An Oklahoma-based market leader in the manufacturing and distribution of trenching equipment was running all key business functions on custom developed mainframe applications that were no longer addressing business needs or opportunities for planned future growth. In order to position the business for efficient future expansion, we deployed a Business System Software Selection initiative in order to renew all major business functions and to select an appropriate ERP software vendor.

• A detailed understanding of the current state process environment, developed by preparing “As-is Process Maps” for high-priority business functions and Business Process Overviews for medium- and low-priority business operations
• "Brown Paper” mapping sessions
• Clear, validated process maps and current state documentation
• Clearly defined business gaps and opportunities
• A summary of current state findings and a process improvement hypotheses
• High-level future state process maps to drive the development of business/system requirements — utilized to finalize a short list of vendor candidates
  • Summary of validated business requirements
  • High-level “to-be” process maps
  • Vendor short-list
• Scripted vendor demonstrations based on business/system requirements 
• Vendor scripts
• Vendor scorecards
• Vendor demonstration days (including a summary of final scores for presentation to the management team)

Our Business Systems Software Selection process allowed the client to quickly identify and select the right software vendor to meet the majority of its current and planned business needs.

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