Paragon Consulting

Technology Selection


The Problem
The consolidation of established technology vendors and the recent introduction of emerging vendors have led to significant changes in the Performance Management vendor landscape. The resulting confusion has led many organsations to question the future roadmap and sustainability of incumbent systems.

How we support you
We have extensive experience in assisting clients with technology selection across the finance function. This includes assisting clients to select Strategic Planning, Planning and Budgeting, Finance Consolidation, Intercompany, Financial Reporting , Business Intelligence, Dashboard and Master Data Management solutions.

Value Delivered
 - Shortened  timeframe through utilsing our extensive experience of the market
 - Cost effective process through the use of ready to deploy templates and accelerators
 - Reduces risk through leveraging an industry expert third party
 - Improve decision making through the use of our business case and implementation plan roadmap

System Selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Requirements definition and selection criteria

we support you in collecting and validating detailed requirements in accordance to your Performance Management priorities and goals


Identifying shortlist of
vendors

using a combination of  our internal knowledge base and market research we shortlist vendors and products that align with your key business and functional requirements


Request for Proposal and Vendor scoring

we map your specific requirements to our RFP templates thereby saving time in developing material and use of standard scoring terminology
Proof of Concept and Site Visits  
we can provide subject matter input during the Proof of Concept stage which is invaluable when trying to quantify the level of functionality and ease of implementation
Contract and Business Case
we will support you in defining an implementation plan and associated business case highlighting scope, roadmap, timelines, expected benefits and costs

 

Process Transformation