2026 Vision Paper: The Re-Engineered Implementation

Why Read This Research

ERP and SIS implementations are being re-engineered as AI automates data conversion, testing, configuration, integration code, and other labor-intensive work. This Vision Paper examines how implementation delivery, staffing, pricing, and risk will change over the next two years and what institutions should do now to prepare. Learn how to assess readiness, evaluate implementation partners, strengthen governance, negotiate emerging commercial models, and redirect capacity toward change management, data, and post-go-live optimization.

Key Questions Answered

• How will AI change ERP and SIS implementation delivery, staffing, timelines, and costs?
• How should institutions prepare their governance, data, technology, and teams for AI-enabled implementations?
• How will implementation partner roles and commercial models change as AI reduces labor-intensive implementation work?
• What risks should institutions address when planning and executing a more automated implementation?

Features

• Area in Focus: ERP/Student Implementation and Services
• Future Campus Impacts: Employ, Operations, Revenue, Risk, Innovate
• Author: Matthew Winn, PhD, Principal Analyst, Tambellini Group
• Research Availability: September 2026