Pre-Implementation Services
Foundation
Pre-Implementation Services
Assess. Plan. Align.
The challenge

Every successful implementation starts long before the vendor arrives.

The decisions made during procurement — what you ask for, how you ask for it, and who you choose — determine everything that follows. Most implementations struggle not because of the software, but because the foundation was never properly set.

We exist to build that foundation correctly — with your vision, your goals, and your fund's specific needs at the center of everything we do.

Services included
System assessments and gap analysis
RFP development using our proprietary, copyrighted lean RFP format
Procurement management and vendor evaluation
Discovery-facilitated vendor sessions
Contract negotiation support
Vendor selection guidance
The AP difference

"Most RFPs are copied from a library. Yours will be built from a conversation."

Our discovery-first approach means we spend significant time understanding your vision, goals, pain points, and expectations before anything is written — not just a modified copy of someone else's requirements. We flip the standard procurement process, facilitating collaborative sessions with vendors before written responses, so you get more honest proposals and far fewer surprises downstream.

Our copyrighted RFP format is lean by design, specific to your requirements and needs, and built to prevent the scope battles that plague most implementations. The result is a procurement process that protects your fund — before the project even begins.

Talk to us about your project