1. Is Agile ERP an Oxymoron? It Better Not Be!
Cindy M. Jutras President, Mint Jutras

2. Definition ox·y·mo·ron (noun)
American Heritage Dictionary: A rhetorical figure in which an epigrammatic effect is created by the conjunction of incongruous or contradictory terms; a clever remark, more pointedly witty for seeming absurd or foolish. Epigram: A concisely and cleverly worded statement, making a pointed observation and often concluding with a satirical twist
Microsoft Word: an expression with contradictory words

3. Definition ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Mint Jutras: An integrated suite of modules that forms the operational and transactional system of record of your business
Tightly integrated:
Single data base, no redundant data, no synchronization required
Uniform development platform
Monolithic?

4. All Marching in Lock Step

5. Hard to Change Course

6. Why is Agility So Important Now?
Technology advances
New opportunity
New challenges
Potential for disruption
Impact on business and business models
New regulatory requirements
ASC 606
IFRS 15

7. Technology: The Digital World Today
Digital communication and collaboration
Digital technologies: truly transformative
Creates potential for disruption
84% of companies surveyed believe digital technologies have the potential of fundamentally changing the way we do business

8. Mint Jutras Annual Enterprise Solution Studies
2016 Study
525 responses
Goals, Challenges, Status and Performance
SaaS and Cloud Trends
Disruption and Digital Preparedness
2017 Study
550 responses and (still) counting
Innovation

9. “How much risk do you face in your industry being disrupted?”
Source: 2016 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Study

10. “Where will this distruption come from?”
Source: 2016 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Study

11. Don’t Forget More Traditional Forms of Disruption
Expansion to new territories
Mergers & acquisitions
Structural reorganizations
Regulatory and compliance requirements
Remember Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)?
IFRS and GAAP
Now ASC 606
Not optional

12. The Business Case for Continuous Improvement
Common in manufacturing
Lean
Six Sigma
Kaizen
Why not apply the same to ERP?
Objectives change
Do you?
A changing world requires a new mindset

13. Change in the Pace of Innovation?
Source: 2017 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Study

14. Innovation: 2 Sides to the Same Coin
Supplier (vendor) Consumer (You)

15. Innovation: 2 Sides to the Same Coin
Delivered versus “Consumed”
Source: 2017 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Study

16. The Keys to Unlocking Agility
Platform
“Smart” approach to customization
Cloud/SaaS
Components and extensions

17. Platform Speed of development “Application services”
File handling
Security
Searches
Mobile access
More…
Product vs. Customization
Tailor-ability, configurability
Avoid invasive code changes

18. What Kind of Customization?
Source: 2017 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Study

19. What Roles Does the Cloud Play in Agility?

20. Cloud: An Enabler Growth, communication, collaboration
No capital expenditure required
No need to build out a data center
No hardware or a huge information technology (IT) staff in country

21. The Appeal of SaaS More innovation Cost Considerations
Cost and effort of upgrades with less disruption
More innovation
Ease of remote access
Ease of bringing up new locations
Security and business continuity

22. Innovation Delivered versus “Consumed”
Source: 2017 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Study
How That Innovation is Delivered Matters

23. Innovation Delivered Versus “Consumed”
Source: 2017 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Study

24. Look No Further than Your Kitchen Floor

25. Tile (Components) Versus Single Sheet Of Linoleum

26. How Innovation is Delivered Matters
Monolithic
Share single database
Tightly Integrated
Move forward: all or nothing
Increased likelihood of invasive customization
Loosely Coupled
Integration not a “given”
Redundancy and synchronization
Move forward as required
Extension vs customization
Where is functionality strongest?
Is integration seamless?

27. So… What Are Vendors Doing?
They Are Listening to You!

28. What Are Customers Saying? “How do you want vendor to prioritize?”
Source: 2017 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Study

29. Monolithic or Loosely Coupled? Be careful what you ask for…
Embedded in ERP?
Source: 2017 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Study
Monolithic or Loosely Coupled?
Be careful what you ask for…

30. Summary Agility is paramount Platform is key Cloud/SaaS as enablers
Technology drives change
Internet levels playing field
New markets and business models
New regulatory requirements
Platform is key
Cloud/SaaS as enablers
Build it right!

31. Cindy M. Jutras President, Mint Jutras
Any Questions???
Cindy M. Jutras President, Mint Jutras