Research cluster
Business case and investment planning
Independent, program-level cost ranges by company size and tier, with the arithmetic to rebuild any number an integrator puts in front of you, and the five-year view the board signs.
- What an ERP program really costsPillarFree Budget 1x to 3x first-year software to implement, and 3x to 5x over five years. The ranges by tier and company size, with the arithmetic to rebuild any number an integrator gives you.
- The six line items that blow up ERP budgets Six line items cause most ERP overruns, whatever the vendor: dual-run, data cleanup, integration, custom code, testing, and change. What each costs and how to cap it.
- How to set an ERP budget you can defend Build the budget from the ratios, not the vendor quote: 1x to 3x software to implement, 15 to 25% a year to run it, plus the six line items that overrun. Then present the five-year total.
- The cost of waiting on an ERP decision A 12-month delay rarely saves money. It adds support premiums, compresses the program, and pushes past the vendor incentives that cut price, often more than $1M on a mid-size program.
- A five-year ERP TCO model the board can defend The board judges the program against the number you gave it. Present the five-year total, not the go-live figure: software, implementation, run cost, and dual-run, with every assumption shown.
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