DISCOVERY & STRATEGY
Your Guided Path to Accelerated Digital Transformation
Our Discovery & Strategy process empowers B2B manufacturers to sell directly to customers, digitize traditional processes, and implement a scalable tech stack. This structured yet flexible approach ensures a clear, expert-built roadmap that validates ideas, supports RFIs, and accelerates development for sustainable growth and innovation.
Why Do You Need Discovery & Strategy?
Get the full picture
Many companies don’t know what they don’t know.
Discovery & Strategy gets everyone on the same page quickly and effectively while gaining insight into the true scope of your project. No more surprises, accurate budget and real-timelines.
Expert guidance to meet your goals
Our more than 25 years of extensive digital commerce and platform integration expertise and decades of consulting on best-in-breed and best-of-need platforms mean we can get clients to an accurate development roadmap faster, with exactly what they need — nothing extra.
True, honest alignment
Companies are often not as aligned as they think they are. Through in-depth conversations with your team stakeholders, we can map out the goals for everyone in your company and build that critical alignment every growing organization needs.
Understanding all of your options
You have more choices than the big names in monolithic, all-in-one platforms. Take the time to research the best tech for you, presented by experts who understand the needs of B2B manufacturing.
Time is of the essence
With our prescriptive planning, gaining a clear picture of your goals, needs, and desires does not take as long as you think it would. In as little as four weeks, you could have a plan for your tech that will last for years.
Alternatives to Discovery & Strategy
Self-evaluating platforms, conducting independent research (whitepapers, website content, ebooks), watching platform demos, and holding internal stakeholder meetings take precious time and energy. Generally, when organizations self-guide through a digital transformation project, they do not have a formal way to do it, leading to wasted effort because you don’t get the real answers you need.
Common issues in self-guided discovery:
Discovery & Strategy Features
Discovery and strategy are step-by-step processes that build a detailed roadmap and action plan for your digital transformation.
Our process is collaborative and inclusive from day one, with the right people involved at the right time. Our goal is to get your game plan on paper and under way as quickly as possible.
Benefits of a Comprehensive D&S
The benefits of a comprehensive Discovery & Strategy (D&S) process include clear goals, measurable milestones, and deliverables that can be used to assess ideas, solicit bids, or guide development, even if a project doesn't move forward. Additionally, the process results in scalable solutions and risk mitigation.
Leaning on experts to advise and plan your project development is low-cost compared to the time, energy and resources that your organization would spend doing months of research or investing in training in-house teams to define your technology parameters.
Further, D&S strives to effectively use everyone’s time, eliminate guesswork about who needs to be involved when, and ensure there isn’t any wasted time figuring out what we need to know to serve your team best.
A comprehensive Discovery & Strategy process gives you a deeper understanding of your target customer's UX experience, which we develop into actionable user stories.
From there, we visually represent your new digital workflow and server architecture, ensuring seamless integration and efficient operations. Additionally, we meticulously map data from your existing systems to the new architecture, preserving valuable information and minimizing disruption. Finally, we outline a phased approach for existing and future development, providing a clear roadmap for your digital transformation journey.
This strategic approach empowers your business to make informed decisions, optimize resources, and achieve long-term success.
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Discovery & Strategy
Beyond The Assembly Line: Whitepaper
Transforming manufacturing through ecommerce innovation, this comprehensive ebook illuminates how manufacturers can build for the future without sacrificing today.
Discover how the right combination of technologies can help your business drive growth while engaging new customers online.
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Andrew Gordon, Executive Relationship Manager, Discover Global Network.
“We wanted an agency that had the technical and design ability we needed, but more importantly, we wanted an agency that we could work with and who would be invested in the project's success. Acro Commerce worked alongside us every step of the way, and especially towards the end, they bent over backwards to make sure we finally got the website over the line.”
David Hart, Concept2
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Let Discovery & Strategy guide your team to their best project yet.
Learn how working with Acro Commerce can:
- Meet your goals with expert guidance.
- Pick the best tech stack for your exact needs
- Improve buy-in and stakeholder alignment.
- Optimize sales processes.
- Create exceptional customer experiences.