Helping you select the best ERP system for your business

The objective of this free seminar series is to provide ERP selection teams with practical, vendor-independent help which is directly relevant to SME companies. Topics include supplier selection, investment justification, RoI measurement, and implementation project management. Attendees of the last series have told us that they found them to be astonishingly free of sales talk, and full of excellent advice.  
                      Agenda

Past Seminars

Officers' Mess, Duxford

IBM, Warwick

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Attendee comment
"The ERP vendor’s forum was the catalyst that started the Hi-Technology Group on its journey to select a replacement system for our business. The event was well focused and saved time at the front end short listing potential suppliers. Good sound advice was offered in a supportive environment."

 9:30 to 9:45

9:45 to 10:20

10:20 to 10:55

10:55 to 11:20

11:20 to 11:55

11:55 to 12:30

12:30 to 1:00

 Welcome and Introduction  

 How to Select an ERP System 1 - business drivers, planning the process, choosing the team, analysing the needs, RFIs and ITTs (Howard Joseph, EVF)

Putting a Business Case Together - why change? - typical benefits, improved business performance, continual assessment, managing
return on investment (RoI) (Richard Hudson, EVF)

Discussions and coffee

How to Select an ERP System 2 - using consultants, setting the budget, shortlisting vendors, workshops, reference visits, final negotiations (Howard Joseph, EVF)

Implementing an ERP System - choosing a project manager, winning commitment, mapping processes, dealing with the data, managing the go-live, achieving the benefits (Richard Thomas, EVF)

Questions and Lunch