PDS Consulting / ERP Implementation
ERP Implementation
Most ERP firms only do ERP. PDS architects the ERP as part of your wider ecosystem from day one — finance, inventory, CRM, integration, reporting — so you don't end up with a clean ledger and a broken business.
At a glance
- Two tracks
- By company revenue — Quick Start (~$10–100M) · Enterprise Program (~$100–200M)
- Engage
- 5 ways — from a 4-week Optimization Sprint to a multi-month program
- Platform
- Platform-agnostic on fit; deepest experience in SAP Business One
- Integration
- Scoped & priced separately via Systems Integration
- Pricing
- Quote, on scope — not on firm size
When an ERP project is on the horizon.
It's usually one of these that forces the conversation:
- You've outgrown QuickBooks or spreadsheets — and every ERP demo sounds the same.
- Month-end close takes a week (or twelve days) of manual corrections.
- You've acquired companies and now run two or three ERPs that need to become one.
- A prior implementation stalled, over-ran, or never went live — and the team still has scars.
- Integration to CRM, reporting, or the warehouse is blocked by what the current ERP can't do.
Two tracks. Same capability, right-sized.
A 60-person distributor doesn't need a Big-4-style program. A 600-person manufacturer can't survive on a quick rollout. We scope to the business in front of us.
Track A · Quick Start
~$10–100M revenue · single entity & location
A focused implementation for a business outgrowing spreadsheets, QuickBooks, or a first-generation ERP. Core finance, inventory, and reporting live in 8–12 weeks — with a clean path to extend, not a dead end.
Track B · Enterprise Program
~$100–200M revenue · multi-entity / multi-location
A multi-month program for multi-entity, multi-location, or post-acquisition complexity: target-state architecture, data harmonization, integration-ready interfaces, and embedded program leadership through go-live and beyond.
How we run it — five phases.
01 · Discovery
Stakeholder interviews, current-system review, and core process flows mapped — including a post-mortem of any prior attempt.
02 · Design & configure
Fit-gap analysis, target-state design, and configuration to how you actually run — with integration-ready interfaces designed for the downstream build.
03 · Data migration
Profile, cleanse, map, and reconcile — dry-run-first and reversible. The numbers are proven to tie out before go-live, not after.
04 · Test & enable
UAT against real process flows and volumes, parallel runs where it matters, and role-based training so the team can run it.
05 · Go-live & stabilize
A cutover plan with a rollback path, then 30+ days of hypercare. We stay through the stretch where a system is actually proven.
Integration is its own engagement. ERP produces documented, integration-ready interfaces; the ERP-to-CRM/warehouse/reporting build is scoped and priced on its own via Systems Integration.
What you're aiming at.
- A faster month-end close — fewer manual steps, reconciliations, and spreadsheet hand-offs.
- A single source of truth for inventory, customers, and vendors.
- A team that can run day-to-day without ongoing consulting dependency.
- A clean foundation you can extend — CRM, reporting, warehouse — without re-platforming.
- Multi-entity on one architecture, real-time order-to-cash, stalled programs back on track.
What you get.
- Discovery findings & fit-gap analysis
- Configuration plan & reversible data-migration plan
- Configured, tested system with documented decisions
- Integration-ready interface specs for downstream build
- Cutover plan, training, runbooks & 30-day hypercare
Outcomes are what these engagements are built to deliver, grounded in 15+ years of in-house enterprise-architecture work on multi-year ERP programs. As PDS engagements close, this section gets measured numbers.
Five ways to engage.
Pick the shape that fits. Start small to de-risk, or run the full program — every engagement is quote-only, scoped to the work.
Optimization Sprint
4 weeks · Diagnose an underperforming ERP and apply targeted fixes — or confirm it's beyond saving.
Quick Start Implementation
8–12 weeks · Single-entity rollout — core finance, inventory, reporting. Fixed fee, defined cutover.
Full Implementation
16–24 weeks · Multi-module across finance, inventory, and operations, with integration-ready interfaces.
Enterprise Program
6–18 months · Multi-entity program with data harmonization and embedded program leadership.
Managed Operations Retainer
Ongoing · Post-go-live admin, configuration changes, and quarterly health reviews.
Why bring PDS in for this.
Whole-ecosystem ERP, not ERP-only
We design what flows in from CRM, out to reporting, and across to the warehouse from day one. Mid-market companies live or die on those connections — most ERP partners don't own them.
Embedded, not advising from outside
15+ years as the internal enterprise architect on multi-year ERP and integration programs — not a platform configurator or a former strategy-deck consultant.
Hands-on, not just advisory
We configure, migrate, test, and stay through stabilization. The fee buys delivery, not just direction.
Right-sized between freelancer and Big 4
Senior architecture leadership and contractor-augmented delivery at a mid-market price — without a one-configurator gamble or a $400/hr partner stack.
Pairs naturally with Systems Integration, Data & Analytics, and Change Management.
No pitch, no pressure
Thinking about an ERP move?
A 30-minute call is enough to pressure-test where you are and what a sensible first step looks like — whether that's a full implementation or just fixing what's in the way.
Book a call →Or email directly: info@prendergastdigital.com