The document discusses top trends in enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiatives for 2011. Key trends included companies performing more thorough ROI analyses before approving ERP projects given financial belt-tightening. Companies were also increasingly managing project risks and delaying or breaking up large implementations. When projects were implemented, companies focused on areas most important to their specific business and accepted packaged systems when customization wasn't a priority. Cloud computing and software as a service models were growing in popularity for ERP systems. Security of internet-accessed systems was a concern addressed through digital certificates. ERP systems were also integrating more functions beyond back-office operations.