Trolling through my networking groups on LinkedIn yesterday, a post caught my eye where an individual was lamenting how the disjointedness of running disparate systems compromised effective and efficient operations. The suggested solution was a desire for the creation of a unified enterprise platform to eliminate the disparity. I agree that unification is the answer…but not among disparate systems. Disparate systems in the enterprise are disparate for a reason; each has its own core competency and function in the operation of the business. To unify them all under a single platform, we stand to lose the power of specialization that defines the “sweet spot” each brings to the table. If it is consistency and simplification we seek, then let’s go after what is common to all systems – end-user capability...or lack thereof.![]()
