Select an ERP Implementation Partner
Unlock the potential of your ERP portfolio by choosing the right implementation partner.
RETIRED CONTENT
Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.Failure to engage the right implementation partner can result in:
- Critical knowledge gaps
- Poor organizational change management
- A project that goes over budget and/or schedule
Finding the right implementation partner can result in:
- An engaged organization
- Quantifiable delivery of value to the organization
- On-time and on-budget delivery of the ERP
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Onsite Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn’t enough, we offer low-cost onsite delivery of our Project Workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a road map in place to complete your project successfully.
Module 1: Identify Organizational Strategic Needs
The Purpose
- Review the critical success factors that are of strategic importance. Evaluating the gaps in your organization's capabilities enables you to choose a partner that can properly support you in your project.
Key Benefits Achieved
- ERP strategy model defined
- Strategic needs identified
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| 1.1 | Review the business context. |
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| 1.2 | Build your ERP strategy model. |
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| 1.3 | Assess your strategic needs. |
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Module 2: Review Your Tactical, Commodity, and Operational Needs
The Purpose
- Review the critical success factors that are of tactical, commodity, and operational importance. Evaluating the gaps in your organization's capabilities enables you to choose a partner that can properly support you in your project.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Tactical, commodity, and operational needs identified
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Assess your tactical needs. |
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| 2.2 | Assess your commodity needs. |
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| 2.3 | Assess your operational needs. |
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Module 3: Build Your RFx
The Purpose
- Review your RFx and build an initial list of vendor/implementors to reach out to. Finally, build your evaluation checklist to rate the incoming responses.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Draft RFI or RFP
- Target vendor list
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Decide on an RFI or RFP. |
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| 3.2 | Complete the RFx with the needs analysis. |
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| 3.3 | Build a list of targeted vendors |
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Module 4: Evaluate Vendors
The Purpose
- Build a scoring template for use in vendor evaluation to ensure consistent comparison criteria are used.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A consistent and efficient evaluation process
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| 4.1 | Assign weightings to the evaluation criteria. |
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| 4.2 | Run a vendor evaluation simulation to validate the process. |
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