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Every few months, I see the same headline: “ERPs are dead.” Let’s be clear: ERPs aren’t dead. But bad ERP thinking should be. Misuse, Not Death Studies show 55–70% of ERP projects fail to deliver ROI ( Gartner , ERP Focus ). But the failure isn’t in the tech. It’s in how we use it. Leaders buy ERP without aligning it to strategy. Businesses underinvest in training and change management. Users resist or simply don’t know how to get the most from the system. Blaming the ERP is like blaming the chessboard when you lose a game. When ERP Works - And When It Doesn’t ERP can be a backbone for complex enterprises. But for smaller or more agile businesses, simpler tools may deliver better results faster . The problem is leaders assuming ERP is always the answer. ERP’s Next Boss Fight: AI Here’s the real challenge: ERP must evolve. Unless ERP systems start embedding AI, they’ll be overtaken by leaner, smarter platforms. Think about it: An ERP that predicts shortag...