Your Trusted Partner
ERP Adoption
Success by adoption. We engage with you to lead and assist in continuously changing the ERP landscape to enable your business to achieve more.
Our Story.
United by vision, driven by experience - the story of ERP Guardians.
In 2015, two consultants met during a global ERP rollout for the Fortune 500 company. From their very first conversations, it was clear they shared the same vision for better implementation experiences and effective system adoption.
Over the next eight years, they pursued different paths in different directions, but the vision they shared remained unchanged. In 2023, recognizing the intricate challenges organizations encounter with ERP systems and the practical expertise required for successful adoption, they established ERP Guardians. This initiative was founded on a deep understanding of the experience supporting ERP project and internal customer teams.
ERP Adoption That Works
We aspire to be the reliable partner companies trust for effective and practical ERP adoption, guiding them through the complexities to deliver organisational results and maximise on the investments in technology.
Application functionality and business needs alignment
Team upskilling
Change management
ERP and enterprise application landscape alignment
Align ERP with Business Goals
Helping organisations to utilise ERP systems in a way that supports real work, clear processes, and sustainable growth.
What Drives Us
Commitment
We are committed to be a valuable partner dedicated to your long-term success.
Innovation
We are dedicated to ensure our clients remain competitive and well-equipped for tomorrow's challenges.
Partnership
We deliver exceptional solutions that drive success and long-term growth.
Our Expertise
Why Success by Adoption?
Implementing an ERP system is more than a technical upgrade. It is a strategic decision that affects every part of the organization. Success depends on aligning the system with both: long-term goals and daily operations.
As ERP becomes a part of business routines, the organization must adapt. This includes evolving roles, adjusting workflows, and refining how decisions are made across departments, both during the initial rollout and in the long-term.
ERP should be treated as an environment, that grows together with the business. With the right approach, companies can continuously refine their ERP environment to improve efficiency, support innovation, and stay competitive.
Strategic Alignment
Ensuring your ERP system is a powerful engine that not only drives your long-term strategic goals but also seamlessly supports your daily operational needs.
Application Adaptation
To make the most of your new ERP system, let's work together to govern short- and long-term challenges at each step of the implementation and post implementation live cycle of the application. This will enable people and systems to deliver towards organisational goals.
Effective application adoption empowers the organization and its people to achieve short- and long-term organizational objectives.
Our Services
To ensure sustainable growth and adaptability, we provide tailored services for the efficient adoption, optimization, and governance of your ERP systems. Our comprehensive approach includes technology assessments, continuous improvement, and structured governance.
Technology Assessment
We will comprehensively evaluate your tech stack to ensure a solid foundation of the current application landscape and future ERP expansion by:
- Analysing new and deprecated Microsoft features to leverage advancements and avoid potential issues.
- Defining a robust implementation (and product governance) and solution architecture tailored to your growth.
- Establishing clear management strategies for environments, delivery, and configuration for efficiency and control.
Continuous Improvement
Our continuous improvement approach focuses on reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and ensuring alignment with your objectives through:
- A structured Plan-Execute-Evaluate-Act (PEEA) cycle for systematic improvement.
- Proactive identification of technologies that can support and accelerate business and organisational improvement initiatives.
- A commitment to restarting the improvement cycle based on data and feedback-driven insights for ongoing optimization.
Governance Framework
To ensure a structured and successful ERP adoption, we will implement a clear governance framework encompassing:
- Defining comprehensive policies, proactively managing risks, and establishing robust reporting mechanisms.
- Enabling the appropriate technology through well-defined service catalogues and careful scope management.
- Clearly assigning roles and responsibilities to ensure accountability and efficient decision-making.
Challenges in ERP Adoption
While ERP systems offer significant benefits like integrated processes, increased efficiency, and growth support, their adoption frequently presents challenges that can hinder progress, limit scalability, or disrupt daily operations. Key challenges to consider include:
Engagement and Upskilling Business Users
Lack of engagement and insufficient upskilling can lead to underutilization of the application, errors and demotivation.
Resistance to Change
Employees may resist changes due to fear of the unknown, perceived loss of control, or increased workload.
Lack of Efficient Communication
Ineffective communication among project teams, business users, and stakeholders can lead to misunderstandings, delays, misalignment of expectations and increased costs.
Continuously Changing Technology and Its Complexity
Failure to adapt to new technologies or manage their complexity can lead to missed opportunities to effectively achieve organisational objectives.
Continuously Changing Business Needs
An ERP system implemented based on current needs may become misaligned over time. Establishing processes for ongoing review and adaptation of the ERP system to meet these evolving business needs is crucial for long-term value.
Lack of Adoption Framework for Pre and Post Implementation Phases
A lack of a structured framework can lead to a chaotic implementation and underutilization of the application after go-live.
Challenging Enterprise Application Landscape and Its Governance
Poor governance can lead to data silos, integration issues, increased complexity and increased costs.
Lack of Fact-Based and Measurable Decisions
A lack of a data-driven decision-making process can lead to inferior choices regarding configuration, customization, and resource allocation, ultimately impacting the success of the project and the return on investment.
Employing the right strategy and engaging the right partner makes success highly attainable. Our expertise is dedicated to facilitating a seamless transition, optimizing operational efficiency, and delivering a solution that scales with your evolving business needs.
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