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What was the result? You probably noticed that it didn’t immediately produce the desired outcome. More likely, you saw a sudden spike in “bank fee” reports which makes no sense until you consider it’s the first item on the list, and people are being lazy. This dropdown is standing between them and picking up their kid from daycare.",{"item":342,"type":343},"HnsvYHkgQ1Sp6SjlsCPBGw","block",{"type":336,"children":345},[346,348,355],{"type":339,"value":347},"This is called ",{"url":349,"type":13,"children":350},"https://www.dailycal.org/archives/study-reveals-people-most-often-choose-first-option-presented/article_ad9a695b-603b-52f7-9b44-2b9bde89ff23.html",[351],{"type":339,"marks":352,"value":354},[353],"underline","the primacy effect",{"type":339,"value":356},". People will tend to check whatever box first just to move on. 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They catalogued all manner of malpractice, including the embarrassing fact that the city never got it set up—and had been without any functioning core financial system for two years. They’d paid all that money and then continued to work from spreadsheets. ",{"type":336,"children":380},[381,383,389],{"type":339,"value":382},"Pictured is Grant Thornton’s executive summary from ",{"url":384,"type":13,"children":385},"https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/downloads/file/30136/public_interest_report_-_erp_implementation_2025",[386],{"type":339,"marks":387,"value":388},[353],"the report",{"type":339,"value":390},". Notice anything about it? ",{"item":392,"type":343},"TygXui81RbKK5ZiBRV5Mrw",{"type":336,"children":394},[395,397,403],{"type":339,"value":396},"That’s right—eight out of eight deficiencies were human issues. 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They ignored their Oracle implementation team’s best practices, did not consult end-users, and leadership created a culture where bad news wasn’t welcome. ",{"type":336,"children":406},[407,409,413,415,418],{"type":339,"value":408},"As a result, the city had to fire Oracle’s implementation team and hire another for an ",{"type":339,"marks":410,"value":412},[411],"emphasis","additional ",{"type":339,"value":414},"£",{"type":339,"marks":416,"value":417},[411],"90 million.",{"type":339,"value":419}," Plus, that amount does not account for the waste of two years of inefficient, improperly documented citywide financial work done in spreadsheets.",{"type":336,"children":421},[422],{"type":339,"value":423},"But what if HR had been in charge? It’s a funny question and I mean it partly in jest. 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They could put it on all the steering committee’s objectives too. ",{"type":336,"children":468},[469],{"type":339,"value":470},"This would put people’s pay and promotions on the line, which might inspire more focus.",{"type":336,"children":472},[473],{"type":339,"marks":474,"value":475},[461],"2. Unclear business case → HR will consider how it impacts each team’s metrics",{"type":336,"children":477},[478,480,486],{"type":339,"value":479},"ERP rollouts are ",{"url":481,"type":13,"children":482},"https://everest-systems.com/product/order-to-cash/",[483],{"type":339,"marks":484,"value":485},[353],"famously grueling",{"type":339,"value":487},". Part of that is the fact that people don’t get a pass on their other duties while participating. They only have so many hours to give, and diagramming their own processes or testing a new interface, will keep getting bumped until tomorrow, and then tomorrow, and then tomorrow. ",{"type":336,"children":489},[490],{"type":339,"value":491},"HR might see it differently. If the company doesn’t want to release people from their duties, it’s worth asking, is the rollout worth it, given the risk? There’s always a business case to be made for it, and there are plenty of comparables. Consider Birmingham: How many people would you commit to prevent a £39 million ERP purchase from slipping into two lost years and an additional £90 million reattempt? ",{"type":336,"children":493},[494],{"type":339,"marks":495,"value":496},[461],"3. 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HR would do a much better job of gathering requirements from each team that will touch the system—and is already starting from a stronger basis, being involved in everyone’s performance reviews. ",{"type":336,"children":528},[529],{"type":339,"marks":530,"value":531},[461],"6. Bad news was not welcomed → HR would invite 360-degree feedback",{"type":336,"children":533},[534],{"type":339,"value":535},"HR teams are the lightning rod for the entire organization’s most sensitive conversations, and it’s unlikely they would shy away from welcoming bad news. Unlike a CIO who brooks no debate, they’d offer protection and channels for whistleblowers. And they’d push disagreements into the light with continuous feedback and all-around reviews.",{"type":336,"children":537},[538],{"type":339,"marks":539,"value":540},[461],"7. 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