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It's unlikely that your overall ERP landscape will comprise a single, integrated ERP package these days. 

The availability of best-of-breed on-premise and SaaS solutions, and advanced integration technologies means that modern ERP solutions tend to be assembled rather than simply implemented.  But the range of ERP packages available make this a daunting task.

Worse, the people who are selling ERP solutions to you are hungry commercial organisations, meaning it can be easy to buy into their sales and marketing hype and be taken for a ride.

You need to take expert council from independent experts who don't have a vested interest in which solutions you choose. Plus, you need help identifying which ERP solutions provide the right fit for your business as it stands today, and as you transform in the future.

 You get impartial advice on which vendors to approach, including advice on whether to adopt a package-led or integrator-led approach.

 You get support briefing vendors, creating high quality RFP and tender assets, support during demos to ensure the right questions are asked, and support during vendor assessment, scoring, validation and contracting.

Selecting an ERP integrator who can implement your chosen technology is one thing. But you need to choose a partner with a strong cultural fit who can guide you through the complexities of an ERP programme, and help deliver the business change required to ensure that the technology sticks.

You need support identifying the right partner for your technology stack, industry challenges, and operating regions.

You also need to ensure that scope, remits, assumptions and deliverables are crystal clear to avoid hidden costs, finger-pointing and project over-run.

 You get impartial and experience-led advice in selecting and engaging the right Systems Integrators, including support creating high quality RFP and tender assets.

 You get support during the selection process, including review and scoring of responses, participation in presentations (aka orals) and guidance during commercial and legal contract negotiation.

If your ERP solution is a native cloud package, you're lucky - you only have integration to worry about.

However, it's likely that some of you ERP footprint will either run on-premise, or will require some form of cloud hosting service from one of the hyperscalers.

You'll need to think carefully about the pros and cons of each, and whether to purchase direct or via another route (i.e. SAP RISE).  You'll also have to think about setup, monitoring and ongoing maintenance.

Much like selecting your ERP package, the decisions you make around your cloud hosting services can be complex, and will require trade-offs of cost, risk and agility.

A move to the cloud will also require detailed planning alongside your ERP implementation or migration timeline.

 You get independent consulting on selection, commercials, architecture and migration to cloud hosting options

ERP licences can be complex - whether you're buying new licenses or extending the use of an existing ERP solution, there are many pitfalls.

License metrics can be difficult to unravel and relate back to practical business scenarios, meaning that you can easily mis-translate what you need vs. what you commit to commercially.

Expert advice during the licensing process can save considerable sums of money which could otherwise be deployed elsewhere.

 You get independent license advice for you selected solutions on which licenses to purchase, when and in what quantities.

 You can also access independent SAP consultancy on Indirect Access, Digital Passport and RISE, in addition to pragmatic advice on 3rd party support options such as Rimini Street.