Sage 100 (MAS 90) Clients: 4 Signs it’s Time to Consider a New Accounting / ERP Solution

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Today’s Presenters
Sean Munzert | Net@Work
Client Care Manager
Dirk Leifer | Net@Work
Sage X3 Practice Director
Samantha Marshall | Net@Work
Sage X3 Consulting Manager
Troy Brasel | Net@Work
Business Analyst/Consultant

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Agenda
Why Me – Considering X3?
Expanding your business
4 Trigger points
Introduction Sage X3
Overview Sage X3
Benefits and value proposition
Product Demo – Sage X3
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5. • Expanding your business
• 4 Trigger Points
Considering X3?

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Where are you today?

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#1 Business Goal = Growth
Source: Aberdeen Group, 2017

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IT Solutions as Enabler for Growth and Expansion
➢ Growth brings successbut also increasesthe needfor internal support
➢ Successful companiesinvest into their internal support structure(e.g. modernize their IT
solutions) to drive expansionand to stay ahead of their competition
➢ Failing to do so and keeping the status-quoholdmany organizationsback from achieving
their full potential to expandtheir business
“Inefficiencies
are spreading and
undermine our profits
and
growth potential.”
“We have outgrown
our existing system(s)
and we lack insight
into our operations.”
“Our processes have
become complex and
are slowing us down.
We’ve lost our
agility and
responsiveness”

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4 Trigger Points – It’s Time to Change
4 possible trigger points when organizations explore upgrading to X3
Your
business has
changed
Your
solution is
limiting your
business
Your data is
rapidly
expanding
Your user
productivity
is slowing
down

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It’s Time to Change
Trigger points used by organizations to move to SAGE X3
Your
business has
changed
➢ Change in business focus (e.g. M&A, adding a product line)
➢ Need to upgrade front-end sales, marketing and service
➢ Need to improve customer service and response time
➢ Need to reduce operating expenses
➢ Need to expand use of IT or digital services (e.g. mobile solution)

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It’s Time to Change
Trigger points used by organizations to move to SAGE X3
➢ Performance of old version is inadequate
➢ Data can’t be easily shared or accessed
➢ Decision-making is slowed down
➢ Re-entering information into different systems
➢ Increasing trend of manual work
➢ Reconciling information from different apps and sheets
Your user
productivity
is slowing
down

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It’s Time to Change
Trigger points used by organizations to move to SAGE X3
➢ Rapid and uncontrolled accumulation of business data
➢ Increased need to make real-time data driven business decisions
➢ Data integrity becomes questionable; risk to business
➢ Limitations to develop, track and measure appropriate KPIs
Your data is
rapidly
expanding

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It’s Time to Change
Trigger points used by organizations to move to SAGE X3
➢ Limited financial solutions (e.g. multi languages, currencies)
➢ Reporting boundaries (e.g. consolidate for more than one site)
➢ Lack of integration (e.g. workflow, manufacturing/scheduling)
➢ Lacking scalability (e.g. adding new entity)
Your
solution is
limiting your
business

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Where are you today?
Sage One
Sage 50c
Sage 100 & 300
Sage X3

15. Introduction to Sage X3
• What is X3
• Product Overview
• Business Outcomes and Benefits

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Sage X3? – Not Your Typical ERP Solution
Faster Simpler Flexible
Sage X3
➢ without the complexity, cost
and drawbacks of traditional
ERP systems
➢ for expanding small, midsize
& enterprise companies
➢ to manage all aspects of their
core business processes
SAGE X3 – a different business management solution

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Sage X3? – Not Your Typical ERP Solution
Sage X3 is faster
Automated end-to-end business processes
Fast deployment
Quick real-time business insights
Fast dashboards and drill-down
Simpler software management, rich integration
Easy and intuitive data visualization
Simple personalization and access by users
Simple integration
Sage X3 is simpler Sage X3 is flexible
Feature rich functionality and building blocks
Flexible data model (multi-company, multi-legislation)
Powerful web services and customization tools
Scalable and highly adaptable

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Sage X3 Capability & Solution Summary
Role-based workspace
Technology
HTML5
Common data
source
Dev tools and
web services
Mobile
Private cloud
or on-premises
Cloud
PurchasingAccounting
and financial
management
Inventory
management
Manufacturing
(ATO, MTO,
CTO, MTS)
Customer
service
Sales
management
Document management
and office collaboration
Workflow automation and
alerts
Reporting and business
analytics
CRM &
ecommerce
Human
resources
Payroll
Services
management
Payments
Treasury
management
Fixed assets
management
Business
intelligence
Industry
certified
solutions
Complementary Solutions
Warehouse
management
systems
Sage X3 Core Business Management Applications and Technology
Materialand
Inventory planning
Purchasing
and sub-contracting
Warehousing
And shipping
Marketing
and sales
Demand planning,
orders & forecast
Production planning
scheduling and
quality control
Customer
service
SAGE X3 – accelerates all business processes, end-to-end

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Sage X3 – Expected Business Outcome and Benefits
177% ROI (1)
$1,722,180
3-year benefits(1)
5 months
payback period (1)
$1,101,310
NPV (1)
(1) Forrester 2016 total economic impact analysis of Sage X3 points to
risk-adjusted benefits of $1,722,180 over three years versus
implementation and operating costs of $620,870, equating to a net
present value (NPV) of $1,101,310 for a Sage cloud subscription.
The risk-adjusted ROI was a very favorable 177%, and the payback
period was a quick five months on average for Sage X3 customers
participating in the research
(2) IDG Global research commissioned by Sage on enterprise
businesses in Europe and North America reveals that organizations
with fast and simple access to data and analytics benefit from 35%
superior organic growth over companies providing poor access to
data to employees.
(3) Independent research by Aberdeen Group points to 73% increase in
productivity following best in class ERP implementations.
73%
increased
productivity(3)
35% incremental
growth from simpler
access to information and
more effective use of
business data (2)
16%reduction in
administrative costs
What the research is saying

20. Live Demo Sage X3

21. Conclusion:
Is Your Business Growing,
Changing, or Evolving?

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Sage X3 – A Solution Option
Simpler
enterprise
management
Faster
customer
response time
Flexible
business
processes
Why change
for Sage X3
overhead costs
savings
increased
productivity
new customer
growth
Business outcomes
you can expect

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