Oracle ACE · ERP & cloud transformation
Practical thinking for ERP programmes that have to land.
Field notes from two decades leading IT and transformation, on requirements, risk, roles and getting Oracle ERP safely into the cloud.
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Latest article
Using Oracle AI Success Navigator to build the requirements catalogue for the procurement of a new Finance system- part 1
Read article →: Using Oracle AI Success Navigator to build the requirements catalogue for the procurement of a new Finance system- part 1If you are a ‘problem solver’ like me then you may have come across a game called Geoguessr. The principle is very simple, which its that you get…
IT leadership at
Sage UK
Balfour Beatty
Sunderland City Council
Norfolk County Council
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Northumbria University
What I write about
Four themes that decide whether an ERP programme delivers its business case.
Requirements
Building complete MoSCoW catalogues, and using AI to get there faster.
Risk
The avoidable threats to timeline, scope, quality and resources.
Roles & delivery
Who does what on a programme, mapped to SFIA, and how to stay on top of it.
AI in ERP
Hands-on tests of Oracle Cloud Success Navigator and what it saves.
Recent articles
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What Implementing an Oracle ERP System Teaches Us About Problem Solving?
Implementing an Oracle ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system is no small feat. It demands meticulous planning, cross-departmental collaboration, and the ability to navigate complex…
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What are the common risks of moving your ERP system to Oracle cloud?
70% of ERP projects fail; 25% of them fail catastrophically (L. Clark, The Register 2025). Those figures are alarming enough but it gets worse…
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What can be learnt from ERP implementation projects that can help you with your Oracle journey to the cloud?
Background One of the benefits of working in Higher Education is that you are surrounded by academics who are always looking for data to…
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Who does what on an Oracle Project?
This article is for you if… ..you manage technology and are involved in a project or programme and you are afraid to ask ‘who…
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Welcome to your first Oracle project
This article is for you if you are about to start working on your first Oracle project as a contractor I’ve been running technology…
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What is an Oracle Managed Service Provider and, more importantly, why do you need one?
Are you part of an Oracle project to move HR, finance, payroll, procurement or customer experience to the cloud? If so, then this article…
About
Steve Leggetter
Steve has led IT at Sage UK, Balfour Beatty, Sunderland City Council, Norfolk County Council, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Northumbria University, and directed transformation programmes at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals and Durham University.
He is an Oracle ACE, an Associate Lecturer in Business Systems at Northumbria University and a trustee of a multi-academy trust.
Planning an ERP move or business case?
Interim leadership, programme assurance and requirements work.