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Systems & ERP

At Vueterra, we understand the needs of businesses and the importance of data for improving operational efficiency. Our systems and ERP implementation services are designed to deliver tailored systems that support the work you do.

Our comprehensive approach to systems implementation ensures all bases are covered. We take care of everything from planning and implementation to change management and post-project support. With complex analysis of existing data systems, we recommend and implement new systems effectively, ensuring your staff are trained and supported through the process.

Systems and ERP implementation, particularly ERP migrations, are known to be projects associated with scope creep and cost overruns – at Vueterra our ethos is to deliver system implementations in a holistic way where we take ownership of not only the implementation aspect, but also the change management and post-project support aspects.

We also take great care in conducting a thorough scoping process by leveraging our extensive functional knowledge from decades in the field and ensuring the requirements of the end users (the “Vue” from the ground) is taken into account.

01. Scope

As much as every consulting firm has a well-defined project scoping and planning process, inevitably issues still arise during the Implementation phase resulting in project delays.

At Vueterra we accept and recognize this as a common risk and whilst we still adhere to traditional project scoping methodologies (scope statement, goals, deliverables, costs and deadlines), we go that step further by placing a greater emphasis on the discovery process and spend the required amount of time gaining a thorough understanding of systems, data and processes prior to drawing up a project scope and recommendations.

What does this look like? We generally split the scoping phase into 3 distinct steps;

1. Mobilisation

2. Discovery

3. Recommendation

02. IMPLEMENT

As part of the Implementation phase, Vueterra embraces well-understood Project Management methodologies whilst also leveraging class-leading tools such as Productive and Jira to manage remote teams and track forecast to completion.

We place a great emphasis on utilising these tools for all things task management and capacity planning, however invariably we still encounter areas of uncertainty where e-mail communication or meetings are required to resolve issues. Naturally, our nominated Project Manager will be tasked with overseeing all of the project deliverables and ensuring timelines are being met.

An additional and underrated part of our toolkit is our project RACI document which assists in clarifying who to go to whenever an issue arises, we find this an effective tool for reducing unnecessary e-mails and noise when running a project – it very much helps keep teams focused on their deliverables. RACI stands for the relevant person who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed.

Below is an example of a RACI chart and how roles interface with each other, it is common for some roles to be both Responsible and Accountable, or Consulted and Informed – there is no hard or fast rule here and it is completely up to the project as a whole to define these roles.

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03. Manage

Managing change goes hand-in-hand with extensive project management, preparing and informing stakeholders about upcoming changes makes for a smoother transition process and provides front line teams with greater confidence around what their day to day activities will look like post-implementation.

At Vueterra we provide extensive change management services to accompany project delivery, we are passionate about bringing your team on the journey and helping them gain a better understanding and clarity of how they will be impacted by changes and how they can contribute.

As part of this service, we conduct and coordinate a range of activities to assist with overall business readiness, these include;

04. SUPPORT

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Once you’ve implemented your brand new system, how do you manage feedback and issues raised by your front line team? How can you effectively coordinate and triage requests to determine what needs to be prioritized for rectification, development and deployment?

Post-project support is another often overlooked area when it comes to system implementations, the majority of the time the support is outsourced to an external contractor who was not involved with the original project implementation. This presents several problems;

What can Vueterra offer? Vueterra is proud to offer a fully-manned and in-house Jira Service Desk as part of our post-project support offering.

What does this mean for you? You can expect the following benefits;

05. IMPROVE

Continuous Improvement is part of our core DNA at Vueterra and we live and breathe this through one of our core service offerings – the Supply Chain Health Check. This service addresses both the qualitative aspect (people and processes) as well as the quantitative aspect (systems and data) to provide you with a rounded picture of how your supply chain is performing.

As part of any project implementation, we can include a complimentary Supply Chain Health check 6 months post-implementation to assess how your operation has handled the change and whether there are any immediate improvement initiatives that can be stood up to assist in resolving lingering issues.