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Independent ERP Selection Consultants and Software Advisors

At RubinBrown, our team of over 100 team members with over 250 years of combined experience has the tools to implement complex ERP systems across verticals.

Independent ERP Selection Consultants and Software Advisors

At RubinBrown, our team of over 100 team members with over 250 years of combined experience has the tools to implement complex ERP systems across verticals.

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RubinBrown Consulting Services: Your ERP and BPR Experts

At RubinBrown, we take time to learn about your company’s processes, including bottleneck issues with your current ERP system or roadblocks to experiencing a new ERP system implementation. 

We are a 100% independent ERP consulting team, which means we have no financial ties to any ERP vendors. Our technical approach, objectivity, and follow-through ensure success for even the most complex business transformations and project rescues.

Understanding your company thoroughly enables us to empower you to make an informed decision about your ERP system every step along your transformation journey.

ERP Case Studies

The majority of our clients are companies involved in manufacturing, engineering, logistics, construction, not-for-profit, professional services, and consumer services worldwide. However, we also serve the agriculture, healthcare, government, and energy sectors. Since our team is dedicated to understanding our clients' needs, we are skilled at recommending the best solutions for them regardless of the industry.

Read what some of our clients have to say in these case studies.

What to Expect from an ERP Project with RubinBrown

A partnership with RubinBrown is much more than just picking your new ERP system. We manage your project as a business transformation project, not just an IT project. We help you get the best results expected from the new system.

ERP Roadmap

Our team will support your organization to provide the best outcomes that add value to your business. This process starts with careful planning. By developing an ERP and IT roadmap, we can create a custom process to manage, resource, and execute strategic initiatives. Ultimately, we create a future state view of your business to understand what your ERP system must do in order to support your business long term.

Our approach to creating an ERP roadmap includes:

  • Interviewing leadership to understand the business’ goals and direction
  • Interviewing and observing your team to understand current business processes
  • Analyzing IT services, systems, and existing applications
  • Identifying the technology required to meet strategic business objectives
  • Creating tools for clients to operate and maintain the ERP roadmap

ERP Technology Advisory Services and Software Assessment

Our team uses the ERP roadmap to make the most informed recommendations for your ERP system. Other factors we consider when developing your roadmap include reviewing all aspects of your organization:

  • Technology audit – this is to help you determine if you are investing in technology that aligns with your business goals and is cost-effective.
  • Digital strategy –this helps identify opportunities to increase revenue by expanding digital channels, enabling self-service options, and creating more meaningful customer touchpoints.
  • IT security advisory – our IT experts can help determine if you are investing in the appropriate security technology for your systems, and we can help you identify any potential weaknesses with your existing IT infrastructure.
  • Cloud strategy – we help navigate cloud offerings as part of an in-depth review of your business, we can inform you of the best provider that meets your needs.
  • AI enablement – we can assist to identify opportunities to leverage Artificial Intelligence enabled applications to improve operations.

ERP Selection Services

This comprehensive review of your business and all related applications helps us to shortlist the ERP systems best suited for your business. We can provide a range of options as part of our ERP selection services and then outline any customizations that would provide value for your business in the long term.

Considerations involved with this step include:

  • Determining potential ERP solutions along with the total investment for each
  • Determine the best deployment alternative (e.g., local, hosted, SaaS)
  • Determine the implementation timeframe
  • Determine how the selected system will integrate with other existing systems
  • Identify the time your team will need to spend to implement and support a new system

We can also help with vendor contract negotiations as part of our ERP partnership. Negotiating contracts, especially large enterprise software contracts potentially with recurring charges, is a must. RubinBrown has helped our clients save millions of dollars in contract negotiations. Negotiating terms and conditions that protect you and hold the vendor accountable is just as important as hard dollar savings. RubinBrown keeps our client’s best interests in mind throughout the negotiation process.

ERP Implementation Services

Our team will work with you and the selected software provider to create a successful implementation. This includes developing a plan for change management, which is crucial because ERP implementation is not just a software upgrade, but a transformation impacting every level of your organization. Robust change management can help reduce employee resistance to the new system and improve productivity.

Employees may experience anxiety or resistance when faced with a totally new ERP system. That is why our team is involved with training. We can help create and deliver the entire training package needed to ensure the performance of all employees, not just those directly applicable to the new business system.

Post-Implementation Support

Post-implementation support involves sessions with your project team and subject matter experts. Each session is customized according to the specific business area to help your employees get the most out of this dedicated time.

We have successfully managed hundreds of enterprise software implementations through our active project management process. Our team helps keep your implementation project in scope, on-budget, and on-time to ensure that it is a success.

The RubinBrown team has proved time and time again that we understand how to launch and support complex ERP system upgrades. Check out our case studies to learn more.

Why Choose RubinBrown?

Active Project Management

The Project Management Institute states that 90% of project management is communication. RubinBrown will enable you to properly set up your project, identify sponsors, define key resources, create schedules and milestones, and carefully manage risks and critical efforts for your project.

As business managers with deep industry knowledge, we leverage our expertise to help you build a winning team, helping you align the right resources in the right places, to elicit high performance. We will provide constant and necessary guidance, communication, and confidence until your project is a success.

Project Recovery and Rescue

RubinBrown does not only partner with companies at the first step in the ERP selection process. Our team has the management experience and understanding of ERP systems to help rescue overbudget, overdue, and underperforming ERP system purchases and/or upgrades.

Projects always start off with good intentions. Good intentions include defined timelines, budgets, and business objectives. Once a project is in trouble, alarms tend to go off and the project is given the unfortunate label of “doomed.”

You can save the project by calling the professionals at RubinBrown to help you correct the project, recover your objectives, and get the team across the finish line. We can turn your troubled project into a success with our active project management and expertise.

Facilitated Business Process Improvement

Good business is anchored by good processes. RubinBrown’s advisors treat process redesigns as both art and science, balancing strategic goals with operational elegance. We empower our clients with the ability to make data-driven decisions that inform business process improvement.

Our personal and in-depth approach to business process improvement means that we will meet with the project team and other experts at stages throughout an ERP system upgrade. This is in order to properly identify business objectives and to identify future challenges that the new ERP system will need to navigate in the future, so we can make the most informed recommendations for your system.

We also host workshops for employees so they can fully understand the new ERP solution. We emphasize education and communication to ensure that employees are comfortable with the new systemin ensuring its long-term success and efficiency.

Experienced Consultants

Our consultants are highly skilled in enterprise software selection and implementation, organizational change management (OCM), business process reengineering (BPR), and IT strategy and implementation. Our average consultant has more than 20 years of experience and leadership in driving real change in people, processes, and technologies

Partnership Flexibility

We understand that some of our clients have a greater level of expertise in the entire software selection, purchase, upgrade, and implementation process. Our model is built to allow you to use our services when you need them, whether it be for the entire process, as a valued collaborator, or as an expert in a specific area. We have the flexibility in our model to work with you in a role that best meets the needs of your company.

We can field any ERP-related request. Companies call us when:

  • You need help defining a roadmap for your future use of technology.
  • You feel like you are not maximizing your technologies’ capabilities.
  • You want to explore opportunities to take advantage of emerging technologies.
  • You need independent guidance on selecting the appropriate software or vendor to work with.
  • You are at the beginning or stalled in the middle of an implementation of new technology.
  • You are facing a corporate-level change like an expansion, merger, or acquisition.

ERP FAQs

  • Identified Business Requirements – What do you need your new ERP system to do?
  • Scalability – Can the system’s functionality keep up with your growing business?
  • Integration – Can the system integrate with the other systems you want to keep?
  • Deployment Options – Does it offer cloud, on-premises, or hybrid deployment to suit your business needs?
  • Cost & Return on Investment – Will the system provide value for the investment made?
  • Usability – How much training will be required to get your team? Will it be easy for them to use after go-live?
  • Vendor Reputation & Support – Do the vendors have strong references and offer exceptional customer service?
  • Data Security & Compliance – Will it keep your data safe and meet necessary government compliance regulations?
  • Reporting & Analytics – Does the system provide robust reporting and data-driven insights
  • Implementation Timeline & Required Resources – How long will it take to implement, and what resources are needed?
  • Customization & Flexibility – Can the system be tailored to your unique business processes? 
  • Total Cost of Ownership – What are the long-term costs, including maintenance and upgrades?

 

Here are some bottleneck scenarios a company should consider when implementing an ERP system or upgrading their existing system?

  • Silos of Data – Departments operate in isolation, leading to fragmented and inconsistent information.
  • Manual Processes – Reliance on spreadsheets and paper-based workflows slows operations and increases errors.
  • Lack of Scalability – The current system cannot support business growth or evolving operational demands.
  • Inaccurate Reporting – Inconsistent or outdated data leads to poor decision-making and strategic planning.
  • Poor Supply Chain Management – Difficulty in tracking inventory, orders, and vendor performance.
  • Compliance & Regulatory Challenges – Difficulty in keeping up with industry regulations, reporting requirements, and legal standards.
  • Inefficient Resource Utilization – Underutilization or misallocation of resources, leading to wasted time and higher operational costs.
  • Customer Experience Challenges – Inability to provide timely, accurate service or personalized experiences due to outdated systems or disjointed processes.
  • Limited Remote & Mobile Access – Inability to access critical business data and processes from anywhere.
  • High IT Maintenance Costs – Rising expenses associated with maintaining outdated or disparate systems.
  • Real-Time Data – Instant access to up-to-date business information for faster decision-making.
  • Benchmarking & Trends – Tools to compare performance against industry standards and identify growth patterns.
  • Financial Analysis – Insights into revenue, expenses, profitability, and financial health.
  • Operational Analysis – Evaluation of business processes to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement.
  • Customer & Sales Analysis – Tracking customer behavior, sales performance, and market trends to enhance strategies.
  • Workforce Analysis – Monitoring employee productivity, labor costs, and workforce planning.
  • Compliance & Audit Analysis – Ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and identifying potential compliance risks.

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