Consulting & Methodology
Average 3-month go-live with a 7-stage methodology
An ERP project succeeds or fails in implementation. Qera manages that risk from day one with a 7-stage methodology.
The real risk
Most ERP projects are lost in implementation, not in the software
According to industry research, a significant share of ERP projects do not deliver the expected results, and the main reason is implementation and consulting mistakes rather than the software. However advanced the technology, the project stalls if the people and processes that will use it don’t change with it.
At Qera, we do more than give our customers an address and a password. We commit to a long-term partnership that covers your processes and your people as well as the software.
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Incomplete process analysis
Projects that start without understanding the existing process carry the old disorder into the new system. We address this with AS-IS / TO-BE discovery.
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A finished but unadopted system
User resistance and a lack of training leave the system unused. Change management and key-user training prevent that.
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A drawn-out, over-budget rollout
Projects that drag on for years wear down motivation and ROI. We keep them short with MVP-focused agile phasing.
Implementation methodology
From discovery to hypercare: a 7-stage roadmap
Each stage is designed to reduce project risk and show results early. The people who come on-site are consultants with industrial-engineering and accounting backgrounds.
Discovery & AS-IS (current state)
Our consultants, with backgrounds in industrial engineering, business management and accounting, come on-site. We look at how you run the business today and where the bottlenecks are, and map your processes exactly as they are.
Gap analysis & TO-BE (target state)
We identify the gap between your current state and industry best practices. As well as digitizing your processes, we bring them in line with those practices so they run more efficiently.
Process design & BPM
Approval flows, task assignments and business rules are modeled on Qera’s BPM foundation. No step can be skipped; we make sure your operational standards are applied consistently.
Industry 4.0 & twin transition
Where it makes sense, we design automation, IoT and data flows. We address digital and green transformation (twin transition) together and, when needed, bring carbon and resource-efficiency reporting into the process.
Data migration
We move your contacts, stock and opening balances from existing systems into Qera with controlled templates. Data integrity is verified so you go live with clean, reliable data.
Training & key users
By training leaders chosen from within your business (ERP champions), we build an internal team that can run the system without us. When the project ends, the knowledge stays with you.
Go-live & hypercare
We first take the core modules (finance, stock, sales) live as an MVP. During the intensive post-launch support window (hypercare) we stay alongside your team and quickly resolve questions that surface as the system is used.
People and culture
We work on people and processes as well as technology
Our methodology rests on two disciplines: redesigning the business through an engineering lens, and managing change together with people.
Business engineering
When the project starts, the people who come on-site are consultants with sector experience and backgrounds in industrial engineering, business management and accounting. As well as fitting your processes to the software, they propose improvements based on industry best practice.
- AS-IS: a map of the current state and its bottlenecks
- TO-BE: design of a best-practice target process
- Efficiency-focused process improvement proposals
Change management & psychological support
A new system disrupts habits. Our consultants are experienced in managing that; they explain the benefits to staff and train ERP champions from within your team.
- Less routine work and more skilled work for staff
- Internal capacity through key-user (ERP champion) training
- Lasting knowledge transfer after the project
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about ERP projects
According to industry research, a significant share of ERP projects end in failure, and the root cause is usually implementation and consulting mistakes rather than the software. At Qera we do more than hand over a username and password: we manage the risk from the start with a 7-stage methodology that combines an industrial-engineering approach, agile project management and change management.
With our agile project management methodology we split the project into manageable phases. Our aim is to help you reach your return on investment (ROI) quickly with an average 3-month go-live, depending on scope. This is a methodology target, not a commitment; the actual timeline becomes clear based on your company’s size and process complexity.
Both. With our “business engineering” approach we first analyze your existing processes (AS-IS), then propose a target state (TO-BE) aligned with industry best practices. The aim is to make the work more efficient as well as digital.
A new system changes habits, so resistance is natural. Our consultants are experienced in managing it. They explain what the system brings to each person (less overtime, less routine work, more skilled work), so the changeover works for staff as well as for the business.
No. With our key-user training model we grow ERP champions from within your business. This builds an internal team that can run the system without us, and the knowledge stays with you.
Let’s plan your ERP project as a controlled changeover
Let’s schedule a call to discuss how our methodology would work in your business. The first step is to listen to you and your processes.