Summit Technology Solutions — Controlling Complexity in ICT & Digital Transformation
Summit Technology Solutions is a leading ICT service provider and digital transformation enabler with a strong regional footprint across Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Pakistan. Founded in 1987, Summit has built decades of expertise delivering enterprise-grade solutions spanning cloud infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, and AI-driven technologies.
While technologically advanced, Summit faced a major internal challenge: managing highly complex, project-based cost structures across ICT and system integration engagements. Gaining accurate visibility into expected versus actual costs, project profitability, and real-time financial performance was critical to sustaining growth and operational control.
Prior to partnering with Talents Digital Services (TDS), Summit had undergone multiple unsuccessful ERP initiatives using SAP, Oracle, and Odoo with previous vendors. Operations remained fragmented, with partial reliance on Microsoft Dynamics alongside heavy use of Excel and manual tools—resulting in inefficiencies and strong internal resistance to adopting yet another ERP system.
How Summit rebuilt trust in ERP by implementing a business-fit Odoo solution—achieving real-time project cost control, profitability visibility, and unified operations across regions.
The Challenge
- Extremely complex project cost structures.
- History of failed ERP implementations (SAP, Oracle, prior Odoo).
- Low trust in ERP and strong resistance to change.
- Fragmented environment (Dynamics + Excel + manual processes).
- No reliable way to:
- Track expected vs. actual costs
- Produce project-level P&L
- Generate financial statements per project
- Finance could not confidently answer:
- Is this project profitable?
- Where are we overspending?
- What is the real financial position today?
The Challenge
- Extremely complex project cost structures.
- History of failed ERP implementations (SAP, Oracle, prior Odoo).
- Low trust in ERP and strong resistance to change.
- Fragmented environment (Dynamics + Excel + manual processes).
- No reliable way to:
- Track expected vs. actual costs
- Produce project-level P&L
- Generate financial statements per project
- Finance could not confidently answer:
- Is this project profitable?
- Where are we overspending?
- What is the real financial position today?
The Solution
TDS adopted a POC-first strategy, designed to solve Summit’s hardest business problem before any broad rollout.
Instead of a generic ERP deployment, TDS built a project-centric financial model on Odoo that delivers true construction-grade cost control and financial visibility.
Business value
For the first time, Summit’s management viewed real financial statements for a single project generated directly from the system.
The Impact
- Custom TDS Enterprise Modules
- Cost Control Module – Real-time tracking of project budgets, actual costs, and variances.
- Procurement Module – End-to-end governed procurement aligned with project needs.
- Purchase Request Module – Controlled demand management from project to purchase.
- POC (Percentage of Completion) Module – Construction-grade revenue and cost recognition based on actual progress.
- Check Management Module – Full lifecycle control of post-dated checks, linking treasury, accounting, and project cash flow.
- Key Capabilities Delivered
- Fully closed document cycle:
- Request → Purchase → Expense → Accounting
- Custom engine for:
- Budgeted vs. actual costs
- Variance analysis per project
- Project-based analytical accounting by phase and activity.
- Real-time generation of:
- Project P&L
- Expenses and commitments
- Liabilities and cash impact
- Financial views at the single-project level
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