ERP ADVISORY

ERP Selection Australia — Vendor-Agnostic Advisory

Independent ERP selection for Australian mid-market businesses. We run the requirements, shortlist, scored RFP and total cost model — then hand you a board-ready recommendation. No ERP platform we resell, no kickbacks, no bias.

Fixed-fee from $25,000
8–12 weeks · Vendor-agnostic · Melbourne-based, national delivery

What our ERP selection process includes

A structured, weighted approach to choosing the right ERP system — covering the ERP software market, total cost, references and implementation readiness.

Requirements Discovery

Process walkthroughs across finance, operations, supply chain and CRM to build a weighted requirements matrix — not a feature wishlist.

Vendor-Agnostic Shortlist

We score NetSuite, SAP Business One, MS Dynamics 365, MYOB Advanced, Sage Intacct and Odoo against your requirements. No kickbacks, no vendor bias.

Scored RFP & Demos

Structured RFP with weighted scoring. Scripted demos so you see your workflows, not the vendor's marketing reel.

Total Cost Modelling

Five-year TCO including licences, implementation, integration, infrastructure and internal change effort — normalised across vendors.

Stakeholder Alignment

Finance, operations, IT and the board aligned on criteria, trade-offs and the chosen ERP system before you sign.

Implementation Readiness

Clear handover pack so your implementation partner (us or anyone else) starts from a fully-scoped requirements baseline.

Why independent ERP selection matters

Most ERP selection projects are run by a consultancy that also implements — or worse, resells — the ERP platform they recommend. The selection becomes a sales process dressed up as advisory. SyncBricks runs ERP selection as a standalone engagement with no downstream dependency, so the shortlist reflects your requirements rather than our pipeline.

  • Independent, vendor-agnostic recommendation — we don't resell any ERP platform
  • Weighted scoring against your actual business requirements, not a generic ERP software checklist
  • Five-year total cost of ownership model that surfaces hidden costs
  • Reference conversations with comparable Australian mid-market customers
  • Board-ready business case for the ERP selection decision
  • Ready-to-execute implementation scope — no restart when delivery begins

When to run an ERP selection

  • • Outgrowing Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks at group level
  • • Multi-entity consolidation currently done in Excel
  • • Operations or supply chain breaking the finance system
  • • Private equity or acquirer demanding a real ERP system
  • • Current ERP software is end-of-life or unsupported
  • • Mergers, carve-outs or group restructures
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How the ERP selection runs

1

Scope & stakeholders

2 weeks. Workshops across finance, operations and IT. Document current state, constraints and success criteria for the ERP selection.

2

Requirements & weighting

2 weeks. Build the weighted requirements matrix and shortlist 4–6 candidate ERP systems based on fit.

3

RFP & demos

3–4 weeks. Issue scored RFP. Run scripted demos with your workflows. Score candidates.

4

TCO & references

1–2 weeks. Build five-year total cost model. Run customer references. Shortlist to top 2.

5

Recommendation & business case

1 week. Board-ready recommendation, decision brief and implementation readiness pack.

Cloud ERP, on-premise or hybrid?

For most Australian mid-market businesses cloud ERP is now the default. Cloud ERP systems like NetSuite, MS Dynamics 365 Business Central, MYOB Advanced and Sage Intacct reduce infrastructure overhead, simplify upgrades and integrate more cleanly with modern tools. On-premise ERP still makes sense for specific regulatory environments, high-customisation manufacturing and some defence / government contexts.

Our ERP selection process scores cloud, on-premise and hybrid options against your requirements rather than treating cloud ERP as an automatic choice. For a deeper view, read our cloud ERP vs on-premise guide.

Industry-specific ERP guidance

ERP selection is rarely generic. We maintain industry playbooks for the Australian mid-market:

Construction ERP Australia →Manufacturing ERP Australia →Distribution ERP software Australia →Ecommerce ERP Australia →Finance ERP Australia →ERP for professional services →
FAQ

ERP selection questions

Why use an ERP selection consultant — can't we run the RFP ourselves?
You can, and some customers do. We're usually brought in when the business hasn't run an ERP selection before, when internal stakeholders disagree on requirements, or when vendor conversations have stalled. An independent lead typically saves 3–6 months of cycle time and surfaces total cost traps vendors gloss over.
Which ERP systems do you cover?
We're vendor-agnostic across NetSuite, SAP Business One, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, MS Dynamics 365 Business Central, MS Dynamics 365 Finance, MYOB Advanced, Sage Intacct, Epicor Kinetic, Infor, Odoo and specialist industry ERPs for construction, manufacturing and distribution.
How long does ERP selection take?
8–12 weeks end-to-end for a typical Australian mid-market business. Larger multi-entity groups run 12–16 weeks. We run in stages so the business can pause between phases if needed.
Do you handle the ERP implementation too?
Sometimes, where we have the right team and the customer wants continuity. Where we don't, we manage the handover to the chosen implementation partner and stay involved as client-side advisor. No lock-in either way.
What does ERP selection cost?
Fixed-fee engagements typically $25,000–$60,000 depending on scope, number of entities and integration complexity. Scoped during a free initial call.
Can this be done remotely, or do you need to be onsite?
Mostly remote, with onsite workshops in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth for key sessions — stakeholder kickoff, final vendor demos and recommendation readout.

Ready to run an independent ERP selection?

Book a 30-minute call. We'll walk through your current state, timeline and constraints — and tell you honestly whether a formal ERP selection is the right next step.

Book a scoping call