Consulting & Methodology
Average 3-month go-live: not just software, a transformation partner
The fate of an ERP project is decided by implementation, not software. Qera manages the risk from day one with a proven 7-stage methodology.
The real risk
Most ERP projects are lost in implementation, not in the software
According to industry research, a significant share of ERP projects do not deliver the expected results — and the main reason is not the software itself, but implementation and consulting mistakes. Even with the world’s most advanced technology, if you don’t transform the people and processes that will use it, the project stalls.
At Qera, we don’t just give our customers an address and a password. We commit to a partnership for the journey that reshapes your business’s genetics and transforms its culture.
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Incomplete process analysis
Projects that start without understanding the existing process carry the old chaos into the digital world. Solution: AS-IS / TO-BE discovery.
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A finished but unadopted system
User resistance and a lack of training leave the project on the shelf. Solution: change management + key-user training.
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A drawn-out, over-budget rollout
Projects that drag on for years kill motivation and ROI. Solution: MVP-focused agile phasing.
Implementation methodology
From discovery to hypercare: a 7-stage roadmap
Each stage is designed to reduce project risk and deliver value early. It isn’t developers who come on-site, but consultants with industrial-engineering and accounting backgrounds.
Discovery & AS-IS (current state)
Our consultants — with backgrounds in industrial engineering, business management and accounting — come on-site. How do you run your business today, where are your bottlenecks? We map your processes exactly as they are.
Gap analysis & TO-BE (target state)
We identify the gap between your current state and industry best practices. The goal is not just to digitize, but to make you more efficient by lifting your processes to global standards.
Process design & BPM
Approval flows, task assignments and business rules are modeled on Qera’s BPM foundation. No step can be skipped; we make sure your operational standards are applied consistently.
Industry 4.0 & twin transition
Where it makes sense, we design automation, IoT and data flows. We address digital and green transformation (twin transition) together and, when needed, bring carbon and resource-efficiency reporting into the process.
Data migration
We move your contacts, stock and opening balances from existing systems into Qera with controlled templates. Data integrity is verified so you go live with clean, reliable data.
Training & key users
By training leaders chosen from within your business (ERP champions), we build an internal team that keeps the technology alive in-house. When the project ends, the knowledge stays with you — it’s transferred, not taken away.
Go-live & hypercare
We first take the core backbone (finance, stock, sales) live as an MVP. During the intensive post-launch support window (hypercare) we stay alongside your team and quickly resolve questions that surface as the system is used.
People and culture
We transform people and process as much as technology
Our methodology rests on two disciplines: redesigning the business through an engineering lens, and managing change together with people.
Business engineering
When the project starts, it isn’t developers who come on-site, but consultants with deep sector experience and backgrounds in industrial engineering, business management and accounting. They don’t just fit your processes to the software; they propose improvements that lift your processes to global standards.
- AS-IS: a map of the current state and its bottlenecks
- TO-BE: design of a best-practice target process
- Efficiency-focused process improvement proposals
Change management & psychological support
A new system means disrupting habits. Our consultants manage this psychological process professionally; they win people over by explaining the benefits and grow ERP champions from within.
- Win-win: less drudgery, more qualified work
- Internal capacity through key-user (ERP champion) training
- Lasting knowledge transfer after the project
Frequently asked questions
Answering the biggest questions on your mind
According to industry research, a significant share of ERP projects end in failure — and the root cause is usually not the software itself, but implementation and consulting mistakes. At Qera we don’t just hand you a username and password; we manage the risk from the very start with a 7-stage methodology that combines an industrial-engineering approach, agile project management and change management.
With our agile project management methodology we split the project into manageable phases. Our aim is to help you reach your return on investment (ROI) quickly with an average 3-month go-live, depending on scope. This is a methodology target, not a commitment; the actual timeline becomes clear based on your company’s size and process complexity.
Both. With our “business engineering” approach we first analyze your existing processes (AS-IS), then propose a target state (TO-BE) aligned with industry best practices. The goal is not only to digitize, but to work more efficiently.
A new system means stepping out of the comfort zone; resistance is natural. Our consultants manage this psychological process professionally. By explaining the benefits the system brings (less overtime, less drudgery, more qualified work) they design a win-win transition.
No. With our key-user training model we grow ERP champions from within your business. This builds an internal team that keeps the technology alive in-house, and the knowledge is transferred to you permanently.
Let’s turn ERP fear into a controlled transformation
Let’s schedule a call to discuss how our methodology would work in your business. The first step is to listen to you and your processes.