ERP Project Recovery Consulting

Unfortunately, not all enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects proceed as planned; in fact, studies show that 50-75% of ERP projects fail or fall short of meeting stakeholder expectations.

Project failures can result from poor planning, gaps in organizational change management, creep in project scope, lack of team alignment and a myriad of other problems. PCG's expert knowledge of tools such as Microsoft Dynamics, SAP and JD Edwards combined with our management strategies will help you mitigate these pitfalls and ensure a successful project.

What are the Critical Success Factors?

Wherever your company is along the enterprise resource planning journey, PCG can help. With almost 20 years’ experience managing implementations of all sizes, we will apply our extensive knowledge base and lessons learned to help recover your initiative.

PCG understands a successful ERP implementation is more than just a technical solution. Our approach considers people, process, and technology while other software vendors and system integrators focus primarily on the technology.

Clear communications, for both internal stakeholders and external vendors, are critical to the success of the project. This includes communication channels at all levels – sponsors, owners, team members, and end-users. Well-defined implementation roadmaps and accurate leadership dashboards are key elements for continuous alignment across the stakeholders. PCG applies a holistic approach to ensure our 30 critical success factors are properly covered:

Guiding Coalition
Governance Structure(s)
Organizational Change Management
Scope Boundaries
Program Roadmap(s)
Stakeholder Dashboard(s)
Roles and Responsibilities
Team Dynamics
WBS Coverage
Timelines/Confidence Levels
Financials/Confidence Levels
Communication Plan
Change Control Procedures
Risk/Assumption/Issue/Decision Mgmt.
Architecture Framework
ERP Functional Requirements
Non-Functional Requirements
Industry ERP Best Practices
Process Inventories
OOB Software/Functional Alignment
Business Process Alignment
Business Process Change Procedures
Workflow Automation
Configuration vs. Customization
Data Governance/Stewardship
Data Mapping
Data Conversion/Transformation
Data Quality and Cleaning
Data Migrations
Permanent/Temporary Interfaces

HOW CAN PCG HELP?

Assessment and Recommendation
Program Model and Planning Reset
Program Execution

Contact PCG today at 1.800.731.7153 to discuss your ERP Recovery needs and objectives and to schedule your complimentary discovery session.

Assessment and Recommendation (2-4 week duration):

PCG will review the goals, strategies, and scope of your initiative while working with leadership and key stakeholders to determine the state and health of the “critical success factors”. We perform a gap analysis including actionable recommendations and areas for quick wins.

Scope – Review or capture the overall goals of the initiative. Validate strategies and scope such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Materials Requirements Management (MRP), Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP2), and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
Analysis – Define the current-state and perform a gap analysis across the “critical success factors” through observation, interviews, and work-sessions. Consolidate results for evaluation and recommendation.
Recommendation – For each gap identified define actionable recommendations. Provide an improvement roadmap and dashboard to track progress across the mutually agreed recommendations.

Program Model and Planning Reset (4-8 week duration):

While helping to ensure continued progress under your current program model, PCG will create an effective and efficient program structure tailored to your organization. We also work with your business and technical stakeholders to review and revise your current program plans and “critical success factor” strategies where necessary. We work to transform your program into a highly functional delivery team.

Define – Define an overall program model that supports the scope, complexity, and size of the initiative. Create a program structure with clear roles & responsibilities. Develop or revise the communication plan and control processes where applicable.
Plan – Develop or revise program planning artifacts including scope, timelines, and financials. Ensure strategies are defined for each of the 30 critical success factors.
Transform – Transition team into the new program model. Execute a stakeholder alignment campaign to solidify the changes and create transparency.

Program Execution (duration is implementation dependent)

Our best-in-class team members are dedicated to delivering world-class results in a fast and cost-effective manner. PCG will utilize our 20 years of experience to help ensure program success.