Smart Start Consulting

We help your medium-sized food manufacturing business in Australia with the investigation, selection, procurement, implementation, and stabilization of your ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution. We work alongside you and help you navigate the many pitfalls that can take an ERP project off track. We are not aligned with any ERP solution providers and will work with you to identify the most suitable ERP for your organisation. Key features of our service - You don't need to hire a Project Manager to get your ERP project delivered We guide you, the business owner, on how best to deliver your ERP project We mentor and advise your appointed Project Leader on how to manage the ERP project activities We provide you with our Wheelhouse tool to keep all your ERP project data in one place We identify the challenges your ERP project can face and put in place ways to keep your ERP project on track We document your scope, objectives, schedule, budget, risks, governance, roles/responsibilities and reporting We review your ERP project regularly and report back to you our findings and recommendations We act as your advocate, guiding your interactions with third parties, especially software vendors and system integrators We put you in control of the choice of ERP solution and the choice of implementation partner We protect your interests We keep your costs down We make technical specialists like system architects and software testers available to you on a targeted, limited term basis Our involvement can be ramped up and down as you see fit