PA’s focus at every stage is on optimizing the business value of ERP systems. We help clients ensure that their ERP initiatives deliver early wins - sometimes even before the system is fully implemented.
Once the system is live, organizations need to work hard at harvesting the projected benefits. While 50% of companies hope that a new ERP system will streamline their business processes, only 5% actually do so, often as a result of failure to optimize value in the post-implementation period.
PA's skills in delivering optimum ERP value include: technical transition, where you phase out obsolete systems; workforce transition where you redeploy or shed staff whose roles are obsolete; and governance, where you improve your decision-making by using the data from the new system. Independent advisors such as PA, with no vested interest, can be helpful in driving these sometimes painful changes.
We can help right down to the level of detail that really affects ROI. For example, instead of ERP data cleansing, we recommend 'data hygiene' - an approach that fine-tunes your data generating processes, rather than correcting mistakes after they happen.
Then there is 'value mining': identifying how to dig more value out of your ERP investment, for example through tweaking system configuration, or training your people to use it better. PA can help organizations avoid having to buy additional solutions to close a post-implementation benefits gap.
