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ERP Software Selection Service

 

 

Our ERP software selection service is built and tuned from experience gained in over 1900 enterprise software projects. It includes a very effective ERP license cost control component. The offering is comprised of:

Methodology and Tools

There was continual learning and technique refining in our over 1900 projects since 1996. The more successful elements of this learning were systematically captured in methods and tools. Today these methods and tools enable us to work much more efficiently than we could without this structure. This means about 50% less consulting time is needed to achieve the necessary activities. This is not a cookie-cutter approach—as these methods and tools are adapted to a particular client’s project.

SoftSelect Project Team

For ERP selection projects, our consultant's key skill is deep experience in the business processes that ERP should support. Other necessary consultant attributes are: (1) ERP project and industry experience, (2) knowledge of modern ERP attributes and purpose, (3) complex project management skill, and (4) credibility and adaptability. With these skills our consultant can purposefully engage all participants from shop floor employees to executives. Since 1996, Engleman Associates, Inc.'s business model has been to collaborate with independent consultants—and this continues to today. The current core team has between 5 and 12 years of working together and is highly coordinated based on experience, trust, and common methods.

Business Software Research and Insight

SoftSelect maintains formal research and qualitative information on ERP and other business software types such as SCM, CRM, MES, WMS, and PLM. In day-to-day project work we interact with the ERP sellers (and other business software types) and this has been the main method to staying current with the relative strengths and weaknesses of these business software offerings. This information, plus client-specific screening factors, is what influences the software long list we recommend to a client. It is important to point out that our company has no financial relationship with any software vendor we monitor and recommend. Click here to review our ERP comparison database.

 

Insight on ERP vender acquisition activity.

 

 

For our clients, the key results of this ERP selection
assistance are:

• Project momentum easily maintained
• Effective use of your team's valuable capacity
• Favorable price and terms for ERP software—often 50% savings
• Deep confidence in the selection decision
• Improved readiness to implement
• Lowered risks and barriers to top-level ERP project success

It’s difficult to convey the strength of this ERP selection service via the written word. Therefore, we encourage you to participate in our webinar on ERP software selection. This webinar takes one hour and we strive to make this a productive use of your time as you will take away useful concepts and tips based on our experience in over 1900 projects. Sign up for our introductory webinar on ERP selection.

Enthusiastic Client References

We have many recent client project managers and executives that can back-up what we say about the SoftSelect ERP selection service.

 

"SoftSelect was a great partner throughout the process of choosing an ERP solution."

Nate White, COO, Provocraft