When internal processes become expensive
When internal processes become expensive
The problem
At a consulting firm the administrative costs increased and the decision was to hire a new employee or to rebuild the processes with the help of software
The results of the process investigation and the cost estimates prompted the customer to look for an integrated ERP solution for his consulting company and thus to reduce the administrative workload by means of a stringently set up and partially automated process.
The solution
An ERP solution that has specialized in consulting for many years and provides all necessary interfaces to be integrated into an existing IT system
The choice fell on a medium-sized ERP provider that has specialized in consulting for many years and provides all necessary interfaces to be integrated into an existing IT.
Before
- Addresses had to be maintained in 4 solutions
- The project services performed are manually transferred into an invoice. Subsequently, all sales evaluations and productivity key figures had to be determined manually
- All evaluations had to be prepared manually
Afterwards
- One-time address maintenance
- Fully integrated billing of services
- Controlling at the touch of a button
-> More productive working time for consultants and administrative staff
Insights
What had the customer tried before?
Many partial solutions, which however meant double data maintenance and complex interfaces.
Additional challenges at the customer
- acceptance of the consultants
- integrated billing of project services,
- smart surface
- usability
What criteria were important to him?
- An integrated solution for all processes of the consulting company
- Interfaces to Fibu Datev
- Integration of Microsoft Office programs
Business
Benefits
- Reduced administrative costs and the existing staffing level could be used without further recruitment
- Cost saving for the transfer to the tax adviser approx. 4h per month
- A central solution for all processes with an open database for own adaptations and interfaces (e.g. Datev, Office)
The project schedule
- Insight and explanations into the processes
- Requirements were collected
- Sample documents for an initial presentation were collected and mapped in the subsequent software environment
- Presentation of the implemented performance features
- Calculation for the project was made based on the requirements
- Decision-making process
- Workshops at the beginning of the introduction
- Key user principle
- Step-by-step introduction
- Test operation
- Live operation with going live support
- After Sales + Customer Service
Project maturity level
Project duration
Project cost
(digits)
Involved employees
(Operating phase, FTE)
Running costs
(per month, digits)
Involved employees
(Project phase, FTE)
Technical
Skills required by the customer
The customer only needs limited technical skills. All customization can be done.
The project schedule
The infrastructure was provided by the customer. Alternatively, a cloud solution would have been possible. Then the installation was carried out and the access data for the web-based solution was provided to the customer. The customer has outsourced the solution Vemas.NET to a data center of his choice, which takes over operation and maintenance.
Technical facts
- Functional enhancements are part of the maintenance
- New technology (.NET Core) will be available soon
Integration/APIs
- Completely web based
- Web services
- API
Where is the data?
At the customer's hosting provider in the data center.
Alternatively the provider offers the Vemas.cloud to the customer. The partner IPB - Internet Provider Berlin provides a highly available, professional cloud solution in its data center. Besides 24/7, the solution is built up completely redundant and is provided in 2 completely independent data centers 8 km apart in a fail-safe way and is operated professionally.