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Right-fit delivery
We scope to your reality, matching effort and approach to what your program actually needs.
Business consulting & IT solutions · Est. 2005
The right fit, on time and within budget.
Captiva Consulting helps organizations plan, govern, and land complex IT and ERP programs with you, on your side of the table.
The delivery side
System Integrator
Configures and delivers the platform under a statement of work.
Vendor
THE TABLE
Your side
Your organization + Captiva Consulting
Captiva Consulting represents your interests as the owner's advisor, not the integrator.
Client-side · independent
Our approach
Since our inception in 2005, Captiva Consulting has been a proven provider of business consulting services and IT solutions. Our responsive service and ability to deliver the right fit, on time and within budget, typically leads to repeat engagements and a long-standing relationship.
— Captiva Consulting
Why clients return
Independent advice that reduces risk.
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On time, on budget
Disciplined planning, change-order control, and clear gating keep timelines and costs from quietly drifting.
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Built for repeat work
Most engagements lead to the next one. We optimize for a long-standing relationship, not a single invoice.
Government of Canada procurement
Pre-qualified and ready to contract.
Captiva Consulting holds pre-qualified supplier status under the federal supply arrangements most commonly used to engage professional services, so departments can contract through channels they already use.
Tier 1 pre-qualified supplierTBIPS
Task-Based Informatics Professional Services
TSPS
Task and Solutions Professional Services
ProServices
Supply arrangement for professional services below the trade-agreement threshold
What we do
Independent, client-side advisory.
Captiva Consulting works on your side of the table. We represent the client's interest through complex IT and ERP programs, never as the system integrator. ERP implementation is where that independence matters most, and where our record is sharpest. We have delivered multiple projects on time and on budget across both SaaS ERP and SAP for the Government of Canada.
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Scope & SOW stewardship
We hold the line on scope, review change orders before they land, and keep the statement of work honest as the program evolves.
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Division of labor framework
Clear boundaries between client and integrator, established early so responsibilities never fall through the gaps mid-build.
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End-to-end testing & cutover readiness
We prepare your team for end-to-end testing, data validation, and a controlled go-live rather than a hopeful one.
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Decision & risk support
An experienced counterpart to a seasoned SI, so first-time client decisions on configuration and the chart of accounts are made with eyes open.
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Security assessment & authorization (SA&A)
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Hypercare & transition
We plan the handover to steady-state operations and the train-the-trainer path that lets your people own the system after the SI leaves.
The same principle, applied broadly
Client-side thinking beyond ERP.
The independence that makes our ERP work effective applies just as well to other IT projects.
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Business consulting
Process review, operating-model design, requirements definition, and readiness assessments that get a program off to a defensible start.
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IT solutions & advisory
System selection support, vendor and SOW review, integration planning, and pragmatic technology decisions aligned to your budget.
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Program & project management
Seasoned PM leadership for complex initiatives, including governance, risk management, and stakeholder alignment.
Principal Consultant
The person working for you.
Martin Côté, B.Com.,PMP
Principal Consultant · Captiva Consulting
Martin is the Principal Consultant at Captiva Consulting, where he represents organizations as the owner's advisor through complex IT and ERP programs. His focus is client-side professional services — supporting and managing implementations from the buyer's seat, independent of the system integrator delivering the work.
He has delivered multiple ERP projects on time and on budget for the Government of Canada, across both SaaS ERP and SAP. His value is the experienced counterpart a first-time client needs when sitting across from a seasoned integrator: someone who knows where programs drift, how scope erodes, and how to keep the engagement constructive without giving ground that matters.
Areas of focus
Client-side ERP delivery
SaaS ERP
SAP
Government of Canada
Owner's representative
SOW & change control
End-to-end testing
Hypercare planning
Program governance
How I work
Direct, responsive, and pragmatic. I set clear boundaries early, reduce friction for everyone at the table, and optimize for the long-standing relationship that tends to follow a well-run first engagement.
Field notes
Notes from the client's side of the table.
Practical perspectives on running ERP programs, working with integrators, and protecting the buyer's interest.
Case studies
What the work actually looks like.
Client organizations are not named. Each engagement below is described at sector level to respect confidentiality and security requirements.
Situation
What was at stake
What we did
Outcome
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What was at stake
What we did
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What was at stake
What we did
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What was at stake
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References are available on request, subject to client approval.
Get in touch
Let's talk about your program.
Whether you're selecting a platform, mid-implementation, or planning the next phase, a short conversation is the best place to start.