Custodian: ERP Customization Debt Manager & Vendor Negotiation Engine
9/10
Demand Score
Customization sprawl and opaque vendor arrangements inflate costs, block upgrades, and increase operational risk.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$3k-15k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
14 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Complex and Costly Workarounds:
Competitor Landscape
- Panaya
- Tricentis LiveCompare
- LeanIX
- ServiceNow Vendor Risk
- Rimini Street (alternative support)
Must-Have Features for MVP
Automated customization inventory and dependency graph
Risk scoring (usage, complexity, upgrade impact)
Standards mapping to vendor roadmaps and best practices
De-customization recommendations with cost/benefit
Spec-to-SOW generator with acceptance criteria
Vendor SLA tracker and clause analyzer (NLP)
Refactor backlog with ROI and payback modeling
Executive dashboards for cost savings and risk reduction
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Access to ERP transport/code repositories
- Keeping feature parity maps current across ERP releases
- Vendor pushback on standardized SOWs and SLAs
- Change governance alignment with internal architecture board
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- Reduce active customizations by 20–40% in 12 months
- Cut vendor CR cycle time by 30%+
- Achieve 10–25% savings on negotiated SOWs
- Upgrade readiness score improved quarter-over-quarter
- Measured reduction in change-related incidents
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This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.