The Seminar: “Professional Software Selection and Implementation in the Context of Digitalization”

Seminar Objective:

You will learn all relevant processes for identifying requirements, selecting, and implementing new IT solutions as part of your company’s digitalization. This seminar provides the foundation for avoiding serious mistakes during selection and implementation, often leaving you better organized and prepared than your software provider. After the workshop, you will be able to evaluate providers effectively and set requirements regarding the selection and implementation process.

Target Group (Companies):

Companies in industry, trade, logistics, or services with approximately 50 employees up to large corporations.

Target Group (Participants):

Specialists and managers from operations and IT, project managers, key users, or department heads and executive management (depending on company size).

Methodology:

Presentation, case study analysis, integration of “best practice” aspects, online software research, group exercises, and discussion. The workshop takes place on-site at the customer’s premises.

Speaker:

Christoph Groß

The Practical Difference:

• • In the seminar, the speaker draws on anonymized but real-world tenders and implementations. This ensures topics are not just presented theoretically but are based on practical cases.
  • Participants can also contribute their own experiences during various workshop activities.
  • As part of a real software research exercise, participants receive online access to a software research platform and can continue to use it after the seminar (end-user companies only).
  • Please bring a laptop/tablet with Wi-Fi for the research.

Day 1 – Requirements Identification and Selection

• • Project Start and Preparation
  • Process Analysis and Requirements Identification
  • ROI (Return on Investment) Calculation
  • Creation of Requirements Specifications
  • Project and Inquiry Description
  • Dispatch and Monitoring of the Tender
  • Quote Evaluation and Provider Selection
  • Preparation and Evaluation of Provider Workshops
  • Reference Evaluations and Analyses
  • Final Provider Selection Based on Defined Criteria
  • Contract Content and Negotiations

Day 2 – Implementation

• • Project Kick-off
  • Project Planning
  • Pre-projects and Main Projects
  • Implementation Methodology: Agile vs. Conventional
  • Detailed Functional Specifications
  • Change Management of Requirements
  • Data Migration
  • Integration of Third-Party Systems
  • Training and Training Materials
  • Project Controlling
  • Software Testing
  • Software Rollout Planning
  • Documentation
  • Provider Tools for Implementation
  • Continuous Improvement

Each participant receives a free copy of the book “Professional Selection and Implementation in Logistics” as a guide and for documentation (print or eBook, as desired).

Costs:

For on-site deployment at the customer’s premises, costs are agreed upon individually based on the number of participants.

Interested? Simply give us a call or use the contact form below. We will then arrange an initial phone appointment to discuss the possible approach.