One of the common misconceptions when it comes to Business ERP is: that one size fits all!
The truth is that ERP moguls such as SAP, Oracle, Infor, MS Dynamics, and SAGE are mainly appreciated for their established track record in IT installations, followed by an extensive network of local support partners. They all offer various tools, from finance to procurement to manufacturing to enterprise performance management. These ERP systems have a long time-to-market period, requiring extensive customization services to fit specific business types and logic.
For industries such as manufacturing, energy, banking, transportation, hospitality and government, where IT governance and industry trends are aligned and mostly globalized, these ERPs prevail. Depending on the size of the business and the internal IT transformation roadmaps, companies vary their preferences, selecting different ERPs for different flavors.
There are, however, industries, such as: Maritime, Construction, Marine Engineering, Offshore and Mining, where processes and business interaction are so unique that … One-Size-Does-Not-Fit-All and where systems such as SAP or ORACLE are: ‘the elephant in the room’. The initial investment in money, IT infrastructure and people is always a drawback for switching to anything different, and the most common solution is to enhance business-specific functionality via separate applications as add-ons.
Over the last 20 years, I have witnessed hundreds of unsuccessful ERP implementations where decisions for ERP systems were mainly made, not by the business-key players but rather from Accounting and IT.
This is a great mistake in my perspective. IT, Purchasing, HR and Accounting are not primary business functions and should not be treated as such, except if the business itself is of such nature. Key decision-makers should be users that are managing the day-to-day works.
Engineering and Construction need software that ‘understands’ Bidding, Planning, Designing, Materials Procurement, Machinery Monitoring, Site Labor Management and Project Execution and ‘speaks’ the exact language of all stakeholders, simply and effectively.
That is precisely what DANAOS, ProjectView ERP is!
ProjectView ERP is a Cost Control software and Construction Management Solution that is seamlessly connected with any BIM and integrated with Oracle Primavera, providing a holistic, 360 degrees view of Cost-Time-Resources by comparing the Budgeted vs Actual Progress of Works and by bridging Site Personnel and Office users. It is the only system where Accounting and Construction speak under the same terms and collaboration, and knowledge diffusion are the underlying layer for all daily work.
