Client-side ERP governance

Your ERP. Under control.

The integrator implements the solution. PlanAxion represents your interests, structures decisions, and keeps scope, risks, and dependencies visible until go-live.

Describe my ERP project
See our role
Independent of the integrator and the vendor. No solutions imposed.
Independent ERP advisor PlanAxion with a management team during a project governance session.
The starting point
01

The status is green.
The control is not.

Decisions pile up, the scope shifts, and no one clearly owns the trade-offs that affect cost or the timeline.

Common pitfalls

Decisions without owners. Changes without quantified impact. Risks known on the ground before reaching management.

ERP Project Weekly status
ScopeFramework
TimelineOn target
RisksVisible
Critical decisionOpen
Operations / IT dependencyTo be confirmed
Change requestUnresolved

Green in the report. Red in the dependencies.

02

PlanAxion puts decision-making back where it belongs.

We implement just enough governance to know who decides, based on what information, and with what impact.

01FramingScope and Responsibilities
02CommitteesDecision Rights
03RisksEarly visibility of gaps
04DependenciesBusiness, IT, Vendors
2
Decision LogClient-side
01
Phase 1 scopeDocumented impact
Management
02
Data migrationConfirmed dependency
IT
03
Ordering processGap requiring a decision
Operations
04
Go-liveExplicit criteria
Steering Committee
03

The project becomes manageable again.

Management sees the real gaps, teams know what to prepare, and go-live is no longer a surprise.

A shared view of the project

Decisions, risks, dependencies, and next steps within the same management framework.

3
Upcoming decisionsLeadership
1
Scope trade-offsBefore the next iteration
2
Data validationBefore user testing
3
Team preparationOwners and sequence
4
Production deploymentGo-live decision
Our role in the project

Your team decides.
We keep the project clear.

PlanAxion acts as an independent client-side representative. We prepare trade-off decisions and keep the integrator, IT, and business teams on the same page.

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Governance framework
Roles, committees, decision rights, and escalation.
02
Decision log
Decision, owner, impact, and deadline.
03
Integrated plan
Business, IT, data, and integrator dependencies.
Client-side governance

Steering dashboard

Open decisions
4
Major risks3
Critical dependencies5
The goal is not to add more meetings.

The goal is to make decisions visible early enough to take action.

A common framework

Business, IT, and the integrator are all on the same page.

Visible gaps

Risk escalates before it becomes an emergency.

Definitive decisions

Every issue has an owner and a deadline.

The process

Five controls that keep critical ERP decisions client-side.

Each control removes ambiguity before it turns into a delay, cost overrun or default decision.

Discuss your ERP projectSee why PlanAxion
1

Frame

Scope, objectives, responsibilities, and constraints.

2

Structure

Committees, tracking cadences, decision rights, and escalation.

3

Orchestrate

Business, IT, the implementation partner and other vendors aligned on the same priorities.

4

Resolve trade-offs

Risks, gaps, costs, and changes identified early enough to make decisions.

5

Securing the go-live

Cutover, validation, adoption, and stabilization.

Why PlanAxion

Independent governance, clear enough to be challenged.

Our role is not to protect the integrator's plan. It is to make client decisions understandable, traceable, and actionable.

01

Independent consulting

No vendor or integrator commissions. Decisions are made in your best interest.

02

Business and IT vision

Processes, data, integration, change, and delivery are viewed together.

03

Documented decisions

Critical choices have an owner, a rationale, an impact, and a deadline.

What governance makes verifiable

One owner per decision

Every major choice belongs to someone, not a meeting.

A visible impact

Cost, schedule, scope, and risk are clarified before approval.

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Explicit dependencies

Unknowns are distinguished from decisions already made.

Conditional go-live

Go-live is based on clear criteria.

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ERP Governance

ERP governance FAQ

The essential answers before strengthening client-side steering.

When should you strengthen ERP project governance?⌄

As soon as important decisions remain open, scope changes without clear arbitration, or management receives information too late.

Does PlanAxion replace the ERP integrator?⌄

No. The integrator remains responsible for their solution. PlanAxion represents the client's interests and maintains an overview of decisions, risks, and dependencies.

Can you intervene in an ERP project that is already underway?⌄

Yes. The mandate can begin with a quick diagnostic of current governance and then target the areas that need to be brought back under control.

Is this only useful for very large ERP projects?⌄

No. The level of governance must be proportional to the risk. The goal is to make the few decisions that could derail the project explicit.

Scoping call

In 30 minutes, we will identify where your governance is losing control.

We will review the project stage, open decisions, and dependencies that require client-side intervention.

DurationAbout 30 minutes
ParticipantsManagement, IT, or ERP lead
To prepareProject stage and main pain points
NextA clear recommendation on the next step
Your ERP context

Let’s see where the project needs more control.

No generic presentations. We start with your current situation.

✓ Pending decisions

✓ Shifting scope or timeline

✓ Business / IT / integrator dependencies

✓ Go-live preparation

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