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Onboarding into a European Shared Services Centre: Lessons from ERP Transformation
Organisations expanding across Europe often reach a point where decentralised finance operations begin to limit visibility, control and scalability. As businesses grow through acquisition or international expansion, finance teams can become fragmented across multiple entities, systems and reporting structures. The establishment of a Shared Services Centre is often a natural next step in addressing this complexity. However, onboarding entities into a centralised finance model
Mark Saywell, Director
5 days ago


How to Assess ERP Go-Live Readiness
Reaching the final stage of an ERP implementation can often feel like the most uncertain phase of the programme. Months — sometimes years — of effort have gone into system design, testing and business preparation. Implementation teams may feel confident in the technical build, yet leadership teams remain hesitant to commit to a deployment date. This situation is surprisingly common. ERP programmes frequently reach a point where progress has been made across multiple workstrea
Mark Saywell, Director
May 28


ERP Programme Governance: The Difference Between Success and Failure
ERP transformation programmes are among the most complex initiatives organisations undertake. They involve significant investment, multiple delivery workstreams and major organisational change across finance, operations and technology teams. Despite careful planning, many ERP programmes struggle to maintain momentum as delivery progresses. Timelines extend, priorities shift and leadership teams can find it increasingly difficult to maintain visibility of programme risk. In ma
Mark Saywell, Director
May 7


ERP Transformation in Private Equity-Backed Businesses
Private equity backed organisations often experience rapid periods of change. Growth strategies may involve acquisitions, international expansion or operational restructuring, all of which place increasing demands on finance systems and operational processes. As organisations scale, existing systems that were originally implemented to support a smaller business can quickly become a constraint. ERP transformation programmes frequently become a central component of enabling tha
Mark Saywell, Director
Apr 23


AI and ERP: Why Readiness Matters More Than Features
AI is rapidly becoming part of mainstream business transformation conversations. Boards are asking questions, leadership teams are under pressure to respond, and software vendors are moving quickly to position AI as part of their standard product direction. That includes the ERP market. Increasingly, AI capability is being embedded into platform roadmaps, release notes, and vendor messaging, often presented as a natural next step in finance systems evolution. For organisation
Mark Saywell, Director
Mar 31


Why ERP Implementations Fail (And How to Avoid It)
ERP transformation programmes represent some of the most significant operational changes organisations undertake. They often involve redesigning finance processes, integrating systems across multiple functions, and introducing new ways of working across the business. Despite the scale of investment and effort involved, ERP implementations frequently encounter delays, budget overruns, or fail to deliver the expected operational improvements. In many cases, the root causes are
Mark Saywell, Director
Mar 31


Covid 19 - Don't let your business be a casualty
Covid-19 poses an existential threat to many businesses but also many traditional business models. I’m writing this blog entry shortly...

Mark Saywell - Director Business Transformation
Jul 3, 2020


Making Money - A fast track strategy to business failure
Mark Saywell - Director Business Transformation at Nurxure I'm going to give you two uncomfortable truths and provide you with some of...

Mark Saywell - Director Business Transformation
Jun 24, 2020
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