Agenda
2 Key Takeaways
4 Key Considerations for BO Upgrade
1 Objective
5 Cognizant’s Factory Model for BO Upgrade
6 Demo
3 Key Drivers for BO Upgrade
Objective
• Key Drivers for BO Upgrade
• Key Aspects / Critical Success Factors
• Benefits of skill based work allocation
• Modalities of Factory Model for upgrade projects
• Productivity Enhancement through automation tools
• Plan actionable next steps
Key Takeaways
• Complementary Ballpark quote for BO upgrade
• Upon filling Upgrade Questionnaire
• BO Upgrade Solution Flyer
• USB Drive containing videos of tool demo
• Discounted Prices for orders before 15th December 2014.
• Upgrade Assessments / POCs /v Upgrades
Why BO Upgrade – Key Drivers
Deski has already
gone obsolete
and SAP has
announced that
by 2015 all 3X
and previous
versions of BO
will be out of
support
Front runners
have been
adopting BO 4.x
since 2011.
Industry peers are
running ahead on
realizing the
benefits of
advanced BI
Explore what new
BI features could
bring to your
business. How
about a real-time
live dashboard on
your mobile?
Obsolete Product Stability BI AdoptionCatch Up
3 years since
release, BO 4.x
has been time
tried and tested.
Upgrading now
means a de-
risked change
Key Considerations for BO Upgrade
Availability
of Hardware
Minimal
Business
impact
during
Upgrade
Secured IT
Budgets
Business
Application
Prioritization
Blocked SME
calendars for
testing
Plan for
Deski Report
Approach
- DCP or
Webi
development
Traditional BO Upgrade – RAD/SDLC Model
1 Planning
2 Assessment
3Upgrade/Migration
4 TestingSAP’s Import Wizard/ Upgrade Manager
Tools
5 Go-Live/Support
Extensive Manual Activities
Near zero automation leading to significant
Manual Errors
Unplanned contingencies/outages resulting in fluctuating
Cost & Effort
Considerable effort spent by End-users in Testing & Validation
• Collection of reports, analysis of report complexity
• Rationalizing reports, Validation, triaging upgrade issues and resolving
Skill Based Work Allocation Model (Factory
Model)
When is it suitable
• When tasks are clear and have well defined standardized
operating procedure exists
• When economies of scale are needed for repetitive tasks
• Faster time to market by eliminating effort wastage in role
change.
• Work performance can be clearly measured and outliers can be
managed without disruption of factory process
BO Upgrade - Testing Approach under Factory Model
Quality Test
QC LineQC Fail
QC Pass
Correction Line
Pac
kin
g
Migration Line
R&D Line
Business Benefits achieved through BO Migration
“Factory Model”
1. Improved Productivity through focus on Automation
2. Purely IT driven exercise reducing End-User effort 80%Automation of Upgrade effort
= 20%
= 60%
= 20%
SAP Upgrade Tools
Cognizant’s Tools
Manual Migration Work
3. Linear Scalability due to quick set up time of multiple
migration lines
4. Near Zero defect delivery due to standardization of
tools & guidelines
5. Short Timelines resulting from productivity and
scalability
6. Seamlessly handle contingencies arising during
project execution
Upto
Compare models for BO Upgrade
Model
Parameters
Timelines Cost Quality Scalability
Traditional BO
UpgradeX Weeks $ X 60 %
BO Upgrade with
Factory Model
Adoption
Y Weeks $ Y 80 % - 90 %
BO Upgrade with
Factory Model
Adoption + Tools
Acceleration
Z Weeks $ Z 95 % - 99 %
Assessment Design Build Realization Testing Cut-Over
BO Rover Webi Creator Universe Express Purge Utility BI Comparator C-Watch
Captures detailed metadata of reports and universes and Exports results to MS Access/Excel.98% accurate and hence minimizes risk
Automatically builds reports based on the specifications provided in the report specification document
Utility that performs a bulk conversion of Universes from .Unv to .Unx, as compared to IDT tool which converts universes one-by-one.
The ‘Purge Utility’ tool is used to purge the data inside a report for its faster retrieval. Elimination of manual errors, thus increased quality assurance
Compares the output results of two versions of reports converted in excel/pdf formats post upgrade
Helps in monitoring the BusinessObjects server/services across multiple environments , in a single consolidated console. This is also Mobile enabled.
40% 20% 50% 80% 40% 30%
Efforts Required Efforts Saved
Cognizant’s Factory Model is leveraged from Build phase until the Testing phase with near-zero
business disruption and a proven effort savings of 40% across the BO Upgrade life cycle. Additionally we
also possess a wide range of home grown tools that reduce cost/efforts across project phases
Optimization through Cognizant’s Accelerators
What Cognizant’s Factory Model Offers
Cognizant’s Factory Model for BO UpgradeCognizant’s factory model is a combination of Expert-based,
Assemble-to-order & industrialized practices, aligning with SAP’s Advanced Delivery
Management.
The model differentiates itself from existing IT delivery processes (e.g., Agile, Iterative, and
Waterfall) by attempting to integrate defect-free delivery techniques of manufacturing
industry like automations, process line setup, robust check points, quality control,
and Lean output
Increased Productivity -Combining model driven and component based techniques with assembly line principles
40-60%
Reduction in maintenance costs
20-30%
Faster Planning due to Crunch Timelines resulting from productivity and scalability
30-40%
What we bring to the table
Simplified & Managed BO
Upgrade Process
Efficient Environment
Management (Using Cognizant’s tools)
Cost Effective
Minimal Biz.
Impact
In-House Tools
Rationalization
Lean
environment
Information
Gathering
Next StepsTake a shot at our Sizing Questionnaire. We would get back to you with a ball park estimate for performing BO Upgrade
Environment Assessment exercise to come up with recommendations, timelines & cost for BO Upgrade (+ 10 reports upgrade)
Perform a Small POC(100 to 500 reports) to showcase a sample factory model delivery
The Actual “BO Upgrade”
Upgrade proposal followed by detailed questionnaire