PartnerFit Sentinel for ERP Programs
8/10
Demand Score
Choosing the wrong SI or failing to enforce delivery quality wastes millions and derails ERP programs.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$3k-10k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
16 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
A vendor selection and delivery health platform that matches clients to SIs using a competency/outcome knowledge graph and monitors ongoing execution via objective telemetry. Plugins ingest delivery s
Competitor Landscape
- Analyst directories and reviews (Gartner, G2)
- Procurement suites (SAP Ariba, Coupa)
- PSA/PPM (Kantata, Certinia/FinancialForce)
- Vendor risk/SLA tools (ServiceNow, OneTrust)
Must-Have Features for MVP
SI-client matching via competency/outcome graph
ALM/time/environment telemetry ingestion
Delivery Health and SLA dashboards with alerts
Milestone escrow payment triggers
Playbook/methodology fit auditor
Benchmarking from anonymized outcomes
Escalation Copilot with clause library and evidence
Executive steering pack automation
Evidence vault for audits and disputes
API/SSO for both client and SI access
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Partner reluctance to share telemetry
- Legal pushback on milestone escrow
- Normalizing delivery metrics across tools
- Data privacy and anonymized benchmarking ethics
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Neutral position trusted by both client and SI
- Contractually enforceable, objective metrics
- High partner tool coverage via lightweight plugins
- Clear ROI by tying payments to verified outcomes
- Strong data governance and anonymization
- Executive visibility and fast escalation paths
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