ERP Advice

Independent, objective, experienced, innovative, and current.

Client Advisory Services - from EAI-SoftSelect

Providing effective ERP advice requires years of experience in the enterprise business systems environment, where consultants must understand both the strategic and operational details of clients' financial and business processes. Our experienced team meets these high standards. Additionally, our client service methodology is grounded in over 1,000 ERP projects since 1996, with a consistent focus on putting our clients' interests first and addressing them comprehensively.

We stay at the forefront of new technologies, understanding the potential benefits and risks of innovations such as AI and digital transformation, which are increasingly influencing clients' business application decisions. Our key service offerings include:

Enterprise Business Application Strategy

Many factors should influence decisions to improve or retire existing ERP, yet most remain undetected or poorly understood. Discover how to identify them here.

ERP Evaluation and Selection

We offer a comprehensive, objective ERP selection service that is both efficient and tailored to meet each client’s unique needs. Controlling ERP access costs is one of our core competencies.  Learn more here.

ERP Implementation Control

ERP implementations are challenging, and results are often diluted. Learn how buyers can significantly enhance project control and achieve better outcomes here.

 

We invite you to schedule a call here so we may hear about your enterprise business system improvement objectives and concerns.
And as you like, discuss a configuration of our knowledge and capacity to help you reach your important objectives.
Mark Engleman - Engleman Associates, Inc. (EAI).

Leverage the Wisdom of

1000+ Projects

Potential ERP Cost Savings

60% or More

Formal Methods/Tools Lower Fees

20% to 40%

Industries Served
The required functionality and list of potential ERP solutions are influenced by a company’s manufacturing type. EAI-SoftSelect has established expertise and client references across the broad manufacturing and distribution sectors.  See the list of manufacturing / distribution industries we serve here.  Additionally, our methods and skill are used effectively in other company types.

Business Applications Supported
Enterprise business application goals and challenges for companies extend beyond ERP alone. Other applications can influence ERP configuration and functionality requirements, just as ERP can impact the use and integration of other business systems. EAI-SoftSelect brings extensive experience with core applications, including ERP, PLM, e-Commerce, CRM, HR, and MES, along with exposure to numerous specialized applications tailored for specific business needs.

Consulting Standards
EAI-SoftSelect consulting standards are the foundation of our client services, ensuring quality, integrity, and strategic focus. Our guiding principles include:

  • Commitment to Excellence: We strive to deliver advisory services that reflect industry best practices. By staying informed of emerging strategies and tools, we continuously enhance our methodologies and project resources, which now comprise over 245,000 words of refined insights.
  • Strategic Awareness: ERP projects are influenced by numerous strategic factors. We work to identify these elements, assess their impact, and integrate them into the project framework to ensure they remain central throughout.
  • Objectivity: We maintain an independent stance, free from ties to ERP vendors or implementation partners, to avoid conflicts of interest. Our sole priority is achieving the best possible outcomes for our clients.
  • Clear Communication: We are committed to providing transparent, unbiased guidance. Even when our advice challenges popular technology trends or external interests, we prioritize clarity and the client’s best interests.
  • Experienced Advisors: Executing these standards requires consultants with deep expertise and professional maturity. We are dedicated to offering seasoned advisors who embody these qualities.

Client Successes

Talking to a few clients of a consulting firm is a key way to vet them and build confidence on a decision to engage.

EAI-SoftSelect has many reference depending on the advisory services you seek and your industry. More on client success are here.

Resources and Insight

From years of experience our company offers many insights on successfully conducting ERP and other business application projects.

Key items are shown to the right with many more available in the Resources/Insight pull down menu at the top of this page. 

Enterprise Resource Planning software is complex--as are the ERP system cost models of many ERP vendors. This complexity and the inexperience of buyers has led to an industry culture that is not favorable at all for unprepared ERP buyers. The SoftSelect ERP cost control techniques are aggressive in the ERP buyer's interests. ERP Software Cost Control: Learn details on how to control the ERP buying process—and in turn reduce ERP system costs and gain control. >>>

erp risks ERP Implementation Risks Control: Time-tested knowledge to greatly lower ERP implementation risks, control ERP implementation costs, and achieve top-level results. >>>

cloud erpERP In the Cloud:  Cut through the hype and misinformation. This paper presents the reality and options available to cloud ERP buyers. >>>

Schedule a call so we may hear your enterprise business system improvement objectives and concerns.
And as you like, discuss a configuration of our knowledge and capacity to help you reach the valuable objectives.