Expert Enterprise System and ERP Workshops

Enterprise systems are among, if not the most time and money-intensive investments a company can make. Most companies will only ever go through one or two ERP adoption decisions in their lifetime.

That’s why we offer the following pre-installation workshops to clients looking for their next enterprise system/ERP; to ensure not only a successful deployment, but also that your choice will effectively work for you now and in the future.

Implementation Workshop

Recommended for companies ready to adopt an ERP

What We’ll Do

  • One (1) hour discovery discussion
  • One or more certified, senior consultants will be on site to define a detailed implementation, development, process or integration of the system.
    • Kanban-style evaluation of processes, technology and systems
  • Conduct comprehensive interviews with team members
  • Participate in a site tour to preview operations

What You’ll Get

  • A post-review document detailing the following:
    • Summary of Recommendations
    • Proposed System Design
    • Implementation Plan

The Key Benefits

Companies who choose to have this workshop typically receive several key benefits before a single line of code is ever written.

  • Evaluate operations, processes and systems first-hand
  • Immediately identify areas of improvement
  • Document all findings for future use and reference mid-project
  • Take advantage of prior experience and best practices to improve operations, based on Sphere’s certified expertise

Business Process Review Workshop

Recommended for companies seeking to re-engineer business processes or improve use of business systems

What We’ll Do

  • One (1) hour discovery discussion
  • One or more certified, senior consultants will be on customer site for up to two days.
    • Kanban-style evaluation of processes, technology and systems
  • Conduct interviews with team members, focusing on current business systems and points of improvement
  • Participate in a site tour to preview operations

What You’ll Get

  • Provide a post-review document detailing the following:
    • Summary of recommendations
    • Business process review and findings
    • System strength and weakness analysis

The Key Benefits

Companies who want to analyze their current systems—and see how an ERP would fit—typically receive the following benefits from this workshop:

  • Identify current weak points in business processes
  • Preview how a specific ERP’s functionality fits with business priorities
  • Document all findings for future use and reference mid-project
  • Take advantage of prior experience and best practices to improve operations, based on Sphere’s certified expertise

Virtual Workshop

Recommended for companies needing quicker results or that have specific challenges

What We’ll Do

  • One (1) hour remote discovery discussion
  • One (1) senior consultant
  • Conduct up to 10 hours of interviews with team members and functional leads
  • Review processes, technology and systems

What You’ll Get

  • Provide a post-review document detailing the following:
    • Summary of recommendations
    • Business process review and findings
    • System strength and weakness analysis

The Key Benefits

For companies who want to start with a smaller engagement and focus on a few goals with a certified expert, this workshop produces the following benefits.

  • Remotely identify areas of improvement; evaluate top-level operations, processes and systems
  • Rapidly determine how a specific ERP’s functionality could integrate with current operations
  • Document all findings for future use and reference mid-project
  • Take advantage of prior experience and best practices to improve operations, based on Sphere’s certified expertise

Do I Need a Workshop?

Avoid key pitfalls and overspending through early discovery

Choosing an enterprise system is one of the most important decisions a company can make in its lifetime. Having a pre-implementation workshop can take away all the guesswork in determining whether a specific ERP is exactly right for you.

Pre-implementation workshops typically fit the best with companies with the following needs, or are experiencing specific situations:

  • Dealing with outdated business systems
  • Responding to a leadership decision to improve efficiency and cut costs
  • Adapting to a company ownership change
  • Adding or removing companies or divisions
  • Establishing/changing an overall IT strategy
  • Mitigating current supply chain issues
  • Managing challenges with internal communications and workflow
  • Optimizing order fulfillment and other key processes

Trusted, Global Software Developers for Companies Around the Globe

When engaging a typical software development company, you may just get a mixed bag of developers that barely work for the skillset required for your custom solution. But, with Sphere, we work as a trusted partner should: matching the best development talent from around the world to your company’s software environment, team, budget, timelines and more.

Here are a few key reasons why Sphere Partners has been trusted for more than 15 years:

  • Expertise: We have unparalleled expertise building scalable custom solutions to help you launch new products faster, optimize resources, maximize ROI and gain competitive advantage.
  • Simplicity: We’re flexible, easy to get started with, and ready for your project. From initial team setup to deployment and maintenance, we’ll ensure we meet your needs.
  • Satisfaction: Client satisfaction is our top priority – we will do everything we can to accelerate your business, remove technical constraints and eliminate bottlenecks..