Training the Tool Is Not Adopting the Technology
An Integrated ERP for an Engineering Firm
Sia supported a leading Canadian engineering consultancy in modernising its operations, from strategic vision and ERP selection to implementation planning, enabling an integrated platform to reduce manual processes and technical debt.
Context
Mature, successful professional firms often run on systems and processes that have grown over decades. Modernizing them means challenging entrenched methods, removing manual bottlenecks and eliminating technical debt.
A Canadian private engineering consultancy, with more than 1,100 staff and over 75 years of history, wanted to modernize its systems and processes.
Client Challenge
The firm needed to:
- Modernize its systems.
- Remove bottlenecks in manual business processes.
- Eliminate technical debt.
What Sia Did
Sia advised senior executives from vision to ERP implementation:
- Vision: clarifying the firm's business vision and strategic objectives, challenging entrenched methods and the operational model.
- Requirements and selection: documenting requirements and process workflows, assessing ERP options and implementation partners, and building the business case.
- Implementation planning: after approval, ERP implementation planning and project charter, plus organizational change management, quality assurance and data migration strategies.
Results & Outlook
Implementation then got under way, targeting an integrated ERP covering Finance, Project Operations, Customer Engagement, and HR and Learning.
By combining strategic clarity with disciplined implementation, Sia helps established firms modernize with confidence.