SELECTION
No one doubts the benefits enterprise applications can bring to a business. Today's applications for enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management and supply chain management help unify operations, improve process efficiency, facilitate better decision making and managerial control, support worldwide growth – and much more.

But choosing an enterprise application that's right for your business isn't easy. For example, should you choose SAP, Oracle, Lawson, Infor, Syspro or an application suite from a different independent software vendor (ISV) as your ERP platform? Broad functionality does not necessarily mean a good fit – a missing feature or poor support for a critical business process can translate into a bad mismatch. Also, every company has its own ways of doing business, as well as specialized processes that are industry specific or shaped by its product line.

The simple fact is that some enterprise applications do some things better than others. In addition, there are intangible issues such as business model, corporate culture and management style that can, and should, impact your selection.

In short, the wrong choice of an enterprise application can expose you to possible business risks and higher total cost of ownership. Which is why seeking assistance from "the outside" makes good sense.



Our goal: measurable
business value
Our goal: measurable business value
BT Select ERP Selection Services is specially designed to help medium-size businesses navigate through the selection quagmire using an objective and flexible benefits-driven approach. In particular,

• BT Partners industry and subject matter experts will leverage their extensive knowledge of best practices and ERP solutions to help you define a set of enterprise application requirements aligned with your business goals and capabilities. We will also help you gain consensus from the various constituencies within your organization on the best way to operate from a process and systems perspective.
  
  
• We will tailor our approach to meet your specific needs and business circumstances — from taking a limited role as a strategic advisor, to providing a proof of concept focused on a particular ERP package, to performing a multi-vendor evaluation and readiness assessment. We can also help you build a "case for change" that provides the cost savings and benefits you expect to deliver, and a benefits realization plan that becomes part of your implementation.
  
  
• Because we are vendor independent, we will facilitate unbiased decision-making that is not influenced by a vendor's sales efforts.

BT Partners BT Select ERP Selection Services is more than a traditional detailed evaluation process. At the end of the engagement, you'll know how you should operate and what benefits are attainable. What's more, the best practices and process decisions you make during the package selection process will drive a more efficient implementation.