Just got a call where the person said he was looking for me, and when I identified that he'd reached me he hung up.

He was simply verifying my # - it was directly in response to the whitepaper I'd downloaded. Even got an email with his name & phone # on it - his name is Chris Booth & he's apparently a business analyst with CBP (compare business products.com).

Unfortunately for Chris & CBP, I will no longer download any of their white papers; I find the telephone # validation with no additional purpose to be an annoying waste of my time. The white paper was OK insofar as it went, properly identifying some of the key elements essential to a successful ERP implementation, but was rather light - I was hoping it would be a bit newer or more robust, shedding light on elements that I already knew re: ERP implementations or providing more than general observations that could be used to help further prepare clients for their ERP implementation. It was nothing new; just a decent general guideline not unlike the myriad of introductory documents you might find associated with any ERP system implementation guide.

I replied to his email with instructions to delete & remove my contact information.

- JB