For Independent ERP Consultants
License the IP That Advances Your Competitiveness
The Consulting Landscape Has Changed
Most consulting firms sell hours. They sell experience and relationships, but limited proprietary intellectual property. Some frameworks and methods may exist, but nothing systematic that reflects modern AI leverage.
AI is accelerating this disadvantage. Buyers increasingly expect consultants to work faster and deliver deeper analysis based on AI techniques. Hourly billing is under pressure. The AI transition imperative is brutal for traditional consulting models. Most will not make the transition.
The solution: Stop competing on estimates based on billable hours, and instead use our AI-driven methodology to propel your offering to modern expectations. Consulting hours are reduced, however money is made by you and EAI when the AI-driven IP is used on a client project.
No upfront fees or financial risk
IP fee is embedded in your project pricing and shared with you — you only pay when you win work.
Win projects you couldn't before
Compete against large firms with AI-powered methodology that delivers faster, deeper results — at competitive pricing.
What was valuable is now transformational
AI accelerators cover the full ERP advisory lifecycle — strategy, selection, commercial terms, implementer search, and implementation readiness.
Our Model: IP Licensing for Independent Consultants
Since our founding, we've licensed our ERP advisory methodology to independent consultants. It started humbly with candidate functional and technical requirements and insight on current market ERP. Now it's a comprehensive AI-driven advisory services framework that covers the life cycle of ERP systems — AI support carefully designed based on decades of experience with ERP sellers and ERP projects.
What was valuable then is transformational now — AI-integrated processes that enable:
Client-Specific Critical Business Topics Developed
AI-configured per client (size, industry, geography, priorities)
References library of about 1,500 candidate topics, industry influencers, and more
Generates customized critical 20% business topics that drives all planning
Hours of client time vs. weeks of workshops with traditional approaches
Quantified ERP Selection Scoring
Weighted factors across functionality, cost, terms, tools, hosting, support, and implementer quality
Transparent methodology
Calculated analysis based on broad appropriate inputs, not opinions
ERP Access Commercial Terms Protection
~50 contract objectives systematically evaluated
AI scans seller documents
Corrective language provided (three levels)
Iterative negotiation until buyer protected or vendor rejected
Implementer Search & Scoring
AI conducts comprehensive implementer search for ERP in which choices exist
10 weighted factors (size match, industry match, ERP depth, proximity, modern thinking, etc.)
Performance score (0-100%) for each candidate implementer
Top-scoring candidates move to direct ERP evaluation
Enterprise Discovery Management
Client-controlled collaboration platform
All client discovery organized and implementation-ready
Modern search and knowledge management
No proprietary lock-in (client owns and controls everything)
AI-Managed Procedures
Complete methodology for ERP Strategy, Selection, and Pre-Implementation Readiness
End-to-end customization for clients
Helps prevent critical steps from being missed
Consistent depth regardless of project complexity
Significantly faster project execution—with better results
How It Works: Your Projects, Our IP, Supported Implementation
Our AI-driven IP is licensed when your project is sold with our IP fee embedded. No up-front fees or financial risk for consultant partners. The IP fee is usually about 1/3 the total client project fee and that is shared—typically 1/3 to the consulting partner.
You maintain
Client relationships
Project execution
Client communications
Final deliverables
We provide
Expanded credibility in the sales process
AI-driven methods and tools (per-project basis)
Project support as you deploy the IP
The result
Premium pricing justified
Win new projects more readily—even against large firms
Deliver valuable service faster, with less stress
Analysis depth previously not possible with normal methods
Next Steps
We're selective about consulting partners. The methodology is sophisticated. Proper deployment requires:
ERP advisory experience (we're not training beginners)
Commitment to buyer advocacy (not vendor accommodation)
Willingness to learn AI-integrated processes
Professional integrity and client-first orientation
If this describes you:
Initial conversation
We discuss your practice, typical clients, experience level
Methodology overview
We show you the IP, answer questions, explain licensing model
Sample project
You see the tools in action on actual client scenario
Partnership decision
If mutual fit, we establish licensing agreement
ERP Selection – Leupold & Stevens
Long term ERP license costs were initially very difficult to calculate. Working with EAI-SoftSelect we were able to insist on a predicable ERP license fee approach and achieve much lower initial and ongoing license fee costs.
ERP Selection – Cornell Pump
Negotiating ERP costs is complicated and the ERP software vendors take advantage of the buyer’s lack of experience. EAI-SoftSelect’s experience and influence helped us level the playing field. We clearly saved money and lowered our long term risk.
ERP Selection – Provo Craft
EAI-SoftSelect was a great partner throughout the process of choosing an ERP solution. They helped us control the terms throughout the ERP buying process, and we achieved impressive results in reduced ERP license fees.
Having an experienced partner like EAI-SoftSelect, helped us negotiate for the products we need and set our expectations for the process of implementing these solutions.
