ERP Life Cycle Management
Enterprises invest heavily in information technology, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software applications and other automation solutions. Many a times, they are not able to reap the expected benefits out of these investments for various reasons. With our deep experience in information technology and business systems across varied industries, we deliver a complete suite of ERP Lifecycle Management consulting services, as listed below.
- Business Process Study
- ERP Selection Consultancy
- ERP Implementation Advisory
- ERP Post Implementation Reviews
We can take up any of these modules as a separate engagement as well.
Business Process Study
- A detailed study on the core operational processes of the organisation
- Study of the accounting system and its integration with operational systems
- Study of the gaps in the existing software environment
- Study of the existing control framework
- Identification of pain areas and weak control areas
- Recommendations on the right enterprise systems and processes keeping in mind scalability and cultural fit
ERP Selection Consultancy
- Identifying the automation needs of the organisation in relation to its important business functions
- Identification of a list of ERP packages that could prima-facie fit the needs of the organisation
- Studying the features and commercial terms of those ERP packages
- Recommending the most suitable one
- Selection of the right partner for implementation
- Finalise the commercial terms with software vendor as well as the implementation partner.
ERP Implementation Advisory
- Making the Implementation Consultants understand the current and proposed business processes
- Recommendations on reengineering of business processes in alignment with the chosen Software
- Review of the Core Process Analysis documents
- Review of “To be document” that will be submitted by the implementation consultants
- Recommendation on control configurations and master configurations
- Recommendations on User Role configurations and access control management
- Recommendations and review of customisations
- Review of the implementation plan
- Facilitation for a smooth implementation and change management
- Milestone reviews and escalation of exceptions
- Facilitation of user training programs that would be conducted by the Implementation consultants
- Recommendations on data processing infrastructure, data centres and connectivity
ERP Post Implementation Reviews
We conduct recurring periodical reviews:
- To ensure whether implementation objectives are met
- To ensure whether the software configurations meet current needs
- To ensure Whether changed business process needs are met by the ERP
- To assess user awareness and usability gaps
- To recommend on changes in existing ERP set up and newer versions
- To recommend on additional modules and products to address expanded business needs
- To suggest integration strategies for add on products
- To bring in better work flow management
- To re-engineer or optimize business processes
Such Post implementation reviews can be taken up every two years to reap full benefits out of the ERP investment.
