Protiviti’s ERP Selections professionals help organizations evaluate and select the best enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for their current and future business requirements.

The implementation of a new ERP system defines the foundation of how an organization executes and manages its business. Selecting and implementing ERP systems is complex and risky. In a recent survey of more than 1,300 organizations, 93 percent of ERP implementations took longer than expected and 65 percent were over budget. The definition of organizational and process scope, selection of software and an implementation partner, and the determination of hosting and ongoing support strategies together establish the framework for success in an ERP implementation project.

Selecting the ERP platform for tomorrow’s business is more than just a process of executing a standard methodology. It requires a team with knowledge of ERP systems and standard business process models that can rapidly envision future-state process models, effectively map this desired future state to any of the leading ERP platforms, guide management through a difficult decision, and define an implementation scope and plan that can be executed with confidence. Protiviti’s ERP Selections team has these skills as well as the proven tools and intellectual property to execute these initiatives.

Our ERP Selections services include these components:

1. A comprehensive set of intellectual property including: Best Practice Business Process Models for different industries; Functional and Technical Evaluation Criteria/Questionnaires; Vendor Assessment Scorecard; Solution Design Architecture Models; and a Total Cost of Ownership calculator.
2. Consistently executed selection methodology and approach that stimulate ERP providers to showcase the value of their solutions. 
3. Experienced and independent consultants, ensuring realistic and unbiased opinions and recommendations of ERP vendors and system integrators.