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IDC FutureScape Figure
Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Intelligent ERP 2018 Top 10 Predictions
Executive Summary
IDC FutureScape Predictions
Summary of External Drivers
Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers
Prediction 1: By the End of 2021, Intelligent Killer Apps Will Account for 20% of Enterprise Application Purchases
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 2: By 2021, the Change and Impact Tracked from i-ERP Will Be a Critical KPI and Profitability Enhancer Measured by 15% of Global 2000 Businesses
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 3: By 2020, 60% of Organizations Adopting i-ERP Applications Will Fail to Fully Benefit from Their Intelligent Capabilities, Unless Data and Application Integration Are Addressed with an Enterprisewide Data Strategy
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 4: By 2020, 15% of Administrative Workforce Responsibilities Will Be Routinized to Eliminate Human Intervention Through AI, Seamless System and Services Integrations, and Automated Surrogates
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 5: By 2020, Driven by the Human Versus Machine Driver, 30% of Back-Office Transactional Processing Will Be Automated Within Many Functional Applications
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 6: By 2020, 60% of the Global 2000 Businesses Will Depend on Their i-ERP Systems for the Intelligent Core in Their Digital Platform and to Enable Them to Scale Their Participation in the Platform Economy
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 7: By 2019, 10% of Cloud-Enabled ERP Applications Will Incorporate Embedded Risk Capabilities to Ensure the Algorithmic Recommendations and Actions Are Compliant with Corporate and Statuary Policies
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 8: By 2018, the Potential Cost and Risk of Noncompliance with Licensing Terms, as Well as Effort Spent on Compliance, Will Increase the Cost of Maintaining On-Premises ERP by More Than 25%
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 9: By 2021, 25% of Enterprises Will Codevelop Custom Intelligent IP with Their Services and Technology Vendors
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 10: By 2021, 90% of New Packaged Enterprise Applications Will Have an Embedded Decision Architecture That Automatically Detects and Evaluates Conditions and Makes Decisions About How to Respond
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Advice for Technology Buyers
External Drivers: Detail
Accelerating DX — Technology-Centric Transformation Altering Business and Society
Pace of Change — Technology Capabilities Enable Sustainable Change at the Speed of Digital Business
Human Versus Machine — The Impact of AI and Automation
Sense, Compute, Actuate — The New Data-Centric Paradigm
Platform Disruption — Unleashing Digital Innovation's Power for Scale
The Future Workforce — Global Demand for Digital Talent
Innovation Impasse — Legacy Systems Constraining Transformation
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