Delivery
Full system consolidation can cost midsize firms years and percent-of-revenue cheques.
McKinsey describes full ERP or IT consolidation costs for midsize industrials with less than $2 billion in revenue. Cost and ROI timelines are source estimates, not a Momentup quote or delivery promise. The article points to selective data layers, reporting and automation on existing infrastructure as an alternative.
Mixed
Outcome we help: Stop oversized consolidation programmes. Pick the smallest system-of-work and delivery change that moves a named outcome.
What the report found
2-5%
Typical full ERP or IT consolidation implementation costs as a share of annual revenues
Article: scrappy IT discussion, full ERP or IT consolidation; cost footnote cites Technology Trends Outlook 2022
3-5 years
Typical ROI timeline for full ERP or IT consolidation
Article: scrappy IT discussion, full ERP or IT consolidation
What it means for leaders
- Growing firms can fund consolidation programmes they cannot staff while day-to-day delivery, reporting and ways of working remain broken.
What to do on Monday
Start here: Pick one painful process in reporting, handoffs or customer visibility. Write whether it needs a full platform rewrite or a scoped point fix with a clear first deliverable. Cap new platform spend until that choice is written and owned.
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Source
How seven steps can help midsize industrials crack the transformation code, McKinsey & Company, 2025. Read the original report