ERP products and services
Start with the software, then line up the help. Every product links to the companies and people who work with it.
Most ERP projects need more than one of these. Timeframes are typical ranges, not quotes.
Selection and advisory
Typical: 2 to 10 weeksHelp choosing the right ERP and partner, building the business case, and writing a requirements list vendors can actually answer.
Implementation
Typical: 4 to 18 monthsConfiguring the system, moving your processes onto it, and getting people live. The biggest line in most ERP budgets.
Upgrades and cloud migration
Typical: 3 to 12 monthsMoving from EBS, PeopleSoft, JDE or SAP ECC to a newer release or to the cloud, without dragging every old customisation along.
Integration
Typical: Weeks per interfaceConnecting ERP to banks, payroll, CRM, e-commerce and tax engines, using APIs, iPaaS or file loads.
Data migration and cleansing
Typical: Runs through the projectGetting customers, suppliers, items and open balances out of the old system and into the new one, clean.
Testing and quality
Typical: OngoingTest scripts, automation and regression testing, including every quarterly cloud update.
Managed services and support
Typical: Monthly retainerA team that keeps the lights on after go-live: tickets, patches, small enhancements and monitoring.
Third-party support
Typical: Annual contractAn alternative to vendor support for stable systems, often at a much lower annual fee.
Security, audit and compliance
Typical: Project or ongoingSegregation of duties, access reviews, SOX controls, MFA and data masking.
Training and change management
Typical: Around go-liveHelping people actually use the new system: role-based training, guides and go-live support.
Staffing and contractors
Typical: Weeks to monthsExperienced functional and technical consultants for short engagements or backfill.
AI and automation
Typical: Weeks per use caseInvoice capture, approvals, RPA and AI assistants layered on top of the ERP you already have.