What is ERP consulting?
ERP consulting is an advisory service that helps businesses achieve strategic objectives through the use of ERP technology. Specific initiatives often include:
- Consulting on whether the current ERP system is still a good fit.
- Scoping, planning, and implementing a new ERP system.
- Scoping, planning, and implementing configuration changes in the existing ERP system.
- Integrating ERP with other technologies like EDI, CRM, and so on.
Why choose an ERP system?
Every organization needs a backend system that serves as “one true truth” for their business data. An ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution solves this problem.
ERPs are powerful, highly configurable systems that can cover every aspect of your business:
- Financial data
- Customer data
- Product data
- Orders and shipments
- Supply chain processes
- Internal operational processes
- And much more
While separate solutions exist to cover many of these things, an ERP brings all your data together under one roof. This makes it possible to maintain a clean data environment, where it’s easy to find one true answer to any question about your business.
While modern ERP systems are incredibly powerful, some organizations choose to use specialized third-party systems to cover some functions. For example, a highly sales-focused organization might use a separate CRM (customer relationship management) solution to empower their reps to sell better. Ideally, this separate CRM solution should integrate fully with the company’s ERP for a clean, trustworthy data landscape. The same is true of WMS (warehouse management), SCM (supply chain management), and other specialized backend systems.
What are the benefits of ERP consulting services?
ERP consulting services help organizations select, implement, optimize, and support enterprise resource planning systems so they align with business goals, scale effectively, and deliver measurable value. By combining technical expertise with process and change-management knowledge, ERP consultants reduce implementation risk, accelerate time to value, and ensure the ERP platform supports operational efficiency and informed decision-making.
Key benefits of ERP consulting services
- Expert system selection: Objective guidance to choose the ERP platform that best fits business requirements, industry needs, and growth plans.
- Faster, lower-risk implementations: Proven methodologies that minimize delays, cost overruns, and operational disruption.
- Process optimization: Mapping and improving business processes to reduce inefficiencies before and during ERP deployment.
- Customization and integration: Configuring the ERP to fit real-world workflows and integrating it with existing systems and data sources.
- Improved data accuracy and visibility: Establishing consistent data models and reporting for better insights and decision-making.
- Change management and user adoption: Training and adoption support to help teams effectively use the system from day one.
- Scalability and future readiness: Designing the ERP environment to support growth, acquisitions, and new capabilities over time.
- Ongoing optimization and support: Continuous improvement services that ensure the ERP evolves with the business rather than becoming a constraint.
What should I look for in an ERP consulting company?
Look for a consultancy that meets your needs in five essential ways:
- The right experience, expertise, capabilities, and services as it relates to your chosen ERP solution.
- Has a strong foundation in data integration.
- Has a strong foundation in EDI solutions (if you use EDI).
- Has a strong foundation in cybersecurity.
- Acts like a true partner (easy to work with).
All five components are critical. An ERP consultancy can be experts in your technology stack, but if they’re a real pain to work with, the relationship may cause more headaches than it’s worth.
On the other hand, a partner could be great to work with—but if they don’t have deep expertise in your technology stack, then things still aren’t working.
In terms of finding a provider who acts as a true partner, look for these characteristics:
- Capable of implementing your new cloud strategy or turning things over to your team
- Approachable, professional, and empathetic
- Has a “can-do”attitude
Here at Corsica Technologies, we’ve got it all covered. From comprehensive capabilities to a “can-do” company culture, we’re making life easier for the people we serve. Contact us today, and let’s explore the next step in your ERP journey.
Does Corsica Technologies offer ERP implementation and support, or just consulting?
We are implementors and expert ERP technicians as well as seasoned consultants. If you work with us for a consulting engagement, our team is happy to implement, or we can turn things over to your team, whatever works best for you. At the end of the day, we’re here to see you succeed.
How can I integrate EDI with existing ERP systems?
Integrating your EDI system to your ERP system is a critical step in establishing smooth, automated workflows for EDI processing. However, keep in mind that an EDI integration is not a “set it and forget it” solution. It will need regular preventative maintenance and occasional break/fix support to keep it running smoothly.
That said, here’s what it takes to integrate EDI to an ERP system.
- A functional map of all EDI document types and their fields, both sent and received, and how they should be mapped within your ERP system.
- An understanding of your options for supporting your EDI-ERP integration.
- Integration specialists who know your EDI system, your ERP system, and how to build and maintain a great integration.
An experienced ERP and EDI consultancy can help you answer questions, align with an expert integration team, and integrate EDI with your ERP system.
How should we approach ERP migration?
An ERP migration is one of the most complex undertakings in the technology world. The right approach will look different for every organization, which is one of the biggest reasons to get outside consulting for an ERP migration. Broadly speaking, here are the principles that we advocate with our cloud migration clients.
- Get a full understanding of your current ERP configuration.
- Get a full understanding of your current operational processes. What’s working? What should be adjusted as you migrate to a new ERP?
- How many functions can you keep inside the ERP rather than integrating to additional systems?
- Take stock of your EDI needs, if any, both today and in the future. How will you get EDI data to and from your ERP?
- Understand best practices in your industry. Are your processes aligned with them? If not, is there a compelling reason for doing things in a non-standard way? What benefits could you gain by aligning with best practices and out-of-the-box ERP functionality?
These questions are just the beginning. Contact us today to learn more about ERP migrations.
How is Corsica Technologies different from other ERP consulting companies?
Great question!
Two things set us apart:
- We bring together business strategy and ERP expertise under one roof for a truly holistic approach.
- Our data integration team covers every major technology commonly used by businesses today.
In other words, we’re a true one-stop shop for all things strategy, technology, and data integration. From consulting to implementation and support, we’ve got you covered. Our team is composed of career experts in :
- Business strategy
- Business transformation
- AI
- IT infrastructure
- Hardware (including HaaS)
- VoIP
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud systems
- Data integration
- EDI
- ERP
- CRM
We already have an ERP team. Can you work alongside us?
Absolutely! Our ERP consultants aren’t here to disrupt your team. We’re on your side, and we work collaboratively with you and your staff to achieve great results.
When it comes to our ERP managed services, we’re flexible. We can cover all your needs in a “fully managed” scenario—or we can act as an extension of your staff in a “co-managed” scenario. It all comes down to what resources you have today, what you need, and where your gaps and goals are.
