IFS Implementation

Methodology
Overview
Implementation Methodology Overview Agenda

01 Purpose

02 Phases

03 Outputs and tools

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IFS lifecycle
Lifecycleperspective
Perspective
Building
Building incremental
incremental value value

Value Realized

Helping you How will it work Creating your Implementing Realising the Continued
understand the for you? solution your solution benefits success
art of the possible

Customer Discovery Design Delivery Run Advocacy

Awareness
Implementation Challenges

Unclear
requirements

Organizational
Complex project change

Financial risk
IFS Implementation Methodology
Overcoming challenges

Clear scope Early-stage

visualization from the prototyping for clear
start understanding

Step-by-step
Clear deliverables for
approach to building
detailed control of
ensures quality and
progress
reduces risk
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Phases

Initiate Confirm Prototype Establish Implement Go Live

Plan and Build and confirm

Build and verify
prepare prototype solution
application solution
project Specify development Solution Operational
Close
acceptance readiness Go live
project
Build and verify test test
Install Define data and
migrated data
application migration
solution
Training and change
management
Prepare training and
Change management

Project management and steering

Legend
Test activity
Initiate Project

Project planned and established

Plan and prepare Onboard resources
● Project management plan updated
project prepare project work
● Project plans and tools established
● Project organization mobilized
Establish infrastructure ● Project work prepared
and applications
Project infrastructure established
● Technical infrastructure established

Project management and steering support services ● Application installed

Confirm Prototype

Prototype solution Solution confirmed and specified

Start up Create Build Confirm scope
and training book of rules prototype and prototype ● Book of rules approved
Specify ● Solution scope refined and approved
prototype
● Prototype solution confirmed
Specify ● Functional specifications for CRIM
functions for development (configurations, reports, interfaces,
modifications) approved
Define data scope
Define data migration, cleansing Migration planned
and harmonization
● Data scope defined
Project management and steering ● Data migration scope defined
Application and technical services
Support services ● Data cleansing and harmonization
defined
Establish Solution

Application solution Solution confirmed and specified

Specify Build and test ● Application solution verified
development development
Project team trained
Specify Train in Test cycles to Verify roles CRIM objects (configurations, reports, interfaces,
Tests solution verify application solution and data modifications) developed and approved
Process scenarios verified
Migrated data solution
Specify Build and test Build ● Migrated data solution verified
migration migration Prod. data Migration specified, built, and tested

Solution Acceptance Test ● Solution Acceptance Test

End-to-end processes verified
Prepare Solution
Specify test
environment acceptance test Established solution approved
Implementation planned and prepared
Change management, training, roll out, governance
● Change management and training planned
Specify change and training Plan and prepare
Build training material cut over and governance Change impact analysis delivered
Change management plan delivered
Training plan delivered
Project management and steering
Training material and work instructions delivered
Application and technical services
Support services ● Cut over plan delivered
● Governance and support defined
 Implement Solution

Cut over and go live validated

Implement Local ● Training validated
initiated infrastructure Training plan and content validated
Super-users trained
● Cut over and migration verified
Local cut over and go live rehearsal
Local data migrated and verified
Cut over finalized and verified
Train local Operational
Test local
super
cut over
readiness ● Solution readiness
users test
Go live
End-to-end scenarios verified
decision Operational Readiness Test executed
Change management and training
Organization ready for go live
Change
Train Hand over ● Change management performed
manage-
ment
end users to support
● End-users trained
● Solution handed over to support
Project management and steering Go live decision
Application and technical services
Support services ● Open issues defined and planned
● Go live decided
Go Live

Go live Solution live

Hand over
solution ● Cut over and go live performed

Cut over Go live Evaluate and Project closed

close project ● Solution handover to governance
organization
● Project evaluated and closed
Project management and steering
Application and technical services
Support services
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Outputs

Confirm
Initiate Establish Implement Go Live
Prototype
Plan and Build and confirm Build and verify Operational readiness
Solution acceptance test Go live
prepare project prototype solution application solution test

Define Build and verify data Prepare training and Training and change
Install applications
migration migration solution change management management

Project Test protocol from

Book of rules Project team training Local infrastructure Cutover and migration
management plan solution acceptance test
Development Management and training
Project plans Prototype solution Super user training Go live
Specifications plan
Project tools and Development and Development Training material and Test cutover and
Handover to governance
workflow configuration scope of application solution work instructions migration
Functional specification Configuration and set up Plan for
Project staffing Cut over plan validated Project review
for development application solution cut over
Infrastructure and Updated Test protocol from Plan for Test protocol from
Applications process models config/development roll out operational readiness test
Updated Test protocol from
End user training
main process documents verification of solution
Specification for Specifications for Support organization
data standards data migration and process
Specification for Configuration of
data scope and match data migration tools
Test protocol from = Test Protocol
data migration
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Tools

Published Main process Workshop Book of Training Training Test tracker Smart Data
process models documents materials rules portal materials Manager

Test tracker generator

Process Plug-in
models
Pre Burner

Collaborative
IFS Scope Tool™ PMO

Project Project
calculator tracker
IFSBiz
IFS Implementation Methodology
Summary

Clear visualization of scope

Step-by-step approach
Controls for proper oversight
Proven track record of success
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