Cold comfort to teachers who got paid late, but ERP software rollout had 'unrealistic' timeline

18 months late, overbudget... report finds council's SAP ERP rip 'n' replace with Unit4 had hidden complexity

A UK public authority responsible for about £1.1 billion ($1.43 billion) in annual spending damaged its ERP project — which saw SAP ditched in favor of Unit4 — by underestimating its complexity and kicking off with an "unrealistic timeline of 15 months," according to a public report.…