# Center of Excellence > The Fuuz Center of Excellence supports your digital transformation: best practices, support for your integrator, and short- and long-term strategy. Source: https://www.fuuz.com/why-fuuz/center-of-excellence Center of Excellence The Fuuz Center of Excellence supports customers through their digital transformation. We guide your team on best practices with the Fuuz platform, work alongside any integrator you choose to make the project succeed, and help you build both the long-term strategy and the near-term wins that bring value back to the business. [Talk to the Center of Excellence](https://www.fuuz.com/contact) [How we deliver](https://www.fuuz.com/why-fuuz/how-we-deliver) What we do ## Four Ways We Help ### Best-practice guidance Advice on how to model data, design screens and data flows, govern applications and organize environments, drawn from the people who build Fuuz and from deployments across many plants. ### Working with your integrator Your chosen systems integrator leads the deployment. We work alongside them with architecture and design reviews, platform expertise and a direct line to the Fuuz product team, so the project stays on course. ### A long-term strategy Together we map where Fuuz fits across your plants, systems and teams over the years ahead: what to connect, what to consolidate, what to build and in what order. ### Value you can see now Alongside the long view, we help you pick near-term projects that deliver measurable results quickly, so the business sees a return while the larger plan moves forward. Two horizons ## Quick Wins And A Lasting Plan Short-term strategies - Pick a first use case with a clear business owner and result - Start from accelerators where they fit - Prove value at one line or one plant - Turn early results into support for the next phase Long-term strategy - A roadmap for every plant and every system Fuuz will touch - A common data model and standards that scale - Retire point solutions progressively, on your terms - Build your own team's skills so you own what you run With your integrator ## One Team Around Your Project You choose the systems integrator who knows your business and your industry. The Center of Excellence does not replace them. We stand behind them, and behind you, so every party works from the same best practices and the same understanding of the platform. When a design question comes up, when the project needs deeper platform expertise, or when you want a second set of eyes before go-live, the Center of Excellence is there. Some of our partners are also certified to provide advanced-level guidance on the use and deployment of the Fuuz platform, so that expertise can be part of your project team from day one. - Architecture, data model and design reviews - Best-practice guidance for your team and your integrator - Platform expertise when the project needs it - A direct line to the people who build Fuuz Our focus ## Focused On Fuuz, Open To Every Partner What we focus on - Our core and sole focus is the Fuuz part of your project - We work with any systems integrator: an existing Fuuz integrator or one you bring - We help you work out how all the pieces fit together during the project What we do not do - We do not recommend third-party systems, such as an ERP, MES or hardware vendor - We do not run system selection or digital transformation maturity assessments (DTMAs); our partners and independent advisors specialize in that - We do not replace your integrator or take over the deployment - We do not steer you toward any particular partner Need a broader system strategy? ### Partners and independent advisors who specialize in DTMAs Partners and independent advisors such as 4.0 Solutions, Third Stage Consulting and Abelara specialize in digital transformation maturity assessments (DTMAs) with manufacturers. They take inventory of your current systems and help prescribe leading-edge architectures that move your operations forward in a scalable direction for years to come. The Center of Excellence then works with you and that firm on how Fuuz fits into the plan. [See our partners →](https://www.fuuz.com/partners/) Through every phase ## Alongside You From Plan To Scale Plan ### Strategy and first steps Shape the long-term roadmap and choose the near-term projects that deliver value first. Build ### Design with best practices Review architecture, data models and designs with you and your integrator. Prove ### Show results Bring the first use case live and measure what it returns to the business. Scale ### Grow with confidence Extend to more processes and plants, and build your team's ability to run and grow Fuuz. Common questions ## Straight Answers ### Does the Center of Excellence replace our integrator? No. Your integrator leads the deployment. The Center of Excellence supports them and you with platform expertise and best practices. ### We already have an integrator. Can you still help? Yes. We are happy to work with any systems integrator, whether they are an existing Fuuz integrator or one you bring to the project. ### Will you recommend an ERP or other systems? No. We do not make recommendations on third-party systems. During the project, we work with you and your integrator to determine how all the pieces can best fit together with Fuuz. ### Is this only for new projects? No. The Center of Excellence helps at any stage, from planning a first project to scaling across plants or reviewing applications already in production. ### How does our own team learn the platform? Through Fuuz bootcamp and hands-on work alongside your integrator, with best-practice guidance from the Center of Excellence. [See training →](https://www.fuuz.com/resources/training) ## Keep Going ### How we deliver Integrators, the Center of Excellence and your team. [Learn more →](https://www.fuuz.com/why-fuuz/how-we-deliver) ### Partner directory Find a qualified systems integrator. [Learn more →](https://www.fuuz.com/partners/) ### Training and certification Bootcamps, Fuuz Academy and certification. [Learn more →](https://www.fuuz.com/resources/training) Get started ## Plan Your Next Step. Talk with the Center of Excellence about your strategy, your project and your first wins. [Start the conversation](https://www.fuuz.com/contact) Prefer to talk? Call [1-877-801-FUUZ (3889)](tel:18778013889)