Jon Reed
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Northampton, MA, United States
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How Key Code Media turned economic headwinds into business growth
A good cloud ERP use case should go beyond escaping legacy system headaches. These days, we need more - and we need to hear from customers that have achieved more. Bring on the story of Key Code Media, and how a fresh approach to ERP changed their business. → Read More
Back to the SAP S/4HANA public cloud debate
After my last SAP S/4HANA Cloud opus, SAP had some surprises in store for me. So grab your beverage of choice, and check my review of how the public cloud ERP debate has changed. → Read More
Workday Rising 2022 - is continuous listening disruptive to HR managers? Peakon's GM takes the interview hot seat
Intelligent listening - what organization couldn't use more of that? But can Peakon do that for HR teams at enterprise scale? At Workday Rising, I put Workday's GM for Peakon Phil Chambers on the interview hot seat - and got a few surprises of my own. → Read More
Workday Rising 2022 - has Workday Extend arrived? Customers put Workday's SaaS extension platform to the app building test
The emphasis on Workday Extend was hard to miss in Orlando. But is this truly a big Workday news story? If so, why? Will Workday's Extend technology open the door to new industry apps? Here's what I learned. → Read More
Workday Rising 2022 - the office of the CFO needs to change, but how?
You can't boil down Workday Rising to one topic, but finance transformation makes the short list. Here's what I learned behind the scenes on today's keynote announcements - and where finance teams go from here. → Read More
No more hybrid event excuses - your next event can be hybrid, and it isn't hard
Hybrid events aren't that hard - but they are misunderstood. There is still time to add a hybrid component to your next event. Here's a framework to consider, and an argument for how hybrid events fit into a new, community-driven strategy. → Read More
Don't mess up your digital transformation
Is digital transformation an enterprise oxymoron? It sure feels that way sometimes. I get my inspiration via video shows with the best practitioners I can find. Here are their project warnings - and top lessons. → Read More
Are B2B content creators threatened by AI text bots? Putting YouWrite to the test
AI text generation engines are getting better - but are content creators threatened? And can you really get away with bot-generated content marketing? I put YouWrite's text generator to the enterprise buzzword test. → Read More
Inside the push for continuous planning
Getting finance transformation right is no easy task - and continuous planning is a high bar indeed. But as my review of FPM use cases shows, there are plenty of good reasons to move ahead, and plenty of project lessons to apply. → Read More
Supply chains must change - does the circular economy provide a better model? IFS weighs in
Companies have been in reactive supply chain mode for several years now - it's time for that to change. But fresh data from IFS shows that new sourcing tactics create new problems. Does the circular economy provide a better model? Time to go behind the numbers. → Read More
What constitutes modern ERP? Reacting to the views of Unit4 CEO Mike Ettling
Some view ERP as a legacy concept. Others stake their future on it. They are both right. It all depends on what type of ERP future you are talking about. Unit4 CEO Mike Ettling gave diginomica his take on mid-market ERP - it's worth a review. → Read More
The return-to-office debate gets a reprieve, but will flexible work plans prevail?
The return-to-office debate has an unwelcome reprieve, thanks to the Delta variant. But will we get better hybrid policies on the other side? I'm skeptical, but there is new data to consider. Here's my take on that - and what employers are overlooking. → Read More
Introducing dyslexia mode - a new reading option for diginomica content
Dyslexic diginomica - our latest accessibility innovation → Read More
What is the office actually good for? Questioning workplace myths as the return-to-office debate heats up
Why is culture-building dependent on water coolers? Is the centralized office a failure of imagination, or the key to sparking collaboration amongst Zoom-fatigued workers? Here's a roundup of Big Tech return-to-office news - and my own twist on the future of work. → Read More
SAP RISE in review - CEO Christian Klein responds to the "one handshake" issue, and SAP user groups air out their top questions
SAP's January RISE announcement left a wake of questions, provoking a vital debate on the role of SIs in ERP project success. Grab your beverage of choice as I take stock, via exclusive responses from SAP's CEO, as well as ASUG, DSAG, and UKISUG. → Read More
2020 - the year in virtual events...from the mediocre to the exceptional
It was a rough year for virtual events, but not without its bright spots. Throughout 2020, we documented the best events we took part in - and skewered a few of the worst. What emerged was an opinionated guide to better virtual events. → Read More
Hand sanitizer production? Salon support? No problem. How John Paul Mitchell Systems turned setbacks into a new way of working
The pandemic sent many beauty suppliers reeling. Not John Paul Mitchell Systems. They found a way to move into hand sanitizer production for essential workers. They also created their own salon stimulus program. On the back end, Workfront made an impact on remote work. Here's why. → Read More
conXion 2020 - Nordex on their push towards real world IoT at scale, a Software AG use case
Software AG's global conXion event is underway this week. I seized the chance to dig into a customer story about real-world IoT. That's where we find out the true impact of the so-called Industrial IoT, and the challenges companies face along the way. → Read More
Virtual events and the flawed obsession with entertainment over interactivity
The fall virtual event season is almost upon us. I don't know about you, but I'm bracing myself. Can we have better events this fall? Only if we get entertainment versus interactivity sorted. → Read More
Productivity is too narrow - we need outcomes. The future of work, according to Workfront
At Workfront Leap 2020, bold predictions were made about the future of work. But there was also a flurry of product news. To sort it out, I got three members of Workfront's team on a post-event debrief. → Read More