1. ERP Strategy and System Selection

1. We are an unbiased, independent agent who can take your organization through a high quality selection process … so that your company can make its best, data-based, documented decision.
2. We are software agnostic and unaffiliated with any ERP vendor; our only leaning is toward business effectiveness, not toward any software solution

2. Executive Education for ERP selection and implementation

1. We provide need-to-know education for your executives and senior managers … sobering real-world education on what they can expect and how they will need to lead an ERP implementation
2. We can provide individual ERP role prescriptions for your executive team to maximize your company’s implementation … we even provide “scripts” that your executive team should use to give proper leadership to the ERP initiative

3. ERP Program Management

1. We are intimately familiar with the “many moving parts” of a successful ERP implementation and can help you set-up an effective Program Management structure … an effective “third generation” structure derived from implementation best practices
2. We can train your people or supply you with experienced Program Managers who can move your implementation along until you are properly staffed internal leadership

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4. Setting up ERP Program Governance

1. We can ensure your ERP implementation has the proper leadership and governance structure … and we know the difference between A Steering Committee and an Executive responsible for implementation and use of the ERP
2. We help you develop both directional and conflict resolution processes so that your implementation can make all possible speed with a minimum of personal impact

5. Getting Your Business Ready for the ERP

1. While the ERP vendor and your Systems Integrator gets the ERP READY FOR YOUR COMPANY, we get your COMPANY READY FOR THE ERP
2. We ensure that your WORK PROCESSES and your PEOPLE are ready to “Go to Work at Go Live”

6. Business Optimization of your ERP

1. We work with your organization to realize the business benefits that were your targets from the beginning
2. We know that max benefits do not come from system implementation … but from hard work after go live to leverage the functionalities of the system to do your business better

How We Can Work Together

Holland & Davis is very flexible in the way we work with clients. We've outlined several kinds of engagements that might meet your needs for support of an ERP implementation.

1. Initial Conversation – Holland & Davis is readily available to engage in a one to two hour phone conference to talk through your company’s situation, what you might do about that situation, and how Holland & Davis could be of assistance.
   
   
2. Webinar on Implementation of Enterprise Solutions – We offer an introductory webinar with an overview of ERP Implementation, what the issues are, and what kinds of solutions are being used as best practices. We then answer your questions in real time. Have as many in your room as you want… it's OK with us. We will have to talk about the length and purposes of the webinar to make sure we have met your needs.
   
   
3. Implementation Assessment – Holland and Davis is willing to travel to your location, use some of our structured tools, make an ERP implementation assessment, develop some high level recommended actions … and then present the work to you for your consideration. One big twist... we would recommend that you appoint two or three of your employees to work side-by-side with us and to take an active role in the assessment, development of recommendations, and play a leadership role in the summary presentation.  
   
   
4. Peer Review of Your ERP Implementation – We are available to take a look at any of your specific ERP implementation initiatives and give a value-added opinion about what is working and what might be done to add strength and acceleration to your initiative.  What initiatives might we add value to? … peer review of work process training or of your User Acceptance Testing plan. Again, one big twist, we would recommend that you appoint two or three of your employees to work side-by-side with us and to take an active role in the assessment, development of recommendations, and play a leadership role in the summary presentation.  
   
   
5. Leadership / Participation in Your ERP Implementation – We can play a role in your ongoing ERP implementation projects, adding leadership, methodologies, tools and/or project personnel. We only have mature players… with 20+ years of business experience, knowledge of our methodologies, and cool heads.  Or we can just work with you during the scoping and planning of your culture project … just let us know what meets your needs best.

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To engage in an initial conversation about your ERP Implementation needs, please email Mark Kotter at mkotter@hdinc.com. I am confident we will learn something from you and hopefully you will learn from us too!

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