Specifications include, but are not limited to: The State is seeking professional services to assist in continuing the operation of a Project Management Office (PMO) that assists the State’s executive leadership in managing and overseeing its effort to implement Tier-1 enterprise resources planning (ERP) software and systems integration (SI) services (together, the “ERP Solution”) across the agencies directly responsible to the Governor and, should they choose to participate, other State of Illinois governmental entities. A Tier-1 ERP Solution is distinguished from a lower tier (i.e., Tier-2, Tier-3, etc.) solution in that Tier-1 solutions serve large global businesses, are scalable, address the requirements of a large multinational corporation and, generally, are more complex, and requires more complicated hardware and highly-skilled information technology (IT) professionals, than a lower tier. This initial effort involves project management, business process optimization, strategic planning, and preparatory activities.
