ERP Software and Technology Selection Services

A proven approach to compare, evaluate, and select the right technology vendors and service partners.

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ERP Selection

A feature-function checklist is the wrong way to select ERP software.

Finding the right-fitting software and service partners demands a delicate balance of often conflicting decision criteria. We match clients to the right ERP software by clearly defining objectives, developing a tailored due diligence plan, and evaluating software and service offerings against the 8 Dimensions of Vendor Fit.

A feature-function checklist is the wrong way to select ERP software.

Finding the right-fitting software and service partners demands a delicate balance of often conflicting decision criteria. We match clients to the right ERP software by clearly defining objectives, developing a tailored due diligence plan, and evaluating software and service offerings against the 8 Dimensions of Vendor Fit.

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ERP Software Listing

Benefit from a detailed report thoughtfully customized to your specific needs. Listed inside the report are vendors and software sourced from our research and hands-on expertise with more than 140 different systems. Applicable vendors and software are charted on a client-specific Right-Fit Quadrant. The report includes a vendor-by-vendor discussion and analysis against the 8 Dimensions of Vendor Fit.

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ERP Selection Management

We help our clients develop and execute an evaluation plan appropriate to their informational, cost, and scheduling needs. The tools and methods are designed to ensure that our clients perform well-rounded due diligence of the 8 Dimensions of Vendor Fit, including: functionality, technology, user experience, cost, supportability, software development roadmap, vendor viability / partnership, and implementation.

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ERP Implementation Scoping

Our ‘scope first, negotiate contracts later’ approach brings our clients three important benefits. First, it allows the vendors to precisely scope the software needs for contractual pricing purposes. Second, it provides a mechanism to scope the implementation work effort, and subsequently the service agreements. Finally, it gives our clients an opportunity to assess the service team’s fit and capabilities before making any contractual commitments.

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ERP Contract Negotiations

Establish a contractual platform to lower total cost of ownership, drive predictably scalable solutions, incent successful implementation, and protect your legal interests. Managed by our legal and business advisory team, we offer the full gamut of contract negotiations services, including: negotiations strategy, pricing benchmarks, lead negotiator, risk analysis, and drafting.

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Proven Methodologies

Pemeco’s academically rigorous proprietary methodologies are used and respected globally. Our business assessment and selection methodology became the standard curriculum of an upper-level systems analysis and design course at Canada’s #1 ranked MBA school. Our implementation management methodology, Milestone Deliverables, is published and used in more than 40 countries to successfully implement and rescue implementations of all shapes and sizes. The key to our methodologies is to break large, complex projects into small, measurable deliverables that indicate whether the project is on-track to achieving defined business value.

Case studies

SAP vs. Waste Management: A $500M ERP Implementation Failure

Earlier this month, Waste Management (WM) upped the ante in its lawsuit against SAP to $500 million. The root of WM’s claim is that it was allegedly deceived and defrauded by SAP during the ERP selection and implementation phases.

SAP vs. Waste Management: A $500M ERP Implementation Failure

Marin County v. Deloitte: Learn from this ERP Implementation Failure to Drive Success

ERP implementation failure is a pretty easy topic to write about – fresh material is delivered to my door almost daily. Consider, for example, the California County of Marin’s recent $30 million lawsuit against Deloitte Consulting LLP. In that case, Marin County hired Deloitte to implement an SAP ERP system. Marin spent $18.6 million on system and implementation costs. For all of that money, what did it get? A malfunctioning system, administrative lock-ups and headaches.

Marin County v. Deloitte: Learn from this ERP Implementation Failure to Drive Success

A Case Study on Hershey’s ERP Implementation Failure: The Importance of Testing and Scheduling

Imagine waking up one day to find out that your company's supply chain has ground to a halt, making it impossible to fulfill $100 million worth of orders. For Hershey's confectionary manufacturing and distribution operations, this nightmare came true in 1999. Read this case study on Hershey's ERP implementation failure. Learn about the importance of ERP system testing and project scheduling.

A Case Study on Hershey’s ERP Implementation Failure: The Importance of Testing and Scheduling

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Experienced in 140 technology solutions

As a vendor-neutral consulting firm, Pemeco has helped clients evaluate, implement, and optimize more than 140 different technology systems –  many of them ERP – without bias. Our clients leverage the breadth and depth of our experience to craft best practices, spot pitfalls, and develop acceptable workarounds. The deep industry connections we have forged over four decades mean we can always build the right team for your implementation project

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Let’s discuss your ERP and technology selection project. Our experts are standing by to help you plan your projects, select your partners, and structure your contracts.

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