People buy ERP systems all the time.  Well, OK, people buy ERP systems from time to time.  They learn a lot between experiences.  Hence, it’s interesting to note — in a study reputedly attributed to Big 4 accounting firm Deloitte & Touche who studied the responses of people who bought software systems – how experiences varied between inexperienced and experienced buyers.

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In their survey  , they sought input from folks who were first-time buyers of ERP systems, versus those tagged as “second-time” buyers.  I would take the latter simply to mean, more broadly, “experienced” buyers.  Asked to rank the importance of various key purchase factors, each group ranked their concerns as follows…

For  the result of the survey please click the button bellow

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