Business Systems Consulting

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We view business systems as a cohesive ecosystem comprised of three separate yet interrelated components: people, processes, and technology. When helping customers evaluate and improve the design and function of their business systems technology, we:

  • Investigate to uncover any disconnects and deficiencies among these three core elements
  • Design strategies to maximize the company’s current technology or identify areas of need
  • Analyze and detect areas to correct process inefficiencies
  • Discover where individuals can make the greatest possible impact on organizational goals

solution overviews

Technology Strategy & Assessment

  • Enterprise technology advisory
  • Current-state assessments
  • Future-state roadmap development
  • Business application strategy
  • Organization structure evaluation

Systems Selection & Implementation

  • Enterprise systems analysis and selection
  • Vendor evaluation and contract support
  • Systems end-to-end implementation and implementation support
  • Program and project governance
  • Systems integration
  • Data migration strategy and execution

Process Design & Optimization

  • Business process design
  • Workflow improvement
  • Financial process optimization
  • Cross-functional alignment
  • Operational efficiency initiatives

Technology Adoption & Change Leadership

  • Change leadership and readiness enablement
  • User training and knowledge transfer
  • Organizational readiness planning
  • Post-go-live support and adoption
wins for Business Systems Consulting

From data to dollars: Connecting profitability, sales enablement, and value creation

Connected sales performance to profitability

A portfolio company facing stalled growth and limited visibility into sales and profitability partnered with Elliott Davis to integrate data, implement custom Power BI dashboards, and improve decision-making. The result was stronger revenue insights, clearer margin visibility, and a more scalable foundation for value creation and exit readiness.

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How a global e-commerce company revealed $1.2 million in savings

$1.2 million in identified cost-saving opportunities
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A global e-commerce company partnered with Elliott Davis to analyze supply chain spending, identify major cost drivers, and uncover supplier and sourcing inefficiencies. Using Power BI dashboards and advanced spend analysis, the company gained real-time visibility into costs and identified significant savings opportunities.

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FAQ

What is Business Systems Consulting?

Business Systems Consulting helps organizations align people, processes, and technology to improve efficiency, support growth, and maximize the value of technology investments. Services may include technology assessments, system selection, implementation oversight, process improvement, reporting, analytics, and change management.

When should a business evaluate its systems and technology platforms?

Organizations often benefit from a technology evaluation when systems no longer support growth, processes remain highly manual, reporting lacks visibility, data is disconnected, or users struggle with adoption and efficiency.

How do I know if it's time to replace or upgrade an ERP system?

Common indicators include limited functionality, duplicate data entry, inconsistent reporting, integration challenges, scalability concerns, and increasing effort to maintain existing systems. A structured assessment can help determine whether optimization or replacement is the better path.

What does the business systems selection process involve?

System selection typically includes assessing current-state processes, defining business requirements, evaluating vendors, comparing solutions, reviewing contracts, and developing a roadmap for implementation and adoption.

How can business process improvement support technology investments?

Technology delivers greater value when it supports efficient processes. Process design and optimization can help eliminate bottlenecks, reduce manual effort, improve data quality, strengthen controls, and support more effective operations.

What types of business processes can be improved through Business Systems Consulting?

Organizations often focus on financial reporting, month-end close, budgeting and forecasting, project accounting, procurement, inventory management, customer workflows, operational reporting, and other cross-functional business processes.

How can systems integration improve business performance?

Systems integration connects applications, data, and workflows across the organization, reducing manual work, improving visibility, increasing data consistency, and helping leaders make better-informed decisions.

Why are change management and user adoption important during system implementations?

Successful implementations require more than deploying technology. Organizational readiness, training, communication, and ongoing adoption support help users incorporate new processes and systems into daily operations, increasing the likelihood of long-term success.

How can reporting and business intelligence improve decision-making?

Reporting, dashboards, business intelligence, and analytics help organizations gain visibility into performance, monitor key metrics, identify trends, and make more informed business decisions based on timely and accurate information.

How does Elliott Davis help organizations maximize the value of business systems?

Elliott Davis combines technology advisory, business process improvement, system selection, implementation oversight, data migration, reporting, analytics, and change leadership to help organizations improve performance and realize greater value from their technology investments.

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Every industry has its own nuances. We take that into consideration and approach business solutions with the specific lens required of your field. Our teams are comprised of talent with relevant experience and we’re prepared to meet every challenge.

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