Beyond Finance and HR: The Growing Role of Engineering in ERP Strategy

In this clip from our ongoing conversation about ERP transformations, we dive into how the focus of ERP deployments is shifting in 2025. Traditionally, ERP implementations were heavily centered around finance and HR because those functions had clear standards, professional organizations, and well-documented processes. Finance had accounting principles like GAAP, and HR had defined professional frameworks, making these departments natural starting points for ERP adoption.

However, asset management and engineering functions historically lagged behind. Physical assets vary greatly between industries and facilities, which made standardization harder and data management more complex. As a result, maintenance and engineering often experienced "implementation fatigue" during ERP rollouts, finding themselves sidelined when budgets tightened. Today, that is starting to change.

We explore how the rise of professional organizations, global standards like ISO for asset management, and platforms like ReliabilityWeb are driving better practices. Plus, the explosion of AI, predictive maintenance, and real-time analytics is putting engineering and asset management at the center of modern ERP strategies. Companies are realizing that managing physical assets effectively is crucial to adding business value, especially in manufacturing, logistics, and heavy industries.

If you want a broader perspective on where ERP deployments are heading and how departments beyond finance are shaping the future, be sure to check out the full ERP discussion already live on the channel. There, we cover ERP selection, transformation strategies, pitfalls to avoid, and the expanding role of technology and business alignment.

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