Systems

Systems is the first leg of Pillar 2 – Technology, one of the nine legs of Tripod²: transactional, planning, analytical. It answers one question: Do we have the right tools?

Current State Assessment

Every engagement begins with a clear-eyed assessment of where you are. We inventory your current systems, understand how they are actually used (not just how they were intended to be used), and identify where manual workarounds have filled in for missing capability.

The assessment surfaces the real cost of the status quo – in staff hours, error rates, data latency, and missed capability.

Future State Architecture

From the current state, we design the target architecture: the system landscape your business needs at its current scale and the scale you are headed toward – a practical blueprint that accounts for budget, your team's capacity to absorb change, and the sequence that delivers value fastest.

Optimize First – Replace When Warranted

Most systems are underutilized – configured for the business as it was, not as it is. Reconfiguration and better use of existing modules often close the gap without the cost and disruption of a replacement.

When replacement is the answer, we apply the 80/20 principle: the right system handles at least 80% of your business processes out of the box. We then lead selection, implementation, configuration, and go-live – as the hands-on practitioner doing the work alongside your team.

Platform Experience

• ERP – Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision), MIE Trak Pro
• EPM / FP&A – Oracle EPM (PBCS), Hyperion Planning, Essbase, SmartView, Vena
• BI / Reporting – Oracle OBIEE, Crystal Reports, GL Wand
• CRM and operations – Salesforce, Pipedrive, Verenia CPQ, Shepherd CMMS, CBS NorthStar POS