Featured in Forbes: Acquisition Does Not Mean Integration

Written by Matt Mong

Traditional ERP solutions were designed for industries with high-volume, repeatable processes. And while ERP is a viable solution for some companies, it does very little to include the process management needs of companies that consider projects to be a vital component of their business.

As a result, many ERP vendors acquired companies with project management capabilities. The assumption by the vendor and the customer was that since the vendor had the “capabilities” in its solution set, that everything would work together.

This could not be further from the truth.

Our VP of Market Innovation, Matt Mong, discusses why acquisition does not mean integration when it comes to traditional ERP.

Read the entire article in Forbes.

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Matt Mong

Matt is the CMO & Chief Product Evangelist at PlanAutomate. Matt leads PlanAutomate’s growth strategies and market positioning and serves as the company’s Chief Evangelist. He is responsible for driving the PlanAutomate’s Microsoft Partner identity of the firm, focusing on delivering specialized Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions to project-driven companies. Matt plays a central role in the company’s thought leadership, frequently appearing in podcasts, videos, and interviews to discuss the evolution of enterprise project management and AI.