ERP Builders: How We Run ERP Projects
How ERP Builders scopes, prices and delivers ERP and Odoo projects: the questions we ask first, what we refuse to do, and what clients can expect week to week.
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How ERP Builders scopes, prices and delivers ERP and Odoo projects: the questions we ask first, what we refuse to do, and what clients can expect week to week.
What ERP actually is, what it replaces, which modules matter, and how to tell whether your business needs one yet. No jargon, no sales pitch.
A practical guide to manufacturing ERP: modelling BOMs and routings, making MRP trustworthy, shop-floor data capture, costing, quality and traceability.
How to migrate data to a new ERP without losing control: scope, profiling, cleansing, mapping, scripted loads, mock migrations, reconciliation and cutover.
An Odoo implementation guide covering Community vs Enterprise, hosting choices, key configuration decisions, customisation discipline, data migration and upgrade planning.
Odoo vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central compared: product structure, Microsoft 365 integration, licensing, customisation and which businesses each suits best.
Odoo vs SAP Business One and S/4HANA compared from an implementer's perspective: fit by company size, cost structure, customisation, implementation effort and long-term ownership.
A step-by-step ERP selection process: defining requirements, building a shortlist, running scripted demos, comparing total cost of ownership and choosing the right implementation partner.
The ERP implementation mistakes we see most often — from recreating the old system to skipping data rehearsals — with practical ways to avoid each.
A realistic ERP implementation timeline for small and mid-sized businesses, phase by phase, with the factors that stretch or shorten each stage.
A practical ERP implementation checklist covering preparation, discovery, design, data migration, integrations, testing, training, cutover and hypercare.
What drives ERP implementation cost: licences, consulting, customisation, data migration, integrations, training, internal time and ongoing support — and how to build a realistic budget.