Bring back Konqueror too while at it!

Edit: Apparently it still exists, it just isn’t the default on any mainstream distros anymore

Odoo actually. You more or less can’t use all the features, there’s too many. That doesn’t mean it’s the best ERP, it just tries to be a true generalist, which means it needs lots of customizations usually.

Yeah, the requirements should also be clear - or at least clear before any sort of implementation starts. Defining the requirements is a large part of what our consultants do and the more experienced ones know how to ask questions to get perspectives of people other than the “stars”. Takes months usually to get things to where us developers can get started on anything. We’ve built some hella cool shit for some customers but then you look at the git history and realize that it took the customer over a YEAR to go live. They must’ve easily invested six figures getting this ERP just right for their needs. Automatic imports from other software they use, lots of customizations, including some brand new in-erp apps. They’re loving it so far. But you don’t get this without considering a bunch of people’s needs.

It’s because you’re supposed to customize them, not use as-is. We’ve had a lot of happy customers. Some send us gifts! But for the first year or maybe even couple of years, you probably pay more to your partner for implementation, customizations and advice than to the ERP developer for licensing.

ERPs aren’t for every company, different ERPs work best for different companies and different partners themselves have their own specializations. The one I work through (used to work for, but now I have my own company and just contract for them), does small to medium sized production companies. Think 5-200 employees usually. The ERP we work with is meant to cover every imaginable use case - which is why it doesn’t have enough depth. We add a bunch of stuff that isn’t there OOTB, sometimes remove things in default modules, etc.

But first you NEED an ERP partner to make the most of it. At ours the CEO is also the biggest salesman. He’s not afraid to tell you if he doesn’t think it’s a good fit. A bad partner will still try to sell you and that’s going to end up in disappointment for everyone.

Must be OP trying to hide it, Toggl displayed it proudly. The author used to work for Toggl marketing and ask can be seen from this post, did an excellent job. He still has a webcomic, it’s just not marketing for Toggl anymore. Here it is

As for bias - it’s a time tracking tool, but I don’t think they actually shill for waterfall, I think it’s just poking fun at the agile methodologies.