A Note on ERP Migration: Why Your Digital Thread Will Cost More Than You Think (And Why That's Actually Good News)
Companies migrating legacy ERP systems while bolting on digital thread technology are discovering the integration bill runs 40-60% higher than budgeted. Here's what separates the winners from the cautionary tales.
I spent three years at Goldman covering industrial software deals, and I learned one iron law: executives always underestimate migration complexity by exactly the percentage of features they don't understand. ERP migrations are expensive. Adding a digital thread layer on top? That's where the real money moves, and most operations teams aren't pricing it correctly.
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