OpsOverlay: Command Palette and Task Orchestration Layer for ERP
9/10
Demand Score
Productivity loss and training burden from complex ERP screens cause delays, errors, and high support ticket volume.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-8k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
5 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
A browser extension and sidecar that turns painful, multi-screen ERP tasks into single-command, keyboard-first workflows. It overlays microfrontends on existing ERP screens, pre-fills fields from cont
Competitor Landscape
- WalkMe
- Whatfix
- Pendo
- SAP Fiori
- Retool
Must-Have Features for MVP
Universal command palette with role-based recipes
Task recorder that compiles to safe, replayable actions
Context cards (customer, inventory, credit, pricing) on any screen
Pre-submit validation against business rules
Plain-English error explanations with auto-fix steps
Keyboard-first navigation and power-user shortcuts
Per-plant/per-customer variants of the same task
Analytics on clicks saved, time saved, and error rates
Guardrails: approvals, segregation of duties, and logs
Offline drafts and recoverable sessions
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- SSO and MFA compatibility
- Differing ERP UI customizations per role/site
- Balancing speed with governance approvals
- Securing least-privilege execution tokens
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- >30% reduction in task completion time within 30 days
- Lower training time for new hires
- Reduced ERP support tickets and rework
- High adoption by power users (measured by command usage)
- Stable execution across ERP updates
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.