This is a an article from TEC Technology Evaluation Centres that
discusses their view of the value of a great user interface for an ERP. "In recent years, it has become evident that all vendors of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions provide robust functional capabilities or partner with best-of-breed solutions to fill functional gaps. But one area where ERP solution providers are beginning to differentiate themselves is how they deliver on user interface, thereby shaping a user’s experience within the system." http://www.technologyevaluation.com/fnl/1/2/2/191252/0/ -- Ron Wheeler President Artifact Software Inc email: [hidden email] skype: ronaldmwheeler phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 |
Hi Ron
I haven't read the full report, but I agree with most of the points in the synopsis. My personal feeling about UIs is that - If it doesn't look right, it doesn't feel right. Users Because of the pervasiveness of social media applications, most users expect to find the same or similar functionalities/experiences in other types of applications. For me, some of the key phrases in the abstract are "embedded BI elements", "social or mobile capabilities" and "presented well". Some of these issues have surfaced in discussions on this mailing list - such as whether some functionalities/components should be "core" or "special purpose". These discussions are important from a project management point of view, but they loose significance when regarded from a user point of view. Users simply demand an experience for ERP applications which is similar to that which they have become accustomed to with other apps. Gavin On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Ron Wheeler <[hidden email] > wrote: > This is a an article from TEC Technology Evaluation Centres that discusses > their view of the value of a great user interface for an ERP. > > "In recent years, it has become evident that all vendors of enterprise > resource planning (ERP) solutions provide robust functional capabilities or > partner with best-of-breed solutions to fill functional gaps. But one area > where ERP solution providers are beginning to differentiate themselves is > how they deliver on user interface, thereby shaping a user’s experience > within the system." > > http://www.technologyevaluation.com/fnl/1/2/2/191252/0/ > > -- > Ron Wheeler > President > Artifact Software Inc > email: [hidden email] > skype: ronaldmwheeler > phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 > > |
I agree.
I posted this in response to some ongoing work and discussion about the OFBiz UI. I hope that it helps. Ron On 19/03/2015 11:16 AM, Gavin Mabie wrote: > Hi Ron > > I haven't read the full report, but I agree with most of the points in the > synopsis. My personal feeling about UIs is that - If it doesn't look right, > it doesn't feel right. Users Because of the pervasiveness of social media > applications, most users expect to find the same or similar > functionalities/experiences in other types of applications. For me, some of > the key phrases in the abstract are "embedded BI elements", "social or > mobile capabilities" and "presented well". Some of these issues have > surfaced in discussions on this mailing list - such as whether some > functionalities/components should be "core" or "special purpose". These > discussions are important from a project management point of view, but they > loose significance when regarded from a user point of view. Users simply > demand an experience for ERP applications which is similar to that which > they have become accustomed to with other apps. > > Gavin > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Ron Wheeler <[hidden email] >> wrote: >> This is a an article from TEC Technology Evaluation Centres that discusses >> their view of the value of a great user interface for an ERP. >> >> "In recent years, it has become evident that all vendors of enterprise >> resource planning (ERP) solutions provide robust functional capabilities or >> partner with best-of-breed solutions to fill functional gaps. But one area >> where ERP solution providers are beginning to differentiate themselves is >> how they deliver on user interface, thereby shaping a user’s experience >> within the system." >> >> http://www.technologyevaluation.com/fnl/1/2/2/191252/0/ >> >> -- >> Ron Wheeler >> President >> Artifact Software Inc >> email: [hidden email] >> skype: ronaldmwheeler >> phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 >> >> -- Ron Wheeler President Artifact Software Inc email: [hidden email] skype: ronaldmwheeler phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 |
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