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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Strategy Services
Our consultants have expertise in implementing and providing quality assurance for ERP systems.
We have assisted our clients in establishing effective program management offices to guide and
control ERP implementation and deployment. The team also has experience in performing IT
performance assessments, developing actionable IT strategies and architecture plans, and
improving overall IT performance.
We team with our clients to develop the ERP strategy based on their goals and business
requirements, and educate their team in the process. We feel that this is important so our clients
can take ownership for the recommendations, and are capable of making continual adjustments to
the strategy as changing business needs demand. We stress that the strategy is not just a
report, but a process that positively impacts how IT delivers value to the business.
Deliverables:
Standard
Our service offering delivers the following results:
Our Consultants will deliver detailed report that includes the above deliverables and present
the findings to our client's management.
Optional
In addition to the strategy deliverables listed above, we can also assist our clients in
helping to implement the approved initiatives.
Target Audience:
CIO, COO, CFO
IT executives and Sr Management who are responsible for IT strategy and core applications
like ERP system across the enterprise. This strategy will allow them to be assured that their
IT investments yield the expected benefits. It will also improve alignment between the IT
function and the business.
Exhibit A - ERP Success Factors
Exhibit B - Program Management Components
• A definition of IT alignment with the business - we help define business imperatives and
•.the IT imperatives that support them.
• An assessment of the IT environment related to application development, production
•..support, and project management processes. We review people, process, and.technology
•. to provide a comprehensive view of the IT function and its capabilities. The assessment
•. will also review how prepared the client is to support the critical success factors (see
•. Exhibit A for a sample success factors for ERP implementation).
• Education on ERP systems and key components required for effective program ERP
•. implementation (see Exhibit B).
• Template RFI's for evaluating product offerings.
• A clearly defined strategy that guides future IT investment.
• An architecture plan for key IT architecture components that achieves the improvement
•.opportunities, as prioritized by the client, including:
- Application architecture - how the new ERP system best integrates into the existing
..and planned application portfolio and support the improved business process design
- Data architecture -the impact of the ERP system on the company's data
..architecture that is required to support the application and business requirements
- Technology architecture - the development and production technologies required to
...support the new ERP system; this includes review of hosting options
ERP systems have provided a foundation for improved management of critical company resources.
Although many companies have implemented an ERP system, few have reaped the full potential of
their ERP investments. Many early ERP implementations were not successful, i.e., exceeded budget
by 200-300%, did not deliver the intended results, etc. This is due to a number of factors that we
address in our ERP strategy service.
Our offering will give clients who are planning on, or in the process of implementing an ERP system
valuable guidelines and critical success factors for delivering a quality ERP system on-time, within
budget, and achieving desired goals and benefits. Our goal is to assist our client in learning from
mistakes of the early adopters and doing it right the first time.
Description:
The ERP Strategy offering provides an assessment and analysis of your current IT environment and
project management processes that will provide:
• An evaluation of your IT environment, capabilities, and project execution history
• A framework of components required for successful ERP execution
• A strategy and roadmap for achieving benefits from your ERP system
• A prioritized set of actions/initiatives required to implement the ERP strategy; each key
•..initiative will have a business case that defines high level costs and benefits
• An execution roadmap that outlines resource requirements and timeline to achieve the
•..agreed to benefits
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Strategy
ITPMG Services