IT GuidePoint

Your guide to independent erp selection success

Business Technology Assessment and Documentation

Starting discussions about new or existing Business Technology can be overwhelming. 

We offer your firm a consultative approach to help assess and document the following items:

  1. Business Application Ecosystem Documentation
  2. S.W.O.T Analysis
  3. Team Organization
  4. Tasks by employee or consultant by due date
  5. Draft Project Charter
  6. High-level Draft Request for Information (RFI)
  7. Weekly status reports that include all emails and documents created during that time period
  8. Turnover meeting for all documents and information

Intelligent ERP Planning - Process | Data | Productivity (PDP)

We utilize your business processes, master data, and reports to choose a business technology solution (ERP) that presents the best fit for your organization. This program converts business technology solution discussions to facts that enable your specific business to succeed, not a generic marketing pitch that highlights the vendors strengths. Our approach identifies gaps that lead to cost overruns and business technology solutions implementation failure. As a bonus, it also prepares your internal team for the rigors of implementation and the organizational discipline necessary to achieve success.

Process

We start the PDP by capturing and visualizing your end-to-end business processes with an eye towards improvement. We can focus on one mission critical area or document this in a comprehensive manner.






Data

Next, we focus on the information such as pricing, part numbers, etc. that "feeds" your business technology system. This data is commonly referred to as "master data," and it must be accurate to realize the true business benefit from your new or upgraded business technology solution. Lack of accurate master data is consistently listed as one of the top three reasons for business technology solution (ERP) failure.


Productivity

The last stage of the PDP plan is called productivity. This involves capturing all current and must-have reports/dashboards that you use to run your business. It also captures and highlights all the interfaces and forms (i.e. invoices, purchase orders, etc.) you will need to change in a new business technology (ERP) system. Forms and interfaces are listed as a top reason for business technology solution (ERP) failure.

Business Technology Solutions (ERP) Transformation Roadmap

Independent ERP Selection and Modernization

You have outgrown your current suite of fragmented business technology applications. Manual efforts and excel spreadsheets are common management tools. Your legacy business application systems create data silos, and getting accurate reports, managing pricing, and shipping is extremely difficult, if not impossible. Call us at (312) 515-9997 to discuss a business technology solution.

Independent ERP Rescue

Sometimes business technology solutions (ERP) implementations get off target. IT GuidePoint has the experience to get your implementation back on track. We start with a concentrated plan called Process | Data | Productivity (PDP) and then we create a prioritized list of corrective actions to gain control of the initiative. These action items are anchored to your goals, timeline, and budget.

We understand that business technology solution (ERP) failure can be stressful, so IT GuidePoint has a plan to get you back on track.