Enterprise Software Focus: Government and Nonprofit ERP Solutions
Based on our experience with government and nonprofit organizations, the public sector has unique needs that are not effectively addressed by all enterprise software vendors. Fund accounting, license tracking, and tax revenue tracking are just a few of the challenges that make government and nonprofit enterprise software unique. Below are some of the factors we tend to focus on when evaluating enterprise, financial management, and accounting software for our government and nonprofit clients.
Government and Nonprofit ERP Solutions Requirements
- Fund accounting
- Budgeting
- Account allocation
- Fixed asset tracking
- Recurring billings
- Permit tracking
- License renewals
- Human resources and payroll
- Reporting
Not all accounting and financial software solutions are able to handle these complex requirements, so it is important to conduct an enterprise software evaluation that objectively compares potential vendors’ ability to meet these needs. Organizations that fail to select software that can handle some of these complexities often end up spending significant amounts of money on software customization, manual process workarounds, and sub-optimized service to constituents.
To better understand potential options of enterprise software solutions in the space, you may be interested in viewing our comparison list of leading nonprofit ERP software solutions. Our 2008 ERP Report also outlines leading government and nonprofit ERP solutions and implementation results.
Finding the enterprise accounting and financial software that best fits your unique needs is the first step toward an effective ERP initiative with a strong return on investment.
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About Eric Kimberling
After 15 years of ERP consulting at large firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers and SchlumbergerSema, Eric realized the need for an independent consulting firm that really understands ERP. He began his career as an ERP organizational change management consultant and eventually broadened his background to include implementation project management and software selection. Eric’s background includes extensive ERP software selection, ERP organizational change, and ERP implementation project management experience. Throughout his career, Eric has helped dozens of high-profile and global companies with their ERP initiatives, including Kodak, Samsonite, Coors, Duke Energy, and Lucent Technologies to name a few. In addition to extensive ERP experience, Eric has also helped clients with business process re-engineering, merger and acquisition integration, strategic planning, and six sigma. Eric holds an MBA from Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.
