this is Nigeria by falz:simply explains wot dis country is...wot happens to de politicians DAT have siphoned public money?

then where is he hiding?

and u tink dat is enough reason de economy is still in shambles after a yr in office...Mr presido u beta be conscious of de biblical mene mene Terkel urfasin

living in bondage...still watching till tomrw

[nwoke na nma!

ignore him n allow God to take control

mikolo80:
what do you fight about?

hmmmmmmmmmmm

bt if u ask Mi na wu u wan make I ask...end time relationship indeed

people deceiving people... end time idp

Day 12

SAP Demo

Today consultants demoed the SAP ERP to project team members.

We understood the concept of clients, language, master data, documents, business warehouse, organizational unit etc

There were demos on
-- FICO (Finance and Control)
--SD (Sales and Distribution)
--PP (Planning and Procurement)
--SCM (Supply Chain)

Its getting more interesting

Day 11

We discussed New Processes to be added to the project scope.
-- Real time production and product availability update.
-- distributors Inventory Management etc

We also discussed briefly on change and issue management.

Thanks for your info.

Kindly provide the following feedback

What is the Cost of the CBAP Exam?
Will the exam be written in a prometric center like Firstlogic, NIIT etc ?
If it is a prometric exam, what is the exam code?
Can one prepare for and write the exam in a month?
Any other information that is relevant.

Good day guys.

Am urgently in need of some professional IT books.

Where can I see good bookshops in Lagos.

The books include one on Business Information Systems.

Thanks

Who has an idea of the major companies where one can serve as a corper in Nasarawa state?

DAY 10:

IPOC ANALYSIS

IPOC MEANS
(a) INFRASTRUCTURE
(b) PROCESS
(c) ORGANIZATION
(d) CONTENT

We analyzed what will change in our infrastructure, processes, organization and content as a result of SAP implementation.

INFRASTRUCTURE - Faster servers
- Different OS (Unix or Linux)
- Database (Oracle 10g)
- Third party tools (Radio Frequency Scanners, Barcode Scanner)

PROCESS - Process refers to our way of doing things
Changes/Enhancements to process include:
-Automation of MRP (Material Requirement Planning)
-More Accurate FIFO valuation of inventories and realistic setting of standard cost price of items
-Workflow of local purchase order will change.
-And others too numerous to mention

ORGANIZATION -
There will be a lot of organizational changes / internal reorganization due to creation of new job roles.
There will be an enhancement in staff skill set because most manual processes will now be automated.

CONTENT -
Content refers to the details
They include changes in work-instructions for most tasks/processes.

Day 9

We analyzed and finalized the level 0 and Level 1 Business Scenarios.

DAY 8

There was a discussion on Level 1 Business Scenario Modelling

Value Chain (Things we do)

Business Location Model (Plants etc)

Business Entity (Suppliers, Customers)

Business Portfolio (Products, Materials)


Level 1 is focused on the Goods, Money and Documents.

There will be several level 1 models and each model will have a unique title.

Day 7
Document management

--Name Documents properly
--Version control (Draft, Complete, Final)
--name must be unique

Documents that are final and signed off become a blueprint

There are two types of documents
a). process Documents e.g. minutes of meetings

b). Content Documents - They describe something about the business e.g. business models


STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
Stakeholders include those who can positively or negatively affect our project and also those who will be negatively or positively impacted by the project.

We have formal and informal influencers.

We thoroughly analysed stakeholders into:
--Kind of support expected
--Communication preferences
--Likes and dislikes
--Project experience

We also broke them down into Process and Content people.

Process people are more flexible and likely to negotiate.

Content people are organized, follow rules, less flexible, structured and love details.

More to come.

Day 6:

Project Risks and Mitigations

A risk is a real or perceived threat to the project.

There was a team discussion on possible risks to the project and also the mitigation.

Risks Include:
1. Lack of Commitment
2. Fatigue
3. Poor requirement elicitation
4. Unavoidable absense of key team member due to illness, resignation etc
5. System Failure
6. Unskilled personnel
7. Political instability
8. User perception of change
9. Lack of team spirit
10. Inadequate communication
11. Poor / Inadequate documentation

Mitigation includes:
Instilling the spirit of ownership and commitment
Provide timeout for vacation, rest, recreation
Ensure adequate backup for all components of the information system viz people, hardware, software, network, data

ETC,
More to come

Day 5:

Project Overview

Introduction of each team member with emphasis on
a. Name
b. Background
c. Passion
d. Hopes and Expectations

There was a team exercise during which we discussed:
Good things about current business processes
Issues with current business processes

There was a discussion on hopes and expectations of the project.

An expectation is a must-have.
A hope is a good to have. More like a wish.

Expectations include:
Well defined roles\permissions
Well defined work-instructions for each process
Adequate reporting
Full integration of all processes viz finance,supply chain, production etc

Hopes include:
Certification

Day 4:
Project Folder Training
Project Files are stored in the project folder.
The need for proper documentation in a project of this magnitude cannot be gainsaid.

Some of the folders inside the project folder include:
Project Meta
Project Management
Change Management
Project Execution
Reference
Inputs
Templates
Pictures

Each team member was given a practical example of using the project folder and the right naming convention.

A document can have any of the following status:

a. Draft
b. Complete
c. Final

You can have many versions of the draft.

The final document is a complete version that has been vetted and signed of.

More to come,

Day 3:
Project Overview
Objectives of the project:

To replace current legacy systems, spreadsheet applications and other software used by finance, operations, sales production etc

Centralization of master data.

System Landscape strategy: Centralized systems
This means that we will have access to offshore servers belonging to our affiliates for development, quality analysis and testing, business warehouse(reporting).

Things are shaping up.

Day 3:
Today we had the project overview.

Objectives of the project:

To replace current legacy systems, spreadsheet applications and other disjointed systems/software being used by various processes viz supply chain, finance, operations, production etc

Company's master data will be centralized.

Training approach is train the trainer.

The system landscape will be centralized.
This means that we will have access to various offshore servers belonging to our affiliates such as Development server, QA Server, Business Warehouse(Reporting) etc

We will try as possible to avoid much customization.
the emphasis is on standardization to best practices.

More details tomorrow.

Day 2:
Presentation from Finance and Supply Chain BPOs.

They gave presentations on their current business processes and their expectations.
More info tomorrow.

Nnaiah what exactly do u mean by risk

Ajanlekoko please help me unblock my account. I have been trying to create a new topic but unable to do so.

DAY ONE
Just started SAP implementation in my company today.

Consultants from Malaysia are in charge.

Must say I am impressed with the credentials of the project manager. He has implementations in several Asian and European countries under his belt.


Today we had a presentation from the manufacturing BPO (Business Process Owner) giving us an overview of current manufacturing processes and his expectations from the project.

The consultants were also given a tour of the various factories.

Most of the other users already have their roles in the project defined.

However mine is not fully defined.
In case you are wondering I am an ICT professional.

More info tomorrow.

teamman:

Any Business Analyst in the House? i have just being transferred from my role as project manager to a business analyst role for the IT unit. all I keep hearing is that you will be a Business partner to the business. Guys I don't have a clue of what I have to do. Any advice from a career Business Analyst?

^^
The role of the business analyst comes before project initiation.
You should be responsible for requirements elicitation and documentation.
e.g. if a new project is proposed, you will be expected to meet with stakeholders to know exactly their expectations and requirements.
Business Analysts work closely with project managers as there is a thin line between the two.

Its a broad field but you can get more info by googling IIBA or CBAP

Take care

My current job description/KPI includes Development/Database Administration. I develop in-house applications and manage our current ERP and other applications.
I know I will be involved in the SAP project but don't know in what capacity yet.

I am an IT professional with experience in System Analysis, Programming (.NET) and Database Administration(SQL Server). I work with a manufacturing company and we will be implementing SAP from March 2011. I intend to develop a career in SAP. I would like to know the best way of going about this. What is the best career path for me as an ICT professional.

Thanks

SAP Pros in the house i need your input

I am an IT professional with experience in System Analysis, Programming (.NET) and Database Administration(SQL Server). I work with a manufacturing company and we will be implementing SAP from March 2011. I intend to develop a career in SAP. I would like to know the best way of going about this. What is the best career path for me as an ICT professional.

Thanks