Too complex for a simplified implementation
July 22, 2014
Too complex for a simplified implementation
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
10
Modules Used
- Contract Management
Overall Satisfaction with Emptoris
We piloted Emptoris and were not successful. The amount of effort and cost to implement the tool far exceeded what we were looking to implement for our contract management solution. Part of the reason is our company does not have a heavy focus on the procurement function and Emptoris really tries to make that connection. Overall, it just wasn't very easy to use and I can't stress enough how much of a negative it was to find out how complex and expensive the implementation would be. We were trying to have as basic of an implementation as possible but it didn't matter.
- Requiring Vendors to be part of the process
- Linking Contract Totals to Procurement
- Implementation timeline
- Seemingly having to customize every customer
- N/A. We did not implement the tool after the pilot.
We eventually selected Apttus because of its close ties to Salesforce and quick implementation process. We were able to get the application installed and live in just a few weeks. For our purposes, it was a much better fit for us to generate and store contracts for our company without having to force a link to procurement.