Collegiate Project Services: Cornelius & Associates

ERP Vendor Selection Services

Collegiate Project Services Vendor Selection services help higher education institutions prepare for and select the ERP software vendor that best meets their needs. We represent our clients’ interests when dealing with ERP software vendors, ERP implementer firms, and other third-party vendors involved in a selection process.

As an independent, vendor-neutral firm, Collegiate Project Services has worked with all major higher education ERP software vendors and implementers, and our professional consultants and project managers have experience with the products and implementation methods of these firms.

Our Vendor Selection Services Will Help You:

Identify Functional and Technical Requirements
Develop an RFP Document and Scoring Rules for Evaluation Purposes
Implement a Reference Checking Process
Develop Scripts for Product Demonstrations
Conduct Fit-Gap Analyses
Create a Decision Process for Selecting the Final Vendors

DecisionDirector
Collegiate Project Services is an approved user of the DecisionDirector tool from Advantiv. We use this tool to help our clients quickly reach consensus on product specifications while at the same time involving a wide number of stakeholders. In addition we use the output from this tool to help write the RFP specifications. Through the use of Advantiv’s KnowledgePacks©, we can help the institution quickly carry out a fit-gap analysis to determine which ERP provider best fits the university’s needs.

"Collegiate Project Services provided the University of Pittsburgh with extensive and extraordinarily effective project management support for the selection and subsequent implementation of our enterprise student information system.”

Robert F. Pack, PhD
Vice Provost, University Pittsburgh

The CPS Difference

ERP Selection Enablers	ERP Screening Events
Project Planning	RFI
Project Structure	Reference checking
Decision-making authority	Site visits
Consensus decision mechanism	Scripted demonstrations
Stakeholder involvement process	Fit gap analysis
Requirements specification process	RFP

Collegiate Project Services has developed a best practice approach for selecting the ERP solution providers that best meet the unique needs of each client. Our approach includes six ERP Selection Enablers – best practice tools and processes – and six ERP Screening Events shown in the table to the right.

When implementing the vendor selection process, Collegiate Project Services uses a unique combination of professional project management skills and organization change management processes. During vendor selection, this combination features the engagement of a large number of stakeholders, including executive leadership, administrative staff, technical staff, faculty, and students.

For More Information
For more information about ERP Vendor Selection Services please call us at 877.454.1290 or contact us by email.

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Collegiate Project Services
631 Harden Street Suite G
Columbia, SC 29201
877-454-1290
info@collegiateproject.com