ERP services across the full lifecycle.
Lightbridge ERP is an independent, vendor-neutral ERP advisory firm. We deliver enterprise needs assessments and roadmaps, ERP and related technology selection, and the project management and technical leadership that carry a program through delivery. We accept no vendor kickbacks, so our guidance serves you, not a reseller quota.
The Lightbridge ERP lifecycle: assessment to optimization.
Most firms sell a single phase. Lightbridge ERP owns the whole arc: what you need, what to buy, how to design it, who delivers it, and how it keeps improving. The advisory and leadership layer stays in-house at every stage, so accountability never changes hands.
Needs assessment and roadmap
Lightbridge ERP opens every engagement with a current-state assessment: process, data, finance operations, and systems. The output is a requirements set and a sequenced technology roadmap that ties each move to a business outcome, not a vendor catalog.
ERP advisory and roadmap →ERP selection
ERP selection is where Lightbridge ERP is unbiased by design. We run a structured, evidence-based selection across the full platform landscape. We accept no vendor kickbacks and carry no reseller quotas, so the shortlist reflects fit, not commission.
ERP selection methodology →Architecture
Lightbridge ERP designs the target architecture before implementation begins: data model, integrations, security, and the financial controls the platform must enforce. Architecture decisions are owned in-house, so the program has one accountable technical authority from day one.
Architecture and design →Implementation
Lightbridge ERP owns project management and technical leadership of the delivery, regardless of who executes the build. NetSuite and EPM run in-house. Other platforms are delivered through rigorously vetted partners under Lightbridge governance, with one accountable program owner throughout.
ERP implementation leadership →Managed services and optimization
After go-live, Lightbridge ERP keeps the system improving. Managed services and optimization run in-house for NetSuite: issue resolution, release management, and a rolling optimization roadmap delivered by a dedicated team of senior finance professionals rather than a ticket queue.
NetSuite managed services →Lightbridge ERP platform practices.
Lightbridge ERP works across a broad platform set, including NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Epicor, and Oracle. NetSuite and EPM/FP&A are delivered in-house. Other platforms are delivered through rigorously vetted partners under Lightbridge project management and technical leadership. The platform practices page maps the full set.
Lightbridge ERP in-house delivery practices.
These services are delivered hands-on by Lightbridge ERP teams. NetSuite and EPM/FP&A are the practices where Lightbridge maintains a deep, in-house bench rather than brokering delivery.
NetSuite Managed Services
Dedicated, ongoing NetSuite support and managed services from senior finance professionals. Issue resolution, release management, and proactive optimization.
Learn more →NetSuite Optimization
Unlock unused NetSuite capability: revenue recognition, advanced reporting, workflow automation, and consolidation, configured by people who understand the accounting behind it.
Learn more →NetSuite Rescue
Stabilize and remediate broken NetSuite implementations. Audit, fix, and rebuild what a prior partner left unfinished.
Learn more →NetSuite Implementation
Structured NetSuite deployments led by senior architects in-house. Requirements through go-live on the Lightbridge methodology.
Learn more →NetSuite Administration
Outsourced and fractional NetSuite administration: a named admin or pod for user roles, saved searches, dashboards, workflows, and twice-yearly release readiness.
Learn more →NetSuite Customization
In-house NetSuite customization: SuiteScript, SuiteFlow, SuiteBuilder, saved searches, SuiteQL, and custom reports and dashboards that adapt NetSuite to your operating model.
Learn more →NetSuite Integrations
NetSuite integration delivery across leading iPaaS platforms and custom point-to-point, plus application connectors for CRM, payments, EDI, and payroll. Vendor-neutral, scoped against the financial close.
Learn more →Oracle EPM
Enterprise performance management delivered in-house: planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial close on Oracle EPM Cloud.
Learn more →Adaptive Planning
Workday Adaptive Planning implementation and optimization for finance teams that need real planning models, delivered by the in-house FP&A practice.
Learn more →FP&A Consulting
Financial planning and analysis. Senior finance leaders building forecasting, board reporting, and planning infrastructure alongside your own finance team.
Learn more →Why Lightbridge ERP is unbiased by design.
Lightbridge ERP accepts no vendor kickbacks, carries no reseller quotas, and holds no partner-tier sales incentives. That is the structural difference between Lightbridge ERP and a value-added reseller: a reseller is paid to place specific software, so its advice bends toward what it sells. Lightbridge ERP is paid by the client to find the right answer, then to lead the program that delivers it.
ERP services: frequently asked questions
- What ERP services does Lightbridge ERP provide?
- Lightbridge ERP provides the full ERP lifecycle: enterprise needs assessment and roadmap, vendor-neutral ERP and related technology selection, architecture, and the project management and technical leadership that carry a program through implementation and into managed services. Hands-on delivery is in-house for NetSuite and EPM/FP&A, and through rigorously vetted partners under Lightbridge leadership for other platforms.
- Is Lightbridge ERP a NetSuite-only firm?
- No. Lightbridge ERP is an independent, vendor-neutral ERP advisory firm that works across the full platform landscape. NetSuite is one deep, in-house practice among several. The core value is the advisory and leadership layer: assessment, selection, architecture, and program governance that apply regardless of which platform a client ends up running.
- What makes Lightbridge ERP unbiased?
- Lightbridge ERP accepts no vendor kickbacks, carries no reseller quotas, and holds no partner-tier sales incentives. Recommendations are driven by fit, not commission. This is the central difference between Lightbridge ERP and vendor-aligned resellers or value-added resellers, whose advice can be shaped by the software they are paid to sell.
- Where should an ERP engagement start?
- Most engagements start with ERP selection or a needs assessment and roadmap. Selection is the most common entry point: a structured, evidence-based evaluation across the platform landscape that produces a defensible shortlist and decision. Organizations already committed to a platform often start at architecture or implementation instead.
- Who delivers the hands-on implementation work?
- Lightbridge ERP delivers NetSuite and EPM/FP&A implementation in-house. For other platforms, hands-on delivery runs through rigorously vetted partners, while Lightbridge ERP retains project management and technical leadership of the program. Either way there is one accountable program owner from selection through go-live.
- Does Lightbridge ERP help select the ERP, not just implement one?
- Yes. ERP and related technology selection is a core Lightbridge ERP service and the most common entry point. Because Lightbridge ERP takes no vendor kickbacks, the selection is genuinely vendor-neutral: the goal is the platform that fits the business, not the platform that pays a referral fee.
- What platforms does Lightbridge ERP cover?
- Lightbridge ERP covers a broad ERP platform set, including NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Epicor, Oracle, and additional mid-market platforms. NetSuite and EPM/FP&A are delivered in-house; other platforms are delivered through vetted partners under Lightbridge leadership. See the platform practices page for the full set.
- Does Lightbridge ERP provide fractional CFO services?
- No. Lightbridge ERP provides FP&A consulting: forecasting, board reporting, and planning infrastructure built alongside your own finance team. It is not a fractional or interim CFO service. The finance leaders engage as advisors and builders, not as a stand-in executive.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us about your ERP environment. Lightbridge ERP will identify the highest-impact stage and build a plan around it.