Cambrianscape

Make your biggest technology investments deliver.

Independent executive oversight and advice for CEOs, CFOs and boards. ERP projects that land, strategies that get executed, and AI that pays its way.Former CEO, JCurve Solutions (ASX:JCS) and PayGlobal · SingaporeBook a 30-minute conversation

Is this you?

Your ERP project is in trouble. It’s late, over budget or stalled, and you’re no longer sure what you’re being told.A major system change is about to start, or is under way. The board wants someone senior and independent watching the implementer, the budget and the risks.The strategy is clear, but execution keeps slipping. Priorities compete, decisions stall, and the operating model hasn’t kept up with the business.You’re under pressure to “do something with AI”. You want practical results, not experiments, and you need your systems and data ready for it.

How I help

I work with a small number of clients at a time and lead every engagement personally.

ERP and major technology programmes

ERP Health Check. A two-to-three-week independent review of scope, budget, vendor, data, people and governance. It ends with a clear answer for the board: will it deliver, what will it really cost, and what needs to change.Executive Oversight. A few days a month for the life of the project. Your senior, independent representative: challenging the implementer, controlling change requests and reporting to the board.Recovery Leadership. Interim programme director to reset the plan, the contract and the team when a project is in trouble.Selection Oversight. An independent selection process, led by your business needs rather than the best demo.

Strategy, execution and AI

Operating Model and Execution Review. Structure, decision rights, performance metrics and management cadence, so the strategy actually gets delivered.AI Adoption Roadmap. Where AI and automation will improve margin in your business, what your systems and data need first, and a prioritised plan.Board and CEO Advisory. An experienced, independent voice on growth, acquisitions, transformation and technology risk.

Fully independent

I take no commissions, referral fees or reseller margins from software vendors or implementers. My only client is you.

Why work with me

I’ve sat on every side of the table. I’ve been the client, delivering major systems at British Airways, Hutchison 3G and House of Travel. I’ve been the software vendor, as CTO, COO and then CEO of PayGlobal, the HR and payroll software company sold to MYOB. And I’ve run the implementer, as CEO of JCurve Solutions (ASX:JCS), an Oracle NetSuite partner across Asia Pacific.I’ve turned strategy into results. As CEO of JCurve from 2015 to 2023, I returned the business to profitability, integrated three acquisitions across South-East Asia and grew its market value tenfold.About me. Stephen (Seb) Canning. More than 30 years in enterprise software and business transformation across the UK, New Zealand, Australia and South-East Asia. MA in Natural Sciences (Physics), Trinity College, Oxford. Based in Singapore.

Six warning signs

Signs your ERP project needs an independent review:1. The go-live date has moved more than once.
2. Change requests are arriving faster than features are being delivered.
3. Status reports are green, but the business users are unhappy.
4. Data migration is “nearly there”, and has been for weeks.
5. The implementer’s senior people have quietly left the project.
6. Nobody can say with confidence what the final cost will be.If two or more sound familiar, let’s talk.

Contact

Book a 30-minute conversation about your ERP project, strategy or AI plans. Confidential, and no obligation.Or email:

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