Selecting a new system can feel overwhelming—especially if it’s been years since your last process or if you’re new to it altogether. SCT has facilitated and led hundreds of RFP processes, guiding teams step-by-step to ensure projects align with strategic vision and deliver positive business outcomes.
Stakeholder Alignment & Program Charters
Interviews with key stakeholders are coupled with education on operational best practices and industry trends to develop program objectives project requirements. Alignment to a vision for project deliverables and a future state operating environment allow effective scoping, scheduling, and staffing to follow.
Integrated System Architecture & Analytics Design
Evaluation of impacts to existing systems will solidify future state business processes and validate assumptions on level of effort and required skillsets. A keen understanding of freight spend drivers and load/route optimization benefits, combined with our appreciation for specific requirements regarding domestic, multi-modal, cross-border and international shipments and global trade compliance requirements ensures our clients receive a comprehensive view of their transportation technology requirements and an architecture capable of supporting regional and global growth strategies. Other cost-savings opportunities that arise from improved integration and workflow automation allow alignment with IT leadership to ensure internal skill sets are applied or, where there are gaps, are considered for development throughout the implementation.
Requirements Definition
Detailed definition of functional requirements by which vendors can be evaluated and implementation scoping can be agreed upon is the heart of an effective RFP process. SCT develops those requirements through interviews and the introduction of recommended best practices with areas of focus including master data availability and cleanliness, load planning, multi-modal route optimization, carrier selection and tendering, customs compliance, special handling, tracking and communications, and freight payment requirements.
Critical Differentiators
SCT’s elevation of critical requirements and differentiators across functional requirements and provider approach can be leveraged in weighted scorecards as an effective tool to socialize priorities across different stakeholder entities within the organization and to ensure that priorities are aligned when selecting a vendor and solution.
