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To find the right partner, you must have a clear idea of your needs. You can then draw up a longlist of partners who match your criteria.
Part 2 of 2
In Part 1, we discussed whether you should implement a JD Edwards rollout on a foreign site yourself, or whether you should outsource it. In this post, we’ll talk about the process of selecting a partner.
To find the right partner, you must have a clear idea of what you expect from that partner. You can then draw up a longlist that takes the following points into account.
It is important to define what you need and what you expect from your potential partner.
The answers to these questions can provide a list of criteria to assess potential partners. Where necessary, you can state what you need in a Request for Information (RFI) that you can send to prospective partners.
Now that you have a list of criteria, you can draw up a longlist of potential partners. Needless to say, Google can help with that! But did you know that you could also consult with your current JD Edwards partner or contact Oracle’s JD Edwards team in Denver? They know their partner network through and through and are best placed to advise on suitable candidate partners.
There are also JD Edwards user groups that can help out. Check out Quest (US), OBUG (BeNeLux) and UKOUG (UK) as examples. As soon as you have drawn up the longlist of partners and contact persons, it’s time to reach out or send them your RFI.
For a true and accurate comparison between potential partners, it can help to focus on the following points during the evaluation to avoid any potential for ambiguity.
In addition, request references for the correct modules and the correct JD Edwards version. Rolling out the financial modules in World is a very different project to rolling out the manufacturing modules in EnterpriseOne 9.2. A thorough review and analysis of the correct references is an important part of the selection procedure.
The success or failure of a rollout is largely dependent on the chosen methodology and tools. For a successful implementation, the parties concerned must work with the same Document Management System (DMS), Issue Management System (IMS) and Ticket Registration System (TRS).
If you are working with multiple local partners, the easiest solution is for them to adapt to your internal methodology. It is not advisable to work with a different methodology in each country as it can cause miscommunication and inefficiency.
So we hope at this stage, that the insights shared in these two articles will help get you on your journey to deciding what type of partner you need, and how to best shortlist suitable organizations. If you are still struggling to determine what type of partner is best suited for your international rollouts, feel free to contact our team and we’ll do our best to guide you down the best pathway.
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