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SAGE ROI IMPROVEMENT GUIDE
Discover today’s enterprise business management solutions
You don’t have to be a CFO
to appreciate ROI
As your business grows, you need software that can keep up with the
evolution. Aligning technology with your business objectives is the best way
to optimize your investment. With quick implementation and clearly defined
metrics, your progress toward established goals can be easily measured. This
ROI Improvement Guide will give you the tips you need to search and review
business management solutions, plan for the future, and maximize profitability.
Sage ROI improvement guide
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Six simple steps to optimizing implementation
Establish an executive committee and a core project team
Keeping things on track is crucial. Establish an executive
committee to sponsor and oversee the project, and a core
project team to take ownership of the implementation, drive the
project and train end users. The project team should include
managers from all the business units that will be impacted by the
implementation, such as customer service, logistics, finance, and
manufacturing, as well as an overall project manager.
Aim for specific goals
Faster, higher quality business decisions due to end users
entering data more efficiently. This results in the summarized
information needed by management and executives becoming
more accessible, more timely, and more meaningful.
Greater employee engagement and productivity as employees
can use their time performing more strategic and meaningful
activities. The operational efficiencies gained from the
implementation also leads to improved employee retention.
Get closer and be more proactive with business partners,
customers, suppliers by optimizing and shortening
business processes.
Remember: As implementation begins, you should review these
goals, incorporate any changes since the business plan was
developed, and keep them in mind as you proceed.
Have a clear understanding of what the software can do
With a business plan based on features and functionality,
the implementation team should go through introductory training
to gain a more in-depth understanding of what is possible with the
software’s capabilities.
Define business processes that need improvement
Confirm that the processes defined prior to implementation
are being achieved and ensure that nothing has been missed.
An implementation advisor may also provide recommendations on
improving business processes based on best practices from other
customers. You can also streamline your processes by using
out-of-the-box capabilities based on industry best practices.
Consider your implementation options
When choosing between on-premise or on-demand
implementation, organizations should look at their particular
requirements—including the complexity of their business and
business processes, size of their company, number of employees,
expected business growth, and the sophistication of their IT skills
and infrastructure.
On-premise: Because you own the software and it’s installed
on your servers, it can be customized and integrated with other
software. This provides organizations with their other software
greater control over their business processes and business data.
On-demand/In the cloud: Hosted and available over cloud on a
pay-as-you-go basis, this solution does not require a large up
front investment, can be implemented faster with less IT staff,
and limited hardware maintenance.
Train end users
Training, along with an intuitive, easy-to-use interface ensures that
employees can get up to speed more quickly and cost effectively,
and using the new business management solution.
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Sage ROI improvement guide
Discover today’s enterprise business management solutions
Define and measure key
performance indicators (KPIs)
During the implementation process, functional teams should define the
metrics they intend to measure against to determine the success of the
project. These metrics should align with business units, departments, and
employees to effectively indicate whether goals are being achieved.
The KPIs you create should also track qualitative benefits. Specifically:
• Error-free processing
• Time required to make better decisions
• Reduced inventory levels
• Improved customer and partner satisfaction index
Once your KPIs are defined, it’s best to publish and communicate
expectations so you can continue to measure and improve for the future.
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Sage ROI improvement guide
Discover today’s enterprise business management solutions
Ready to do this? What customers say
With the right KPIs and a plan to track them on an ongoing
basis, you can determine whether the system you have in
place is helping you meet business objectives. This way, any
necessary course corrections can be made to keep their
efforts on track. Now that’s a new way of doing business.
Learn more at www.SageX3.com
For more information, request a product demo
or call us at 866-530-7243.
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“ We achieved a full return on investment by the end of the first year
through labor savings and improved accuracy.”
Marc Lefebvre, vice president and CIO, Ganong Bros. Limited Full case study >>
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few months, from 3.5 million euros to 7 million euros in just one year.”
Hicham Aamou, Managing director, Synergix Full case study >>
“ Our revenues have grown substantially over the past several years.
This type of growth would not have been possible without the
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Sage ROI improvement guide
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