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Vendor Landscape: Mid-Market ERP

New players are taking ERP from just transactions, to business actions.

  • ERP provides standardization and automation to resource and financial management. The mid-market systems provide structured data for better business decisions.
  • ERP implementation is difficult and the ROI on the application is unclear. Most organizations fail to standardize their processes and rely on costly customizations to match the ERP to the business needs.
  • The mid-market has a wide variety solutions that can support long-term growth and manage financial and business specific processes.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

  • The mid-market is being shaped by cloud vendors bringing role-based configuration and multi-site capabilities to the mid-market.
  • Data management still requires forethought and governance – this cannot be automated.
  • Vendors are building analytics into the ERP to reduce the need for separate analytics packages.

Impact and Result

  • Understand what’s new in the ERP market.
  • Evaluate ERP vendors and products for your enterprise needs.
  • Determine which products are most appropriate for particular use cases and scenarios.

Vendor Landscape: Mid-Market ERP Research & Tools

1. Evaluate the leading vendors of mid-market ERP solutions

Understand the market and available options.

2. Identify the mid-market ERP solutions that best fit the organization's needs

Develop a shortlist to speed the selection process.

3. Issue an RFP to the shortlist of vendors

Solicit responses from shortlisted vendors to find optimal enterprise fit

4. Review RFP winners

Ensure that selected proponents can deliver when it counts

New players are taking ERP from just transactions, to business actions.

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  • Call 1: Shortlist assistance and requirements

    Get off to a productive start: Discuss the market space and how vendors are evaluated. Decide which platform suits you best and narrow down the options based on customized requirements.

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    Interpret and act on RFP results: Review vendors’ RFPs and ensure the solution will meet your needs. Discuss average pricing of solutions and what can fit into your budget.

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Author

Christopher Wynder

Search Code: 52848
Last Revised: July 7, 2014

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