ERP Overlay Orchestration Canvas
9/10
Demand Score
Regulatory, market, or organizational changes require fast process adjustments; the ERP’s rigid workflows block execution, creating compliance and revenue risk.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-8k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
75 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Workflow inflexibility and process changes:
Competitor Landscape
- Camunda
- ServiceNow Flow Designer
- Pipefy
- Kissflow
- UiPath
- Nintex
- SAP BTP Workflow Management
Must-Have Features for MVP
Visual workflow designer with versioning/approvals
Shadow Mode simulation against live read-only data
Feature flags and phased rollouts per site/BU
Human task inbox with SLA timers and escalations
Policy guardrails and segregation of duties
Form overlays and validation without ERP code changes
Event-sourced audit trail and replay
Connectors for SAP/Oracle/NetSuite and messaging buses
Operational dashboards and alerts
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Governance and change control acceptance
- Avoiding data inconsistency with the ERP source of truth
- Handling latency and eventual consistency
- Driving adoption of the companion UI
- Security reviews and SSO integration
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- New workflow live in <14 days without ERP customization
- Zero critical incidents linked to workflow changes
- >95% SLA compliance on user tasks
- Automatic audit evidence for changes
- Measured throughput increase across key processes
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