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- Platform Strategy · 29 Jul 2026 · 6 minERPNext, Odoo or a custom ERP: how to chooseERPNext, Odoo and a custom ERP compared on licence, upgrade cost and who controls your next change, plus a counted fit-gap test that settles the choice.
- Delivery & Process · 27 Jul 2026 · 6 minWho owns the ERP once it is liveWho owns an ERP after go-live: when hypercare should end, the three support models, how to handle change requests and how to keep adoption in year two.
- AI Engineering · 25 Jul 2026 · 6 minWhy enterprise AI agent projects get cancelledEnterprise AI agent projects stall on missing controls, not model quality: test set, cost ceiling, action allowlist, human lane and integration scope.
- Delivery & Process · 23 Jul 2026 · 5 minBig bang or phased rollout for a system replacementBig bang or phased rollout for an ERP or legacy replacement: a decision table, the cost of each, a four-step sequence and the stop test that settles it.
- Delivery & Process · 21 Jul 2026 · 6 minBuilding software for government tenders: GeM and GFRWhat GFR 2017, GeM, MeitY cloud guidelines and STQC testing require of a software supplier, and a pre-bid checklist that turns each rule into a document.
- AI Engineering · 19 Jul 2026 · 6 minAI governance for regulated Indian companiesWhich AI governance rules bind an Indian bank or NBFC and which only guide it: DPDP Act, RBI directions, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act.
- Delivery & Process · 17 Jul 2026 · 4 minODC, staff augmentation, BOT and GCC comparedFour ways to add engineers in India: staff augmentation, a dedicated team, an offshore delivery centre, or build-operate-transfer into your own GCC.
- Platform Strategy · 15 Jul 2026 · 5 minConnecting your ERP to the GST portalsWhere ERP links to the GST e-invoice and e-way bill portals fail: the IRN in the critical path, the 24-hour window, vehicle updates and reconciliation.
- AI Engineering · 14 Jul 2026 · 5 minEnterprise AI agents: where they earn their costWhere enterprise AI agents earn their cost, why pilots stall, and the five parts a production agent needs: tool limits, lanes, logs, tests, budgets.
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