Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo

Why ERP Rollouts Fail: The Real Problem Is Sequencing Most ERP failures are not technology failures. Learn why sequencing organizational change before implementation is the key to successful ERP transformation. What a Failed ERP Rollout Taught Me About Sequencing Change Cutting Through the Hype to What Actually Matters in IT A project worth $180 million failed before the software was switched on. Not because the technology was wrong. Not because the vendor underperformed. It failed because the organization changed the systems before it changed the business. That lesson has stayed with me for nearly three decades of leading enterprise technology across industries and geographies. It is also the lesson I see organizations continue to ignore. Every few months another headline appears about an ERP implementation that runs over budget, misses deadlines, or quietly gets written off after consuming years of executive attention. The postmortem usually points to familiar culprits: poor project ...

The Courage to Become Different. Growth begins when we embrace better ideas. A reflection on wisdom, change, and the strength to rethink our perspective. Real wisdom is not found in always being right. It is found in remaining open to becoming better. The Power of a Changed Mind Every meaningful life is shaped by moments of reflection. "Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change." — Confucius Few ideas challenge the human ego more than the suggestion that we should change our minds. We often associate consistency with strength and changing our views with uncertainty. Yet life has a remarkable way of teaching us that growth depends on our willingness to rethink what we once believed. Every experience leaves us with new knowledge. Every success offers perspective. Every failure reveals something we could not have understood before. The question is not whether life changes us. The question is whether we are willing to let it. Certainty Can Become a Prison Holding firmly t...

Why I Killed Transformation Programs, And Saved Millions. After three decades leading enterprise IT, here's why killing the wrong transformation program can create more value than completing it. The Transformation Programs I Have Killed, And Why It Was the Right Call A CEO once asked me a question that changed the course of a nine-figure transformation. "Are we too far in to stop now?" My answer was immediate. "No. We're just early enough to avoid making a very expensive mistake." We shut the program down that week. Months of work stopped. Several consulting teams left. Budgets were reallocated. People questioned the decision. Eighteen months later, the company launched a completely different transformation. It was smaller, faster, tied directly to business priorities, and delivered measurable returns within the first year. Killing the first program was not a failure. It was one of the best transformation decisions we ever made. That experience wasn't un...

The View That Changes the Answer. Sometimes clarity comes from changing perspective rather than searching harder. A reflection on patience, nature, and wiser decisions. The truth we seek is often waiting on the other side of a different perspective. Looking Beyond the First View Not every answer reveals itself at first glance. "Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake." — Wallace Stevens When life becomes uncertain, our instinct is often to search harder for answers. We analyze, debate, and replay situations until our minds become exhausted. Yet some questions refuse to be solved through greater effort alone. They ask something different of us. They ask for distance, patience, and a willingness to look again. Nature has always offered this lesson. A lake appears different from every point along its shore. The water remains the same, but the reflection, the light, and the surrounding landscape constantly change. Life works much the same way. The circumstances may no...

Point Nemo: The Loneliest Place That Says the Most About Us. Point Nemo is the most remote place on Earth, yet its silent waters reveal a powerful story about curiosity, science, and human perspective. Every map has a place that feels almost unreal. For Earth, that place is Point Nemo. It sits deep in the South Pacific Ocean, farther from land than any other spot on the planet. No city lights reach it. No ships pass by each day. Even the nearest people are often astronauts flying overhead. That sounds like the start of a science fiction story. Yet Point Nemo is very real. Its silence tells a story that stretches far beyond the sea. A Dot Surrounded by Endless Blue Distance Becomes the Main Character Imagine standing on a beach and looking at the sea. Now imagine sailing for days without seeing another shore. Then keep going. That is the feeling Point Nemo creates. It lies almost 2,700 kilometers from the nearest islands, making it the most isolated place on Earth. The ocean around it f...