Odoo Implementation
A structured implementation that fits your processes to standard Odoo wherever possible, and delivers each module with the people who will use it.
ERP Consulting
Choosing, planning and shaping an ERP system that fits how your business works, before anyone configures a single field.
An ERP decision is expensive to get wrong. The software is only part of the cost. The bigger part is the time your finance, sales and operations people spend on a system that does not match the way they work, and the years of workarounds that follow.
Our ERP consulting service exists to prevent that. Before configuration, we work with you to understand your processes, agree what the system needs to do, and decide what belongs in the first phase and what can wait. The result is a plan you can put in front of your board and a scope you can hold a supplier to, including us.
What ERP consulting covers
- A review of how orders, stock, purchasing, projects and accounts run today, including the spreadsheets and side systems that hold the business together
- Requirements written per department, with the people who do the work in the room
- A gap analysis between those requirements and standard Odoo, with an honest verdict on each gap: configure, extend, integrate or change the process
- A recommendation on edition, hosting and licensing based on your requirements rather than on a sales target
- A phased roadmap with an estimate, dependencies and the internal resources each phase needs
- A concept document your team can validate before any build starts
Why work with us on ERP consulting
- We are consultants first. The recommendation is not shaped by the number of development hours it would generate.
- We know standard Odoo in depth, so we can tell you which of your requirements it already meets and which ones will need work.
- Every finding is written down in plain language. Your team can read the concept without a technical background.
- We work remotely with companies in several countries, so multi company, multi currency and multi tax structures are familiar ground.
The usual problem and how we work instead
The usual problem
- Requirements are collected from managers only, so the daily exceptions that break processes never come up
- The system is chosen first and the processes are bent to fit it afterwards
- Everything is placed in phase one, so the project is too large to finish
- Gaps are closed with custom code by default, which makes every future upgrade harder
How we work instead
- Workshops include the people who raise the invoices, pick the stock and close the month
- Processes are documented and cleaned first; the configuration follows them
- Phase one covers the processes that hurt most; the rest is scheduled, not forgotten
- Each gap gets the cheapest sensible answer, and custom code has to earn its place
How we deliver ERP consulting
Discovery workshops
Half day sessions per business area. We map the current process, its exceptions and its data, and we note what people would change if they could.
Gap analysis
Each requirement is checked against standard Odoo. You receive a table of fits, partial fits and gaps, with a recommended approach and a rough effort for each.
Concept and validation
We write the target design, show the critical processes in a demo database with your data, and revise the concept with your team until it holds.
Roadmap and estimate
Phases, timeline, resourcing on both sides and a price. If we go on to implement, this document is the contract scope.
When to bring us in
ERP consulting is most valuable at three moments: when you are about to choose a system and want an independent view of Odoo, when a previous ERP attempt has stalled and you need to understand why before trying again, and when a business that runs on spreadsheets and disconnected tools has grown to the point where the monthly close takes weeks.
If you already know you want Odoo, the consulting phase still runs, but it is scoped as the first phase of the implementation rather than as a separate engagement.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between ERP consulting and Odoo implementation?
Consulting decides what the system should do and how the project should be structured. Implementation builds it. Consulting produces requirements, a gap analysis, a concept and a roadmap with an estimate. Implementation produces a configured, tested, live system. Consulting can stand alone, for instance when you are still choosing a system; when we implement, it forms the first phase of the project.
Will you recommend Odoo even if it is not the right fit?
No. If your requirements point to a different system or to keeping what you have, we say so. Our consulting fee does not depend on a subsequent implementation, and the recommendation reflects that.
How long does the consulting phase take?
For a single company with a handful of processes, a few weeks from first workshop to roadmap. For groups with several entities and many processes, two to three months. The length is driven by the number of business areas and how quickly your team can attend workshops and review documents.
What do we need to provide?
Time from the people who do the work, in half day workshops per business area, and a few hours per week from a project lead who can make or obtain decisions. Examples of your documents and reports, and access to your current systems or exports from them. The more of this is ready before we start, the faster the phase runs.
What do we receive at the end?
A requirements document per business area, a gap analysis against standard Odoo with a recommended approach for each gap, a target concept your team has validated in a demo database, and a phased roadmap with an estimate and the internal resources each phase needs. These documents are yours whether or not we go on to implement.
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