Evaluate the best solution to meet the needs of your business
Evaluate and select the software that aligns with your business strategy
Selecting the best software for your organization is an incredible import yet complex and sometimes difficult task. The solution evaluation, selection, and implementation process require significant investments in time and resources as it will have considerable business impacts for years to come.
Rand Group is dedicated to helping our clients evaluate and select the best solution that aligns with their overall business strategy. As a trusted Microsoft partner with nearly 20 years of experience, our team will work with the strategic and operational members of your organization to gather information on requirements, objectives, and business processes. We will help you maximize the value of your business project so you can optimize software investment and receive a rapid ROI.
In our implementation projects, our goal is to consistently align with business strategy and work towards aligning business requirements with technology solutions. We will help you evaluate and select not only the best solution, but pricing model, deployment type, customizations, and more.
Identify the features and requirements you need
Choosing the right solution for your business can seem like a monumental task. There are hundreds of software solutions available, how do you identify the one that would work the best for your unique needs? Rand Group will help you identify your internal requirements by investigating your organization’s goals, objectives, and strategic imperatives. We will review your business requirements, challenges, and pain points to help you identify what functionalities and capabilities you need out of your software investment.
Integrate with your existing systems to simplify user experience
Rand Group understands that every organization has its own unique data, processes, goals, and requirements for its software investments. Our team of industry experts and software selection specialists will ensure that your solution selection will be able to integrate with the rest of your technology stack. We can also build custom integrations or leverage third-party connectors as needed, so you get the most value from your solution. Engage your end-users and receive their feedback on the system or complete a free trial to encourage user adoption if you end up selecting the software.
Consider more than just price
When you are evaluating software solution options, especially ERP systems, it is important to consider more than just the price tag. Many systems are becoming subscription-based where you have the option to only pay for the usage you need. However, the out-of-the-box features may not meet all of your business requirements. If you want a solution that better fits the needs of your organization, customizations may be necessary, but they tend to require a higher upfront investment. Rand Group will help you evaluate your solutions in terms of valued received, identify if any customizations are required, and help you select a pricing model that fits your financial goals.
White Paper
10 software selection mistakes that spell failure
Evaluating and selecting a software solution for your business can take a long time and require significant upfront investment. This whitepaper outlines 10 all-too-common mistakes made by organizations during the business software selection process, and offers suggestions on how to avoid them.
White Paper
10 software selection mistakes that spell failure
Evaluating and selecting a software solution for your business can take a long time and require significant upfront investment. This whitepaper outlines 10 all-too-common mistakes made by organizations during the business software selection process, and offers suggestions on how to avoid them.
Ensure you choose the right solution with a project co-funded by Microsoft
Microsoft is committed to ensuring organizations choose the right solution and allows companies to apply for co-funding to test an application with the guidance of a certified partner. Rand Group offers a variety of assessments, workshops, and pilots to help your business evaluate and select a solution that will meet your requirements. Our software experts and software selection professionals will guide your company through identifying key objectives and evaluating solutions.
Business Value Assessment
Rand Group facilitators help decision makers establish the primary goal for the software project beyond simply making existing processes more efficient. In the Business Value Assessment, identify key improvement metrics and build a business case with costs and benefits.
Roadmap Workshop
In this 3-day workshop, Rand Group will guide your organization through prioritizing high-value transformation scenarios to help you achieve ongoing innovation. At the end of the engagement, we deliver a roadmap to success and blueprint for using a specific software solution.
In-a-day Workshop
Build meaningful skills in your application of choice in this one-day workshop. Create a dashboard in Power BI, design a flow in Power Automate, or build an app with no code in Power Apps. We will help your users understand how to leverage the solution for maximum business and productivity impact.
Pilot
Trial your application of choice with a personalized test environment with data, transactions, and processes relevant to your business. The 3-week pilot begins with a discovery of current processes and challenges then concludes with a live pilot simulation to key stakeholders.
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