For Ram approval · Today's proposal · 7 sheets · 56 tasks · $780K · 24 weeks
Committed answer to the question "what's this project called?"
Decision
Project DealStore — Shopify Replacement Suite
Subtitle: With Embedded Commerce Back-Office
Single Product Brand
DealStore. Merchants buy ONE product. The DGERP engine (12-layer scope, 9-segment GL, instance_id RLS) is internal architecture — invisible to customers.
Why not "DGERP + DealStore"
Two-product framing signals "we're also replacing NetSuite" — invites the NetSuite-comparison objection. Ram's target is Shopify, not ERP parity.
Why not "DealStore standalone (no ERP)"
Merchant can't operate post-unplug without AR, AP, GL, bank recon. Pure storefront under-delivers — they can't close their books.
Why embedded commerce back-office (7 modules)
Only modules FORCED by the Shopify unplug: multi-entity, multi-location inventory, AR, AP, GL, bank recon, multi-currency. Like Shopify Plus bundles Shipping/Payments/Capital.
Tunnel EspeciallyYours.com through DealStore; harden ERP foundation bugs that block migration.
Ramp 10/90 → 50/50 → 90/10 → 100% DealStore. Unplug Shopify on EspeciallyYours.
Migrate 77 LabelShoppers in 4 waves; build commerce back-office modules forced by unplug. NOT ERP parity.
Storefront — Shopify Storefront
Product pages, cart, checkout, themes, app ecosystem parity.
Order Management — Shopify Orders
Order lifecycle: capture, fulfill, refund, return, RMA, notifications.
Inventory (Multi-Location) — Shopify Multi-Location
Per-store isolation, stock transfers, low-stock alerts, reorder points.
Payments — Shopify Payments
Stripe-native checkout, payouts, multi-currency, dispute handling.
Accounts Receivable (AR) — ERP AR module
B2B invoicing, net-30 customer accounts, recurring invoices, dunning.
Accounts Payable (AP) — ERP AP module
Vendor master, purchase orders, 3-way match, payment proposals.
GL Postings — ERP GL module
Auto-post journal entries for orders, refunds, payouts, fees, taxes.
Bank Reconciliation — ERP Bank Recon
Stripe payout auto-match to GL cash; daily reconciliation report.
Multi-Currency — Shopify Multi-Currency
FX rates, multi-currency GL, realized/unrealized gain/loss.
Manufacturing / BOM — Dynamics Manufacturing
LabelShoppers is retail, not manufacturing.
Intercompany Elimination — NetSuite IC Elimination
Only matters if Ram consolidates parent-level for outside audit.
ASC 606 Revenue Recognition — NetSuite Adv Revenue
SaaS-grade deferred revenue waterfall. Not required for retail.
Lease Accounting (IFRS 16/842) — ERP Lease Accounting
Statutory accounting. Phase 4 separate track if needed.
1. Project Overview
Project name, scope decision, phase totals, key principles
2. Task Plan
56 tasks × 12 columns — sortable, filterable (Phase, Week, Task ID, Name, Description, Skills, Resources, Module, Deliverable, Milestone, Cost, Deps)
3. Budget Detail
By category × by phase; rolls up to $780K
4. Resources
13 roles with headcount, weekly rate, weeks engaged, utilization, total cost, department
5. Skills Matrix
14 modules × required skills
6. Commerce Modules
9 in-scope + 4 out-of-scope (with replacements + rationale)
7. Milestones & Payments
9 milestones, payment triggers, amounts — totals $780K
24
Weeks
56
Tasks
$780K
Total Investment
10
Specialists
