by Roland Koene, Outbound Product Manager | SaaS Cloud Security at […] May 1, 2025
Why ERP Implementations Fail: UNBIASED (2 of 6) When embarking on a Digital Transformation Project, management strives to avoid becoming a headline in the news due to significant cost overrun or Significant Deficiencies in their first external audit after going live. In this six-part article series we are exploring the six systemic biases working against a successful ERP Implementation. In the first article, […] April 1, 2025
Significant Deficiencies: How the “System” Undermines Secure and Compliant ERP Implementations and What Auditors Overlook Having been in this space for over 25 years, I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. The deck is stacked against a secure and compliant ERP system implementation. Most publicly traded organizations implementing a new ERP system likely will have one or more “Significant Deficiencies” in the first year that should be […] February 25, 2025
Why ERP Implementations Fail: UNBIASED (1 of 6) We are witnessing the greatest digital transformation ever as organizations are moving from legacy ‘on-premise’ ERP systems to cloud-based ERP systems (SaaS applications). Though management is investing millions into the implementation of these SaaS applications, experts estimate that up to 90% of them fail. Why? Because “success” isn’t always about going live on time, within […] January 31, 2025