Promethean Technology Group – ERP System Selection and Global Project Management

Delivering a unified global ERP platform for a world leader in interactive learning technology.

The client

Promethean Technology Group is a multi-national leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of interactive learning technology used in schools and universities worldwide. With operations spanning the UK, Europe, the USA, and China, Promethean continues to shape the way students learn across the globe.

Service: ERP Project Governance, ERP Requirements & SOR, ERP Selection, Gaps & Opportunities Analysis

Industry: manufacturing, engineering

Location: UK, Europe, USA & China

Website: prometheanworld.com

The challenge

Promethean’s legacy business systems could no longer meet the needs of a rapidly expanding international business. As the company grew into new markets, the limitations of its systems became clear: fragmented platforms, limited integration, and insufficient visibility across regions.

Initially, Promethean sought professional, independent assistance with selecting a new ERP system. They needed a partner capable not only of guiding them through vendor evaluation but also of helping manage complex, multi-country system improvement projects.

The solution

Promethean partnered with Gradient to lead the selection of a new ERP platform, ultimately choosing Infor LN. This was the first step towards creating a unified global system that would:

  • Provide a single, consolidated view across all operations.

  • Enable more efficient manufacturing planning between UK, Europe, USA, and China sites.

  • Improve customer service with consistent, accurate data across all regions.
  • Support future growth with a scalable, integrated technology platform.

The approach

Gradient’s role extended well beyond ERP selection, becoming a hands-on partner throughout Promethean’s global transformation. Our approach included:

  • System selection: Facilitating requirements gathering, vendor evaluation, and final selection.
  • Implementation support: Managing tasks and milestones to ensure timely delivery in the UK.
  • Global roll-out: Project managing critical implementation phases in the USA and China.
  • Specialist projects: Leveraging Gradient’s expertise to develop and implement B2B web portals, and corporate intranet/internet sites fully integrated with the ERP system.

By combining ERP selection expertise with strong project management and industry knowledge, Gradient ensured that all operational sites adopted a common data structure and a fully integrated system.

The result

Promethean now operates on a single, globally integrated ERP platform with:

  • Global supply chain visibility: Enabling proactive planning and improved customer service worldwide.
  • Better decision-making: Enhanced business intelligence and reporting capabilities.
  • Fully integrated processes: Including project accounting, product lifecycle management, and customer portals.

“Gradient were involved from start to finish. Being very hands-on they managed to get under the skin of the business. Using Gradient made the best use of our internal resources and their involvement definitely improved our decision-making.”

Darren Murray, Promethean