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Software
Selection
The Service
ERP.COM's
SoftSelect software selection service
is a tested process that provides clarity on:
 | What your company requires from new
manufacturing software
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| Specific software packages that should be
considered further
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| The value (ROI) of potential improvements
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| Ongoing support, strategies, and tools to
select a software solution rapidly |
Review of your processes and
development of your requirements profile is
conducted by experienced consultants.
Manufacturing and accounting functions are
emphasized, although other major functions also
are reviewed relative to their need to interface
with the core software solution. We consider
your business processes in the context of your
entire enterprise over a 3- to 5-year planning
horizon, and we focus on areas in which there
are larger improvement opportunities and/or
significant problems. This work sets the
critical foundation for selecting and
implementing a new package.
The Deliverables
From this core set of system
requirements, SoftSelect screens initial
software candidates and provides the Software
Selection Report and software tools to
facilitate detailed package reviews. This report
includes:
| Ten or more candidate
software packages with initial findings
highlighted to break out an initial
qualified short list. Client-specific
software research is included on engagements
for firms larger than $50MM.
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| If your current manufacturing software
is in the SoftSelect database, the Software
Selection Report will include
information about the latest version of
that package.
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| Detailed strategies on using SoftSelect
research for proceeding rapidly to select
and implement a system.
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| Dependant upon your package, we also
offer a copy of our software, which you
can use to manage your requirements
profile for submission to candidate
vendors and to develop demonstration
scripts and implementation specifications.
If you are focusing on industry-specific
software not listed in the SoftSelect
product database, you may work with the
SoftSelect team to conduct research on
these packages or begin the research on
your own. |
Improving
the Success of Your Project
| Peace of mind: Greatly reduced risk in
this complex and important work.
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| The SoftSelect process is tested, mature,
and objective.
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| Realize significant savings.
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| Custom requirements profiles, custom
reporting, and custom action plans that fit
your firm.
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| Vendors are more willing to negotiate with
informed buyers. |
Already down to a short list of
candidates ?
Consider the Software Selection Validation
Report:
Many companies discover our
service after they have begun the selection
process and have developed a short list of
candidates. We can help validate the
suitability of the choices compared with other
appropriately priced packages in our database.
This low-cost, low-impact deliverable can
provide the assurance that your current path
is valid or that it requires further
investigation. To check if the packages you
are considering are in our product database,
call us or visit our Web site.
Deliverable
Details
SoftSelect Research and Multi-location Service
Packages
Phase-1:
Requirement Investigation & Software
Selection Report / Research Package
| Pre-engagement company familiarization
| Develop a project plan, including dates
for the start and completion of each major
activity
| Establish project team; define areas of
responsibility and manage expectations
| Document the desired strategic and
tactical objectives to be achieved with the
system
| Guide the project team through a business
process analysis focusing on areas affected
by the proposed system, establish tangential
issues, and complete the core system's
functional specifications
| Preliminary review of other major
functional areas to determine if other IS
changes are necessary or should be reviewed
relative to the core systems being evaluated
| Research on up to 50 custom requirements
or drivers on the top 10-15 candidate
packages |
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The Results &
Deliverables:
Phase-1 is designed to reach a solid
understanding of your requirements, identify
objectively selected candidate packages, and
establish a straightforward plan to select a
package.
| The written deliverable:
Tier-1 Software Selection Report |
| The verbal deliverable: ERP.COM
consultant debriefing of the report
and research results |
Phase-2:
Evaluation of the Candidate Software Solutions
and Final Selection
Estimated after Phase-1 based
on company need and project complexity. Can
occur quickly with Phase-1 preparation.
Phase-3:
System Implementation
Estimated after Phase-2 based
on company need and project complexity.
SoftSelect
Basic and Extended Service Packages
Specific process depends on your
needs.
| The written deliverable: Software
Selection Report |
| "The
results are understandable and tangible.
It allows us to deliver these important
services, very cost effectively, to our
clients."
Loren Berry
Arkansas Mfg. Extension Network
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Contents
of the SoftSelect Software Selection Report
1. Executive Summary and Interpretation
Instructions
2. Software Candidate List #1: Candidates
based on your critical-, high- and
medium-weighted software requirements.
| Top 10 products filtered by a software
cost constraint based on your gross sales.
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| A detailed feature matrix (for
cost-constrained list). Compares top 10
products’ features to your standard and
custom requirements. |
3. Software Candidate List #2: Candidates
based on your critical-, high-, medium- and
low-weighted software requirements.
| Top 10 products with a software cost
constraint based on your gross sales.
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| A detailed feature matrix (for
cost-constrained list). Compares top 10
products’ features with your standard and
custom requirements. |
4. Software Vendor Information.
5. Executive Questions and Responses.
6. User Requirements Questions and Responses.
7. Additional Requirements Identified.
8. Unmet Requirement Diskette: Unmet High and
Medium requirements not met by the vendors
listed in the report.
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