ERP Consulting Services for your unique needs

We worked with Al on our SAP Rise Upgrade project, and his support made a big difference to the success of our project. He carefully reviewed the license and maintenance agreements, Statements of Work, and Support Agreements, providing practical recommendations that helped us move forward confidently.  His exceptional project management skills ensured seamless collaboration with the Syntax SAP Project Manager and consulting team. Thanks to his proactive approach, combined with the project team’s execution of the plan, we were able to close all open defects and complete the upgrade under budget and ahead of schedule by six weeks. It was great to have Al's expertise guiding us through the process and we were happy to have him guide us through this critical initiative.

Al and his team at AIS delivered a comprehensive Gap Assessment for our company. They provided clarity on what systems are working well and outlined areas that required review or warranted replacement. Through their collaborative process, they identified gaps, raised possible improvements, and highlighted manual processes that were holding back the company around efficiency. The assessment also included recommendations for top ERP vendors that might align with our needs and budget. Their expertise, guidance, and debriefing sessions gave us a solid foundation to move forward with next steps.

Our team worked directly with Al, who conducted a thorough Gap Assessment for us, diving deep into our processes and systems. AIS helped us uncover key inefficiencies and we gained valuable insights about how an integrated ERP will help our company, given our labor-intensive areas of our operations. Their detailed and methodical approach gave us a clear picture of our business needs and opportunities for improvement. The knowledge and support they provided have been instrumental in helping us validate what systems are working and to prioritize what systems should be replaced. This process has helped us to decide the actionable steps we need to take toward optimizing our systems.

Al Esmail guided us through a comprehensive advisory assessment for our System Selection, helping us transition to a solution better suited for our business needs. Al conducted a thorough review of our ERP contract, ensuring accuracy in the vendor proposal and providing clear recommendations for next steps. AIS also supported us during a critical IT transition as part of an acquisition, assisting with contract reviews and the migration from the previous IT infrastructure to the acquired company’s setup. Additionally, they provided invaluable support for data transition services, leading to seamless access to historical records. Al's expertise and support across all things ERP has been important and essential throughout this process.

Al and his team helped us with our Software Selection and interviewed several ERP Vendors, which was then narrowed down to the top two vendors for us to consider, utilizing their company’s Methodology and Approach. Their process for the Software Selection allowed us to select the best system for our Global Manufacturing company. Al and his team also managed the ERP Project Implementation, collaborating with our team and liaising with the ERP Vendor to make sure our implementation rolled out smoothly!

Al and his team at AIS helped us define our ERP Roadmap, rapidly collected our business needs and identified the ERP solutions we needed to consider. They scheduled scripted demonstrations for our key users across all the departments of our business. Al has the depth of experience coupled with an unbiased perspective needed to help ensure we have the commitment and support from our users. As a result, we believe we have the right system for our requirements. Al then negotiated a better contract for us than we could possibly have negotiated. Now their Project Team will be focused on making sure we’re ready for every phase of the implementation and that our project is on time and on budget! 

"Before reaching out to Al and his team, our company used an ERP solution that has never felt like it supports our business well. But rather than altogether abandoning it, we wanted expert advice on whether or not we should reimplement our current solution or migrate to a new platform.

Exhausted at the mere thought of reevaluating our organization's current ERP solution, I decided to interview various ERP consultants and IT solutions providers to get the much-needed assistance we needed with choosing the right technology to help our business scale. During this process, the challenge I came across was that while there are various ERP specialists you can choose to work with, so many of them are partnered directly with the ERP solutions providers we were looking to evaluate.

Worried that our ERP assessment might be driven by some biased opinions towards one solution or another, I sought to find an industry professional who takes a truly agnostic approach to the ERP assessment and selection process. I'm happy to say that Al and his team at Advisory IS Solutions were exactly who I was looking for.

Al and his team worked diligently to walk us through a methodical assessment of our current ERP solution to see how it stacked up against multiple other solutions. After discovering through the process that it was time to migrate from our current platform, Al and his team took on all of the heavy liftings, engaging with vendors and negotiating terms for our new implementation. The beauty of this process is that we've finally found a platform that genuinely supports our company's ability to scale effectively while giving us the tools to support our customers better".

“Al was hired to lead our ERP replacement project and his team rapidly executed a methodology that allowed us to feel confident that the right product was chosen. Al’s assistance in the ERP Software Selection process was greatly appreciated.”

"Advisory IS Solutions were pivotal in our ERP implementation. They completely redefined our scope and helped negotiate this adjustment in our favour. The project was managed thoroughly and effectively, only involving the correct people at the right time without sacrificing quality. The communication is one standout point that is worth highlighting. They were always available and quick to respond when we needed them to get the project done. It is extremely rare that you get this level of quality communication and availability from external services. Most importantly, Advisory Solutions got us a quality ERP set up. I have no doubt in my mind that our ERP would not be as powerful as it is if it weren't for their help".

“Al was hired as our ERP Strategy Consultant to evaluate the Finance, Procurement, and Construction Applications utilized across the organization and to evaluate if we should consider an ERP upgrade or replacement. Al proficiently executed a Methodology that rapidly gathered our business needs, determined the competing applications for our industry, and engaged ERP vendors to respond to a Request for Proposal.  Al was instrumental in managing a process that led to the final recommendation to the selection steering committee to make its final ERP migration decision.”

“Al accelerated our approach to ERP software selection by working closely with our department heads to clearly define our current and future requirements, identifying the top 4 vendors to consider for our industry and size through a formal Request for Proposal process, and narrowing down our selection to the top two vendors for product demonstrations. Once we selected the top vendor Al was quickly able to secure the price we needed to move this project ahead, readying us for ERP System Implementation. Al did an outstanding job and we would hire him back anytime”. 

"Working with Advisory Solutions has been a pleasure. Al, my central point of contact, is always on top of the issues and quickly lines up the skills necessary and follows up to make sure things are going well. I've been working With Advisory Solutions now for over one year and they have been a very responsive team for the maintenance, updates and projects in SAP. I've also worked with Al for a few years before Advisory and he is all about getting the job done and getting the right resources for the right situation.”

“Al and his team brought the experience, management structure and specialty knowledge that we didn’t know we needed to launch a successful full ERP installation. We found he supported our needs for a manufacturing solution really well. I have recommended Al to other business owners already and would do so again.”

"I’ve worked with Al on multiple projects and found him to be knowledgeable of the ERP solutions in the market and the trending applications by industry. In our case, Al’s knowledge of ERP systems for the Mining industry helped us to quickly select the best ERP solution, negotiate the commercial terms, and manage the implementation to a successful outcome. I would hire Al and his team again".

“Al was involved with all aspects of our system selection and successfully led to the implementation of our SAP project, as our Project Manager. Post live Al and his team were involved with providing SAP application support in Canada and Mexico.”

“Al was very professional in his approach to our needs and made everyone in the team feel well informed and comfortable with the choices provided”.

“Al was able to quickly understand our business issues and redundant activities and streamlined our business processes, which resulted in the reduction of paper processes by 85%, improved staff efficiencies and order to cash processes. Al’s ability to recognize, recommend, and prioritize the solutions we needed, by phase, gained acceptance from our management team and end users, which resulted in a successful project outcome. We would recommend Al and his team anytime.”

“Al was the Project Manager for our SAP implementation and post live he and his team have been supporting our SAP application successfully.”