Are Your Expecting Too Much From Your ERP System?

ERP projects carry a weird kind of hope: executives imagine a single system that will stop errors, automate work, give perfect reports, and make everyone love their job again. At the other extreme teams treat the ERP as “just a database” something to tolerate while they keep doing work the old way. Both extremes are dangerous, because expectation mismatch is where most ERP projects quietly die.

This post breaks down the real capabilities of modern ERPs (like Business Central), the myths that inflate expectations, the traps of expecting too little, and how to recalibrate so your ERP is an asset — not an albatross.

The two bad bets: expecting too much vs. expecting too little

Expecting too much looks like this:

• You expect a software install to fix broken processes without changing how people work.
• You demand instant, perfect reports out of dirty or inconsistent data.
• You expect minimal cost and minimal time, despite heavy customization requirements.

Expecting too little looks like this:

• You leave mission-critical processes outside the system because “we’ll handle that manually.”
• You accept ongoing spreadsheets, shadow systems, and tribal knowledge as permanent features.

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