Changes to business systems can be complex and prone to failure. Plan for success with help to evaluate, select and implement software solutions, and facilitate all related organisational changes.
To fully realise the benefits of your business systems, you need a roadmap of where you are today that will take you to where you want to be tomorrow. We’ll help you define and close this gap, manage the change and implement a solution that will deliver your goals.
Our experienced team can support you across all stages, including: functional and technical evaluation, selection methodology, risk assessments, change management, testing, data conversion, vendor checks and contract negotiation.
Fast-start approach
We’ll quickly provide you with clear principles and assumptions to facilitate the full system selection process.
Pragmatic assessments
Experienced and independent consultants ensure realistic, unbiased opinions and recommendations of system vendors and system integrators.
Focus through challenge
We consider stakeholder views on critical business processes and ways of working, challenging those that could complicate system change.
Why Grant Thornton
We’re highly collaborative, working alongside senior management and functional teams to guide you through systems selection and implementation programmes.
We listen closely and never shy away from asking the challenging questions that may be holding your organisation back from achieving its goals.
We keep a sharp focus on creating value whether that’s bringing industry best practice to your business, proving the value of vendor solutions, identifying risks or helping with contract negotiations.
Systems review for a FTSE 100 construction business
How we help you navigate a systems implementation programme
Any investment in technology must deliver a people, process and systems capability that's fit for purpose to support your business and growth aspirations.
Our high-level framework will help you understand the case for change and derive a plan.
Our business systems strategy services:
- A comprehensive set of best practice business process models for different industries; functional and technical evaluation criteria and questionnaires; vendor assessment scorecards; solution design architecture models; and total cost of ownership calculators
- Selection methodology and approaches that stimulate system providers to showcase and prove the value of their solutions
- Guidance and advice on risks associated with shortlisted solution providers
- Complete project management from planning through to progress status, budget management, communications and change management plan, business user involvement, testing, data conversion and vendor management
- Conducting vendor reference checks and contract negotiation support for service level agreements and contract reviews
