by Mike Stallmann | Apr 21, 2026 | ERP, Uncategorized
There’s a pattern I’ve seen play out in a lot of places. You take the time to organize something that’s gotten out of control. A garage, a workspace, even a set of processes. Everything has a place. There’s structure. It works. You step back and think, “Wow, I’m so...
by Mike Stallmann | Mar 24, 2026 | ERP, Uncategorized
A few years ago, I sat in on an ERP project meeting about three months after the implementation had already started. The business team had chosen the platform. The partner had begun configuration. The timeline looked aggressive but achievable. Then someone asked a...
by Mike Stallmann | Feb 24, 2026 | ERP, Uncategorized
A few years ago, I watched a community theater production where, oddly enough, everyone had agreed in advance that “the stage would take care of itself.” No one was assigned to lights. No one owned sound. No one was responsible for set changes. The director assumed...
by Mike Stallmann | Feb 10, 2026 | ERP, Uncategorized
One of my colleagues at Oztera is a Project Manager and an exceptional gardener. She also happens to maintain over 1,000 succulents, all thriving and blooming beautifully. Watching her work has given me the clearest analogy I know for AI-driven performance tuning in...
by Mike Stallmann | Dec 17, 2025 | ERP, Uncategorized
When my sons were young, I shared the joys of hiking with them, and those early mornings on the trail now feel like the perfect metaphor for how organizations begin working with AI in Accounts Receivable. I remember their small hands gripping mine as we stepped onto...
by Mike Stallmann | Nov 19, 2025 | ERP, Uncategorized
Before we dive into AI in purchasing, let me start with a story about baseball. When I taught my boys to play baseball, I stood behind them in the backyard, showing them how to square up to the plate, track the ball, and time their swing. There were plenty of missed...
