Eqeep’s IFS analysis and design gives management, IT and operations a shared plan before configuration starts. You receive an objectives matrix, business maturity scorecard, Business Value Overview with priorities, and a visual roadmap with an executive summary. We compare your processes with the IFS standard using the transaction data available.
When do you need an IFS analysis and design?
If you are starting or restarting an IFS project, Eqeep assesses the processes and decisions it needs to support. Analysis and design identifies the gaps before configuration begins.
When departments use separate data or struggle to agree priorities, start by defining the question together.
Management, IT and operations use the same findings to decide what changes. The roadmap sets out the work for implementation and subsequent improvements.
How does IFS analysis and design work, step by step?
Eqeep agrees the objective, assesses the starting point, identifies priorities and prepares a roadmap with your team. Each step produces a document to support the next decision.
Agree the objective and measures of success
Management, IT and operations define the goals at a kick-off meeting. Eqeep records the scope, priorities and measures of success in an objectives matrix.
People decide: management, IT and operations determine what success means for your organisation.
Understand your processes, data and technology
Eqeep assesses your processes, data and technology against the IFS Cloud capabilities relevant to your goals. We use transaction data to examine how work happens in practice. You receive a business maturity scorecard showing strengths, risks and opportunities.
Compare the options and set priorities
Eqeep examines the processes with the greatest potential to support your goals. We map relevant standard IFS functions and record the options in a Business Value Overview with a priority matrix.
People decide: you use the priority matrix to determine which changes come first.
Plan the work before, during and after implementation
Eqeep turns the business case into recommendations for work before, during and after implementation. The roadmap separates the technical upgrade from functional improvements. You receive a visual roadmap and an executive summary.
How do you back your IFS decisions with data?
Eqeep analyses transaction data to check how work moves through your organisation. Process insight maps the process flow from your IFS database. The findings depend on the data available.
The fit-gap analysis compares your processes with the IFS standard. Eqeep’s scope tool marks a direct fit green and a fit after configuration changes orange. Red identifies a gap that requires your decision.
Your team reviews the process data and fit-gap findings before implementation. You decide which processes to change and which gaps to accept.
Why run a technical and a functional track at the same time?
Eqeep develops the functional design while technical upgrade preparation is under way. Your team can plan process changes alongside the platform work. According to IFS, Extended Support for IFS Applications 10 ends on 27 March 2028; see technical upgrades.
The assessment and roadmap give IT and the business a shared basis for priorities, investment and delivery.
Who carries out IFS analysis and design?
Eqeep is an IFS Specialized Partner in the Benelux for enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and field service management (FSM). Analysis and design is the first phase of Our approach.
Eqeep carries out the assessment with your management, IT and operations teams. We turn the findings into a roadmap for the work ahead.
Questions about IFS analysis and design
What does the Analysis & Design phase deliver?
Eqeep delivers an objectives matrix, business maturity scorecard, Business Value Overview with a priority matrix, and a visual roadmap with an executive summary. These documents connect your goals, current processes and priorities before configuration starts.
What is a fit-gap analysis in IFS?
An IFS fit-gap analysis compares your processes with the IFS standard. Eqeep’s scope tool uses green for a direct fit and orange for a fit after configuration changes. Red identifies a gap that needs your decision.
How long does IFS analysis and design take?
There is no fixed duration. Eqeep scopes the analysis around the decisions you need to make, from one process to a full blueprint. Your team approves the objective, fit-gap findings and roadmap before moving to the next phase.
We're still on IFS Applications 10. Where do we start?
Eqeep starts with analysis and design across technical and functional work. One track plans your move to IFS Cloud; the other defines the process improvements. According to IFS, Extended Support for IFS Applications 10 ends on 27 March 2028; see technical upgrades.
We're still comparing ERP systems. Can analysis and design help?
Yes, for the IFS side of your comparison. Eqeep assesses how your processes fit IFS Cloud and identifies the gaps. We advise as an IFS partner, not an independent selection adviser. If IFS does not fit your requirements, we say so.
How does process insight show where you stand?
Eqeep’s process insight uses transaction data from your IFS database to show how processes run. We review the findings during the assessment, alongside interviews with your team. What we can see depends on the available data; explore Process Intelligence.
Where does AI readiness belong in an IFS project?
AI readiness belongs in the design phase. Eqeep reviews data quality, approval rules and ownership with your team before configuring IFS.ai or automation. Explore industrial AI.
This article describes one of the five phases in our approach. Want to discuss where your organisation stands? Discuss your IFS question.
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