2015 ERP Writers' Awards: nominations announced

Nominations for the 2015 ERP Software Writers’ Awards have been announced. Over the past two weeks, we have been asking you - the ERP community - to nominate your favourite writers, articles and blogs. We have had a great response, with a variety of nominations across our four categories. So without further ado, here are this year’s nominations.

Nominations for Best Writer

The award for Best Writer recognizes the individual who has contributed the most valuable content to the ERP community this year.

Daniel Erickson - Process Pro
Example Work: Is your manufacturing operation intelligently using its data? BI can help

David McAughtrie - Unit4
Example Work: 3 Reasons Using Spreadsheets for Planning and Reporting Are a Drag on Your Business

David Olgivie - David Olgivie
Example Work: Avoid these 14 sins to dramatically improve your ERP project success

Frank Scavo - Strativa
Example Work: Beyond Deployment Options: SaaS as a Business Model

Brian Sommer - TechVentive
Example Work: Old ERP is dead, where is the New ERP?

Den Howlett - diginomica
Example Work: The New ERP will be CEO

Cindy Jutras - Mint Jutras
Example Work: Sage says ERP is dead. What (I think) they really mean is.

Mark Canes - Blue Link ERP
Example Work: ERP Implementation is only the Beginning…

Nominations for Best Article

The award for Best Article highlights the finest piece of written content covering the ERP market this year.

10 Often Forgotten ERP Implementation Faux Pas by Daniel Erickson

Self-driving systems will bring worker generations together by Thomas Staven

Which Comes First, New Business Processes or New Systems? by Frank Scavo

Old ERP is way past its “Best When Used By” date by Brian Sommer

The New ERP will be CEO by Den Howlett

Can Next Generation ERP Awaken The Force? (Not currently online) by Cindy Jutras

The Manufacturer and The Three ERPs by Bobby Rudder

Essential ERP Freedoms by Sharon Ward

Nominations for Best Independent Blog

The award for Best Independent Blog acknowledges the most interesting and insightful blog - blogs in this category must have no affiliation with ERP software products.

Strativa Blog (Frank Scavo)

diginomica (diginomica)

Enterprise Irregulars (Enterprise Irregulars)

Spectech-ular The Blog (Gene Hammons)

360° ERP Blog (Panorama Consulting)

Mint Jutras (Cindy Jutras)

Nominations for Best Vendor Blog

The award for Best Vendor Blog recognizes the most informative and insightful blog written by an ERP software vendor.

Process Pro Blog (Process Pro)

Unit4 Corporate Blog (Unit4)

abas ERP Blog (abas USA)

The Mark of Canes (Bluelink)

Deacom Blog (Deacom)

Godlan Blog (Godlan)

The IFS Blog (IFS)

Smarter ERP Blog (Syspro)

Sage ERP Blog (Sage)

K3 Syspro Blog (K3 Syspro)

Over the next week, our expert panel of judges will be selecting their winners from the shortlisted nominations. The winners in each category will be announced on Friday 18th December. Thank you to everyone who has put forward their nominations and good luck to all the nominees.