ERP Consulting

Our Expertise

Application life cycle management

No matter where you’re at in the enterprise application life cycle, we take a holistic approach, examining your specific needs, existing capabilities, and organizational maturity. We’ll bring independence and objectivity to the process, applying our proven methodologies to develop an application strategy that will align your goals, minimize risk, and drive growth.

Our enterprise application experience spans enterprise resource planning (ERP), financial consolidation and corporate performance management (CPM), human capital management (HCM), customer relationship management (CRM), student information systems (SIS), customer information systems (CIS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and more. Beyond the alphabet soup of enterprise applications, we also have technical expertise in several complimentary domains,  including cybersecurity, data analytics, cloud infrastructure, internal controls, robotic process automation, and more. We’ll help you determine what’s the right scope and focus of your journey and roadmap the entire project from start to finish, providing practical, transparent guidance throughout the process.

ERP is the foundation upon which other technology initiatives are built

For many organizations, the initiation of an ERP gap assessment or selection is the first occasion for leadership to critically review the entirety of their processes through the lenses of effectiveness, efficiency, standardization, and alignment with strategic goals. For others, it may represent the opportunity to revisit that exercise through the context of evolving technology capabilities or significant changes in processes or priorities as the organization has evolved. Our consultants understand the importance of this technology as a cornerstone to helping you build an effective, sustainable application strategy to unite your technology with your people and processes.

You’ll receive practical, industry-focused expertise

Our experience goes beyond knowing the systems. Many of our consultants have previously worked within the industries they serve and have deep knowledge of industry nuances and best practices for aligning technology with operations in manufacturing, government, education, healthcare, construction, and more. The proper alignment of people and process with technology is the most critical driver of organizations realizing the return on their enterprise technology investments.

Services that flex and scale to your needs

We’ve worked with hundreds of organizations, both domestic and abroad, across a range of organizational sizes and budgetary capabilities. Whether it’s a needs assessment, RFP issuance, contract review, due diligence, chart of accounts design, cloud integration — our team can adapt our resourcing plan to meet your needs and jump in at any point in the application life cycle. From agile, experienced consultants with years of experience leading complex end-to-end selection through implementation projects, to experts that can dive deep into specific project activities (e.g., process mapping, testing, data integration), there’s no aspect of your plan that we can’t support when you need it.

Here’s how:

Assessments and roadmaps

Our assessment and planning capabilities will help you identify which system will meet your unique organizational requirements and how overall timing goals, dependencies, resources, and the technology ecosystem may influence your approach. We’ll address your needs holistically and help you define and perform the due diligence required to navigate the best path forward.

Comprehensive software selection
With so many options available and continuous change in the marketplace, it’s challenging to know which solution or platform approach is right for you. Our selection consultants help you develop and execute an appropriate procurement strategy to quickly identify requirements, narrow the list of best-fit solutions, facilitate an effective evaluation process, and provide practical insights to help you during your final vendor selection and contracting.
Implementation advisory

We’ll help you get the most out of your application investments with strong project and change management process recommendations, support you in establishing focused and independent project governance, and facilitate robust testing and technical training, key to user adoption. We’ll help you emphasize the nuances of your operations and specific functional requirements during your design and configuration to reduce risk and increase your return on investment. Our knowledge of market trends, business issues, and best practices can provide a smoother and more seamless path to achieving your goals.

Optimization and continuous improvement
Our experienced ERP consultants can help you ensure you’re getting the most out of your system through thoughtful, practical improvement services. Whether you’re looking to modernize your underperforming current platform with new capabilities like AI and automation or optimize your processes to take full advantage of the data and resources on hand, we’ll provide you with the tools and strategies you need to capitalize on your potential. We have experience with all the leading ERP platforms and have helped many organizations optimize functionality and get the most out of their investment.
Platform extensibility and maintenance support
We offer a range of support services to complement what your primary software vendor provides to extend the valuable life of your business application investments. Whether it’s enhanced business analytics, cybersecurity, managed IT, or cloud migration — we can help you align all aspects of your organization and ensure you’re getting the most out of your applications now and in the future.
Systems implementation recovery
Enterprise technology implementations are not easy and often get stalled or go live while still falling short of expectations. Have you recently implemented an ERP system only to find that it isn’t fulfilling your functional requirements, or you’re not realizing its full potential? We provide specialized project recovery services for those enterprise projects or implementation partner relationships that need to get back on track.

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Client Experience

An objective, strategic technology partner

Our experts don’t offer prepackaged solutions for predetermined problems. We take the time to listen, understand, and become attuned to the needs of your entire organization. We develop custom approaches agnostic to any specific solution designed to have a positive, lasting resolution for your needs and goals.

Craig Zampa, who recently led our firm’s migration to the Workday platform, knows how crucial this is: “Our enterprise application consultants are focused on your unique needs instead of generating revenue based on an existing software sales relationship. Our objectivity ensures our team is providing practical, solution-oriented advice that will align your organization and help you and your team move forward with confidence and precision.” 

Our clients say

We chose Plante Moran for our ERP selection based on the value they offer, their expertise, and positive references. Since then, we’ve very much enjoyed our working relationship. Their staff were thorough in their analysis of our current-state ERP and provided quality future-state ERP options. The marketplace awareness demonstrations they conducted were extremely useful and offered insights into the software advances that had been made since our last implementation. From the preliminary interviews to the selection of our new ERP vendor, they have proven capable of meeting all desired outcomes. Their extensive previous experience in ERP selections helped us reach a consensus on our selection based on data and analytics.

Plante Moran’s team is friendly, has a high level of expertise, and is easy to work with. If you’re looking for a knowledgeable, data-driven consultant for your ERP selection, look no further than Plante Moran.

Aaron Kuhn
Revenue Services Director, City of Battle Creek

Our district has experienced exponential growth over the past decade. As a result, our ERP solution no longer met our needs, and we knew that replacing our legacy technology would be a big project.

Plante Moran helped us find a scalable solution to support our current and future needs. They took the time to fully understand our requirements so that we could clearly envision our desired future state. In addition to their K-12 experience and knowledge of the marketplace — which were invaluable — they brought their project management acumen to keep us on track, meet all milestones, and anticipate potential stumbling blocks. They managed vendor relationships and advocated for our interests to ensure a successful outcome, so that we could extract the most value from our new system.

We appreciated the team’s expertise, professionalism, and partnership and highly recommend Plante Moran.

Donna Eurek
MIS Executive Director, Prosper ISD

We hired Plante Moran to perform an ERP assessment to develop a list of detailed requirements for a replacement system. They listened to our needs, shared valuable industry insights, helped us prioritize issues, and provided recommendations on improvements to make when implementing the new system. They brought in experts to share best practices on governance, chart of accounts redesign, and business processes optimization.

We then engaged them to help with the selection process. With in-depth knowledge of the ERP marketplace, and an objective viewpoint of the pros and cons of each solution, they helped us evaluate the options and find a solution to fit our unique needs.

We view Plante Moran as a trusted partner and have used them as a sounding board to help us with change management as we worked through the process. They’re very professional, collaborative, and they communicate complex concepts in a relatable way. Our team and our county administration enjoys working with them, and we have the comfort of knowing they’ve helped set us on a path for a successful implementation.

Cory Kampf
CFO, Anoka County, MN

FT Precision engaged Plante Moran to assist with implementation of a new ERP software, Plex. One of the main reasons we partnered with Plante Moran was their bilingual capabilities. Being a Japanese-English company, it was very important to have smooth communication with our executives and our people on the shop floor, especially when our workforce was not technically savvy. Their ERP specialists came in and worked side by side with our staff to achieve a quick implementation, while establishing best practices moving forward. Plante Moran and Plex have made our jobs easier and more efficient, by helping FT Precision collect real-time data which has increased our decision making capabilities and made us much more flexible as a company.

Kent Baxter
IT Assistant Manager, FT Precision

We’ve partnered with Plante Moran for years, and it’s truly been a pleasure. We’ve experienced a level of trust and openness that can’t be replicated. Their team’s professionalism and dedication kept our project on course. They played a significant role in guiding us through the various stages, from process mapping to facilitating demos and coordination with our project manager. Their understanding of the marketplace and key vendors fostered an easy working relationship to achieve our objectives.

I’d recommend Plante Moran to those seeking similar services due to their level of knowledge, commitment, and collaboration.

Erik Dial
Deputy Director of Utility Finance & Customer Service, City of Greeley, Colorado

After going through the acquisition process, we realized there was a great need for an ERP assessment, selection, implementation, and project management. Our interaction with the Plante Moran team, summarized in one word, would be nothing short of professional. They deliver every time, always meet or exceed expectations, and are always available to provide resources – we have been absolutely thrilled. They had no problem interacting at any level of the company, and were able to provide a calm and respective approach that kept the project moving in the right direction. We chose Plante Moran for their broad set of skills and expertise, and their ability to complement our staff who were personally invested in all aspects of the project. Plante Moran was the perfect fit for us because they operate as a large firm with a small firm attitude.

John Welch
CFO, All Tile Inc.