Navigating Your ERP Journey: Free ERP Comparison Checklist

Posted on: July 26, 2017 | By: Jim Bertler | Acumatica, ERP Selection

An Enterprise Resource Planning solution should last you anywhere from five to seven years, and should be as painless as possible. In this, it’s vital to know what to look for and a decision should be made with as much care and attentiveness as possible—using input from all stakeholders, end users, and anyone impacted by the decision.

Additionally, a decision needs to be made based on features, benefits, and functionality, taking into consideration all of the aforementioned concerns so that you can make a decision and select a product that will prove advantageous as time passes.

Checklist: Top Five Categories to Evaluate in an ERP Decision

To address this, our friends at Acumatica have compiled a list of features you should look for in a new ERP system so that you can stack up your options as you make a decision on your next software. The full checklist, available for download here, is designed to clear up confusion and allow you to make an informed decision on your next ERP system.

As you go through the decision-making process, there are five main categories to consider: Productivity, Functionality, Technology, Value, and Risk. While Acumatica’s benefits are already listed, we have left space for you to add other vendors to additional columns and check off whether they stack up.

  • Productivity (Can it increase productivity? How?): One example of this might be the ability of the solution to work and print documents in multiple languages, removing the language barrier between you and your customers.

  • Functionality (What features are important to you? Does the solution provide these features?): Maybe you need an ERP that works together with other applications like CRM. Will your ERP solution be able to do this?

  • Technology (How does the ERP solution leverage technology to help your business?): There are many technological considerations to make. One such example could be the ERP solution’s ability to shift from cloud to on-premises or vice versa as your business needs change.

  • Value (Does the cost match the benefits?): You will likely receive ongoing quotes based on different factors. One such consideration could be use-based pricing, in which you make your consideration based on what you use as opposed to how many users are operating the software.

  • Risk (Does the solution minimize risk and facilitate security?): One of the most important considerations in buying is whether the software can meet your backup and disaster recovery needs.

Know What You Need

Choosing a new platform is a big decision and one that shouldn’t be made lightly. With this in mind, you should make a decision based on what works for you—not based on hype or hope. We like to think that Acumatica checks all of the boxes, but if it doesn’t, we hope this checklist informs your decisions and helps you make the right decision—no matter what software you choose. Download the ERP Selection checklist from Logan Consulting and make smarter decisions.

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