Solution
Details
Green field
implementation – crossover
from legacy to SAP Suite
Re-implementation –
Re-implementing existing
SAP design due to company
acquisitions and splits.
Challenges:
Highlights on execution
model:
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MindShare will deploy
business process
consultants to bring
domain and industry
specific flavor on
transformation project.
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Integrated project plan
with inter and intra
module task dependencies
using Microsoft project
tool.
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Deploy modified ASAP
methodology focusing
more conference room
pilots with users and
robust testing.
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Solution walkthrough at
the end of blue print
phase gives an
opportunity to the
stakeholders to
understand To-be process
and change management
associated with each
process. This helps the
stakeholders to plan
change management well
ahead of time.
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Strong program
governance coupled with
stringent quality
process to track and
minimize the errors in
documentation and
project deliverables
throughout project life
cycle
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MindShare’s traceability
metrics during
realization phase
ensures all business
requirements are
addressed.
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MindShare’s business
process matrix tool
provides excellent
coverage on all possible
business scenarios and
process variations.
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MindShare’s world class
project deliverables and
artifacts ensures better
communication and
transparency throughout
project lifecycle
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Rollout: SAP rollout
projects are aimed to
rollout / migrate existing
SAP design to newer
locations / business
entities.
Based on its nature SAP
rollout projects are
termed as geographical
rollouts / business
rollouts.
Challenge:
Highlights on execution
model:
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MindShare will deploy
resources who
understands the
localization aspect like
taxes, language and
business practices in
specific region
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Deploy modified ASAP
methodology focusing
more design deviations
from global template
standpoint, joint IT and
business forums and
regression testing
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Solution walkthrough at
the end of blue print
phase gives an
opportunity to the
stakeholders of both IT
and business to
understand gap analysis
and global template
design deviations
including change
management
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MindShare’s business
process matrix tool
provides excellent
coverage on all possible
business scenarios and
process variations.
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Strong program
governance coupled with
stringent quality
process to track and
minimize the errors in
documentation and
project deliverables
throughout project life
cycle
-
MindShare’s traceability
metrics during
realization phase
ensures all business
requirements are
addressed.
-
MindShare’s world class
project deliverables and
artifacts ensures better
communication and
transparency throughout
project lifecycle
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New dimensional
projects: SAP has come up
with newer web enabled
mySAP products those sit
on top of SAP and provide
excellent enhanced
functionalities.
Examples:
mySAP CRM is
customer relationship
management and provides
wide range of marketing
and sales business
functionalities like
promotion management,
sales rep management,
campaign management etc
mySAP APO is
Advanced planning and
optimization, this tool
provides excellent
planning and optimization
of resources across
Industry sector.
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Challenge:
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Key challenge with
mySAP product
implementation is
seamless integration
between mySAP product
and SAP R/3 without
deviating
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Highlights on execution
model:
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MindShare will deploy
resources having
expertise on both mySAP
product and dependant
module in SAP R/3
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Deploy modified ASAP
methodology focusing
more on process
enhancement through
mySAP product, joint IT
and business forums and
regression testing
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Solution walkthrough at
the end of blue print
phase gives an
opportunity to the
stakeholders of both IT
and business to
understand gap analysis
and process improvements
through mySAP initiative
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Strong program
governance coupled with
stringent quality
process to track and
minimize the errors in
documentation and
project deliverables
throughout project life
cycle
-
MindShare’s traceability
metrics during
realization phase
ensures all business
requirements are
addressed.
-
MindShare’s business
process matrix tool
provides excellent
coverage on all possible
business scenarios and
process variations.
-
MindShare’s world class
project deliverables and
artifacts ensures better
communication and
transparency throughout
project lifecycle
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Point projects: Point
projects are small project
with smaller duration and
very niche application /
scope.
Implementation of module
that is not implanted /
implementation of local
taxation on global
implementation are
examples of point
projects.
Same as that of
Integration projects.
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Upgrade Projects: SAP
aims at continuous
improvement coupled with
leading edge technology
comes up with newer
versions on SAP
incorporating never best
practices and features.
Challenge:
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Key challenge with SAP
upgrade project is to
identify custom
developments and system
modifications and
migrate them as-is from
current production
environment to target
upgraded production
environment.
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Highlights on execution
model:
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MindShare will deploy
experienced basis
resources having
expertise on upgrade
project
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Deploy modified ASAP
quick upgrade
methodology to suit
clients needs on
technical / functional
upgrade
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MindShare’s upgrade tool
will identify all
customized / enhanced
objects, this will
significantly reduce
upgrade project lead
time
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Strong program
governance coupled with
stringent quality
process to track and
minimize the errors in
documentation and
project deliverables
throughout project life
cycle
-
MindShare’s business
process matrix tool
provides excellent
coverage on all possible
business scenarios and
process variations.
-
MindShare’s world class
project deliverables and
artifacts ensures better
communication and
transparency throughout
project lifecycle
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Reporting suite:
Reports in SAP can be
classified as operational
/ analytical / strategy
Operational reports are
normally developed using
ABAP directly in SAP
Analytical / Strategy
reports require lot of
data processing and what
it analysis. These are
normally developed using
SAP BI and Business
Objects combination.
Challenge:
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Key challenge on
reporting is to classify
reporting requirement
and provide IT solution
inline with business
need
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Highlights on execution
model:
-
MindShare will deploy
experienced and domain
specific resources with
necessary reporting tool
skill set.
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Deploy robust RICEF
development methodology
to meet reporting
requirements
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Strong program
governance coupled with
stringent quality
process to track and
minimize the errors in
documentation and
project deliverables
throughout project life
cycle
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MindShare’s artifacts
and deliverables ensures
all tiny details on
report requirements are
documented and deployed
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UAT with real time data
coupled by reports
output increase success
ratio on reports
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AMS: Application
Maintenance Support is
post implementation
support for clients who
are live on SAP.
Based on the maturity
level of SAP
implementations AMS can be
further classified as
client specific dedicated
team / FLEX model – shared
services across the
client.
Challenge:
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Key challenge on post
go-live support is
resolution of tickets /
issues ahead of SLA
norms thus ensuring zero
system downtime
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Highlights on execution
model:
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MindShare ticket
tracking tool and
metrics based ticket
tracking analysis
followed by continuous
process improvement will
ensure tickets are
always under control.
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Based on the SAP
maturity level MindShare
can offer dedicated team
support / shared
services (flexible team
approach)
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MindShare COE and
mindmeets will ensure
continuous process
improvement
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Tickets will be aligned
and prioritized based on
business priority
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Our resolution of
tickets also focuses on
training end users based
on train the trainer
approach
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Resolution of tickets is
though through from all
the perspective followed
by regression test as
appropriate
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Outsourcing: MindShare can
work with System
Integrators and Clients IT
team on both strategic
resourcing and strategic
outsourcing model
leveraging its proven
onsite / offshore model.
Challenge:
Highlights on execution
model:
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MindShare’s leadership
team has many years of
experience in
implementing various SAP
projects leveraging
onsite / offsite model.
This rich experience
will help the clients
big way
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MindShare has stringent
quality process to track
and minimize the errors
in documentation and
project deliverables
throughout project life
cycle
-
MindShare’s project
methodology is best
suited for all types of
project using onsite /
offshore model thus
giving direct cost
benefits
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Strong project
governance approach
based out of offshore to
ensure smooth execution
of project
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Integrated program plan
covering both onsite /
offsite tasks with
dependencies
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Offsite centric testing
suite to ensure quality
testing provides great
cost savings
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