M&A Integration Strategy

The AlchemistPeople, Process, Technology

Objective Our client, a vertically integrated communications provider operating in Australia and New Zealand, needed to streamline internal systems. Over several years they had embarked on an aggressive and quick acquisition cycle, with a final position of eighty-plus legal entities. The previous management team had used a merger and acquisition strategy that resulted in the use of three disparate ERP …

ERP Software Implementation Program Management

The AlchemistPeople, Process, Technology

Objective Our client, an engineering, building and construction company, was in the process of rolling out a new ERP system. They’d encountered many challenges with the project. The business roll-out included nineteen reporting legal entities, covering a very diverse range of businesses. It required functionality across end to end building and construction. The internal PM had struggled with the process, …

Rectification of ERP Implementation

The AlchemistPeople, Process, Technology

Objective An international multi-technical Services company had recently acquired a Construction and Services HVAC business. They had implemented them onto their ANZ-wide ERP software. The implementation was done through a Distributor of the ERP and had not gone well. There were issues with data take-on, inaccurate setup and functional gaps. The new business were unable to complete key processes in …

Redevelopment of Business Critical ERP Customisations

The AlchemistPeople, Process, Technology

 Objective A National Transport business had been stuck on a very old legacy version of their ERP software. A change (or two) in ownership had meant that it had been impossible to get budget to upgrade to a more current version. Unfortunately, there were ongoing issues with badly designed legacy customisations, along with an outdated database infrastructure. They also had …

Mining and Engineering Systems and Processes Review

The AlchemistPeople, Process, Technology

Objective Our client, an engineering, mining services and industrial manufacturing Group, decided to use an industry downturn as an opportunity to address ERP issues, process failings and inconsistencies across their various companies. Senior management decided that the work they did now would put the business in a better place to take advantage of the eventual upturn. Their scoped project included …