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ERP Contract Negotiations

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Understanding ERP Contracts with Our Negotiation Services

Navigating ERP software contracts can be challenging due to the complexities involved. Our ERP software contract negotiation services are designed to help you comprehend the cost variables and secure favorable terms. We provide expert guidance to ensure you make informed decisions that align with your organization’s needs.

Developing a Negotiation Strategy

Before starting negotiations, our expert ERP contract negotiation consultants take the time to understand your goals and priorities. We identify which contract terms matter most to you and ensure they are effectively included in the final agreement. Key terms we focus on negotiating include:

Implementation
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Annual Maintenance
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Statement of
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Success Stories from Our ERP Software Contract Negotiation Services

Our ERP selection consultants invest time to understand your organizational culture and identify pain points in existing systems. We create tailored plans and criteria that streamline your business processes, ensuring the technology you choose aligns with your organization's readiness for change. Our goal is to help you gather requirements that enhance the customer experience.

  • We recently secured over $15 million in savings on licensing costs for a large multinational client.
  • We facilitated cost savings for a client who was on the verge of settling for a second-choice vendor due to budget constraints, enabling them to stay with their top choice.
  • On average, our clients realize cost savings that are 10 times greater than the fees for our negotiation services.

Vendor Negotiation Workbook

Our ERP contract negotiation consultants provide a comprehensive negotiation workbook that offers clear, apples-to-apples comparisons of your leading vendors. This workbook enables you to explore "what if" scenarios and gain insights into contracts tailored to your unique requirements, empowering you to make informed decisions during the negotiation process.

We’re On Your Side: A Collaborative Approach

Our ERP software consultants can either negotiate on your behalf or empower you to manage your own contract negotiations. Typically, negotiations involve three to four rounds and can span from three weeks to several months, depending on the contract's size and complexity. With our collaborative approach, clients often achieve cost savings ranging from 30% to 60%.

The Real Total Cost of Ownership

We offer a comprehensive long-term total cost of ownership analysis that takes into account various critical factors, including:


  • Payback period
  • Benefits realization timeframe
  • Deployment model
  • Licensing structure
  • Implementation approach
  • Software costs versus service costs
  • Software configuration
  • Resource rates

Understanding these elements can reveal that the long-term cost savings associated with realistic expectations can be just as impactful as the direct savings you negotiate.

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