Software Evaluation
TSI helps companies select the Financial, ERP, CRM, SCM, PLM and other software packages that are the best fit for current and future needs. Due to the complexities of these projects and the risks of selecting the wrong package, clients look to us to provide expertise in this critical evaluation.
TSI is unique among consulting firms in that we are completely objective with the evaluation. This is rare in the consulting industry, but TSI specializes in these projects and:
- Has no financial arrangements with any software vendor
- Does not have a consulting practice built on implementing specific packages
This independence allows us to be software agnostic in our engagements and as a result, our only bias is toward our clients and their unique business requirements.
We help companies succeed in software evaluation projects by guiding them to understand the following:
- What is truly unique about the organization including the business model, current and future requirements?
- To enable the projected growth and future changes, what packages should be considered and which should not?
- What should your processes be, and how can the software package capabilities be used as an enabler?
- What do you want to achieve as a result of implementing new software?
TSI’s components of the selection phase are presented below:
In addition to our experience in knowing which vendors to include based on your current and future requirements, TSI adds significant value by:
- Providing "boilerplate" or starting point lists of requirements
- Rapidly defining and reviewing your current and future requirements so your requirements are reflective of your destiny, not your past
- Filtering vendors and packages so they do not consume valuable time and resources in the evaluation process
- Helping as much or as little as needed, depending on the resources you have