Independent Client Side ERP Expertise

We work client side, providing independent ERP advisory across procurement, implementation and change. Our role is to bring clarity, structure and control to programmes that are often complex, high risk and business critical.

We exist to ensure your investment delivers real change within the business, commercially, operationally and long term.

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Why Choose Shape?

We work exclusively on the client side, ensuring every decision protects the organisation’s interests rather than vendor or implementation partner priorities.

Our team has supported ERP transformation across several of the UK’s largest ports and public sector, bringing practical knowledge of operational environments where systems, assets and people must work together.

Our goal is to leave organisations stronger than when we arrived. We build capability inside your team, ensuring knowledge stays within the organisation rather than creating long term consultancy dependency.

Our Experience

Our team of ERP specialists has supported complex transformation programmes across:

  • Public Sector
  • Higher Education
  • Ports & Maritime
  • Private Sector organisations

We have worked within some of the UK’s most complex operational environments, supporting organisations to:

  • Deliver ERP programmes on time and within budget
  • Reduce implementation and operational costs
  • Improve visibility and control across business operations
  • Drive long-term value from technology investment

Our experience spans both client side advisory and delivery environments, providing a practical, well rounded perspective on ERP transformation.

Our Approach

We guide organisations through ERP transformation using a structured, practical framework designed to bring clarity, control and long term value to complex programmes.

Our approach ensures each stage of the programme is aligned to your business objectives from early readiness and planning through to implementation, adoption and long term optimisation.

Rather than treating ERP as a single project milestone, we focus on the full programme journey. This ensures systems are not only delivered successfully, but are embedded effectively, adopted by your teams and continue to generate measurable value long after go live.

Readiness
Understanding current systems and defining objectives
Foundation
Establishing requirements, governance and structure
Delivery
Supporting implementation and programme execution
Adoption
Driving change and ensuring effective system use
Optimisation
Improving performance and long-term value

When organisations come to Shape

Organisations usually engage Shape when their ERP systems are approaching critical decision points. Whether systems are nearing end of support, transformation programmes are beginning, or expected benefits are unclear, we provide independent guidance to help organisations move forward with confidence.

Shape Associates works exclusively on the client side, ensuring every recommendation is aligned with the organisation’s interests rather than software vendors or implementation partners.

With experience supporting some of the largest organisations in the UK, we understand the operational complexity behind major ERP transformation programmes.

Independent Client Side ERP Expertise

Our Leadership Team

Our leadership team brings experience across complex operational environments, combining industry knowledge with hands on ERP delivery expertise.

With backgrounds spanning large scale transformation programmes, they remain actively involved in client engagements, ensuring a consistent, practical and commercially focused approach across all work.

Yash Bhinde

Partner

Specialising in:
ERP Transformation
ERP Advisory
EPM Across Public & Private Sectors

Carl Appleton

Partner

Specialising in:
Continuous Improvement Specialist
Change Management Consultant
M365 adoption specialist

Justin Woodley

Partner

Specialising in:
ERP Advisory
Solution Architect
Effective Problem Solver

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