Software selection made simple with Rand Group
There is no “one size fits all” approach to choosing software since every company has unique data and processes to take into account. Whether you’re looking for an ERP system, CRM, or analytics and reporting tool, Rand Group is your partner to simplify the selection process. In this software selection engagement, we will help your organization identify key requirements for a solution, perform extensive research, then present top software choices to help you find the best fit.
Choose your next business software with Rand Group as your partner
The software selection process is a complex and difficult task that will impact your business’ operational effectiveness for the next 5 to 10 years. Rand Group is an experienced partner that will help you evaluate and select not only the best solution, but pricing model, deployment type, customizations, and more for long-term success.
This personalized software selection engagement begins with discovery of your current processes and challenges, focusing on understanding your unique business data and needs. Next, we will identify key requirements and functionality needed in your new system by working with users across departments and key stakeholders. Our team of experienced software consultants will research then present multiple options to your business that we believe could transform your operations, whether it comes from Microsoft, NetSuite, insightsoftware, Solver, or another provider.
Evaluate existing systems
We start by evaluating your existing solutions and processes to measure how effectively and efficiently they do the job. Additionally, we look at your related business systems to make sure we are taking a holistic approach.
Identify new requirements
Rand Group will spend time with both strategic and operational members of your organization to gather information on corporate objectives and business processes, plus gather feedback from users to identify their wants and needs with a new solution.
Evaluate leading solutions
After extensive research and analysis, our software consultants will present a document outlining key features and differentiating functionality of multiple solutions and help you decide the most appropriate solution based on a number of factors.
About Rand Group’s methodology
As a part of the software selection engagement, you will meet with the Rand Group team of software and business consultants. We start by evaluating your current systems and workflows, then determine functionality requirements for the new software, and present multiple options to your team after careful research and consideration of leading solutions. At the end of the engagement, your business will have all the information to select a new software that will work for you long-term.
Evaluate your chosen software with a 3-week pilot
Once you’ve chosen your business software and before your move forward with purchasing, evaluate it at your organization in a test environment with your own data. Rand Group offers a 3-week personalized pilot customized to your business processes where team members can use the software and see if the solution can meet business goals.
- Interviews with end-users to identify business challenges and opportunities
- Pilot environment and trial of software, depending on the product
- Delivery and review of business roadmap, including prioritization of operation initiatives and execution plan for next steps
