These are occasional perspectives drawn from experience of large-scale ERP and Oracle Fusion Cloud programmes.
They explore how risk tends to accumulate, how control failures emerge, and why early decisions often matter more than late fixes.
They’re written for readers who want to think a little more deeply about how these programmes actually behave in practice.
Why ERP programmes rarely fail — they quietly become something else
An experience-led reflection on how reasonable assumptions, unchecked ambition, and early delivery decisions quietly reshape ERP programmes long before the consequences are fully visible.
When trust replaces controls
A short reflection on how segregation of duties failures usually emerge — and why they’re difficult to unwind once embedded.
When role design quietly decides risk, control, and cost
An experience-led perspective on why role design in Oracle Fusion programmes must balance functionality, compliance, and licensing — and what happens when it doesn’t.
Finding problems is good news
How visibility changes the way complex problems can be understood and addressed.