ERP Focus Layer — Contextual Simplification & Guided Execution Across ERPs
8/10
Demand Score
Users are overwhelmed by dense ERP screens, leading to delays, errors, and support tickets that immediately impact revenue operations and close cycles.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-12k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
8 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
ERP Focus Layer is a cross-ERP overlay that removes feature overload by dynamically hiding irrelevant menus, stitching multi-step tasks into guided flows, and adding a universal command palette. It le
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- WalkMe
- Whatfix
- Pendo
- SAP Fiori Guided Tours
- Appcues
Must-Have Features for MVP
Role- and context-aware UI masking to reduce visible features by 60–80%
Guided workflows that span multiple ERP pages and external apps
Universal command palette with shortcut actions and search
Inline business rule validations and auto-fill from MDM/PIM/CRM
One-click macro actions (e.g., create PO from quote) with approvals
Telemetry dashboards showing task friction and error hotspots
Recipe authoring from recorded sessions to codify tribal knowledge
A/B testing of simplified flows to quantify cycle-time reduction
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Maintaining overlay resilience through ERP UI updates
- Role-based security alignment with existing IAM/SSO
- Winning change management vs. entrenched training approaches
- Cross-browser performance in heavy enterprise environments
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- Reduction in task completion time for top 10 workflows
- Decrease in training time and support tickets
- Error rate reduction on key documents (POs, invoices, journal entries)
- Adoption rate of guided flows vs legacy navigation
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This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.