Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology (AccOUM)

AccOUM Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology

Phase

Inception

Elaboration

Construction

Transition

Production

Project Management

Plan, execute, monitor and control the project effectively and efficiently Enables continuous feedback ,reprioritization of task and improvements to maximize stakeholders value Our methodology uses the same set of project stages across all work streams. This helps ensure that various teams across work streams and locations are able to co-ordinate better throughout the project Provides sufficient flexibility to include various packaged technologies/platforms as an integrated work-stream across the four key areas; Master data and data integration, Business process, Product configuration, systems integration Design To-Be Business processes considering operational and functional changes on EBS platform

Common Framework

Powered by Technology

Business Impact Analysis

Addresses organizational, communication and training requirements

Accelerated Delivery

Each work-stream and sub work-stream is enriched with tools, templates and samples that we have created over the years. These tools help us reduce planning and execution effort

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Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology (AccOUM)

AccOUM Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology
Phase

Inception

Elaboration

Construction

Transition

Production

What? Objective
Confirm business objectives Confirm project scope Define risks Estimate cost and plan Staff and prepare project team

How? Key Activities

Start Up: Identify Stakeholders Define and Confirm Scope Develop Communication, Risk management & change management plan Create Detail Project Plan Establish Project Infrastructure Inception: Gather Business Requirements Establish Current Business Baseline Gather Solution Requirements Perform Software Upgrade Impact Analysis Consolidate Solution Requirements Develop & Validate Conceptual Prototype Conduct Alignment Workshops Conduct Organizational Readiness Assessment Deploy Change Management Roadmap / Communication Campaign

Key Deliverables
Detail Project Plan Project charter Communication Plan Change Management Plan Risk Management Plan Develop Instance Management strategy RD.001-Business and System Objectives RD.011.1-Future Process Model RD.030-Current Process Model RD.034-Current Business Baseline Metrics RD.045.1-Prioritize Requirements RA.023.1 - Use Case Model RD.10 Current Financial and Enterprise Structure CV.10 Define data conversion strategy TE.005 Testing Strategy TR.10 Define Training strategy RD020 High-Level Business Descriptions

2 | 2013, Cognizant

Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology (AccOUM)

AccOUM Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology
Phase

Inception

Elaboration

Construction

Transition

Production

What? Objective
Identify and validate architecture Identify key configuration decisions Estimate cost and plan Prepare project environment Mitigate risks.

How? Key Activities

Prepare Environments Base lining the architecture of the system Develop Future Process Model Develop and Validate Conceptual/Custom Prototype Perform Fit/GAP Develop Test Plans Specify Software Configuration Perform Gap Analysis Develop Use Case Details Design, develop and unit test CEMLI Develop System Test Scenarios Develop Disaster Recovery & Back-up strategy Deploy Change Management Roadmap / Communication Campaign Perform Testing System/Integration

Key Deliverables
RA30.02 -Validated Functional Prototype RA85 -Validated Architectural Prototype RA95 - Validated User Interface Standards Prototype RA160. MC.110- FIT/GAP Analysis DS.050-Design and Build Standards DS.140.01- Technical Design Doc RD.001-Refined Business and System Objectives MC050.01- Application Setup Doc MC060- Application Security Doc MC.100 - Application Extension Definition and Estimates RD.011.2-Future Process Model RA.023.2 - Use Case Model TE020- Unit Testing doc TE.015.1,035.1 Integration test plan and scenarios TE.050.1 System Test Plan CV.040.1-Designed Data Conversion Components

3 | 2013, Cognizant

Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology (AccOUM)

AccOUM Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology - Construction
Phase

Inception

Elaboration

Construction

Transition

Production

What? Objective
Prepare system for acceptance test and deployment. Develop supporting documentation. Prepare users for Transition. Estimate cost and plan

How? Key Activities

Finalize Requirements Prepare Environments Develop Custom Components Test Scripts Develop System Test Scenarios Develop Systems Integration Test Scenarios Implement Custom Components Perform Custom Component Testing Construction Configure System Test Environment Perform System Test Perform Systems Integration Test Prepare for Performance Testing Prepare for Transition Prepare for Cutover Acquire and Convert Data Deploy Change Management Roadmap / Communication Campaign Conduct Job Impact Analysis Design End-User Training Build End-User Training Train End Users Conduct Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery Tests

Key Deliverables
DS.080 -Technical Design Documents Update Test Scripts Unit, Integration and system Testing Updated To-Be Process, Configuration Documents and CEMLI list Sign-off CEMLI Design docs Sign-off CRPs Sign-off SIT DO.070 - Training Document(user guide) TR.70 Develop User Training Plan TR.100.1- Conduct Training OCM.170 Roles & Responsibility Matrix Performance Testing

4 | 2013, Cognizant

Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology (AccOUM)

AccOUM Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology - Transition
Phase

Inception

Elaboration

Construction

Transition

Production

What? Objective
Prepare users for Production. Implement Production support infrastructure. Deploy system into Production. Obtain acceptance

How? Key Activities

Cut-Over Planning User Acceptance Test Conduct Performance Test Prepare Production Environment Convert Data Deploy Change Management Roadmap / Communication Campaign Conduct IT Alignment Train End Users Finalize Documentation Production Go-Live

Key Deliverables
Finalized all Deliverables (Documents) Support & Sign-off UAT Cut-Over Plan Go-Live

5 | 2013, Cognizant

Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology (AccOUM)

AccOUM Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology-Production
Phase

Inception

Elaboration

Construction

Transition

Production

What? Objective
Obtain sign off. Address critical operational issues. Plan for future enhancements

How? Key Activities

Manage Production System Performance Evaluate Production System Resolve Production Problems Deploy Change Management Roadmap / Communication Campaign Plan for Future Deploy IT Transition Plan

Key Deliverables
RD.001-Business and System Objectives RD.011.1-Future Process Model RD.030-Current Process Model RD.034-Current Business Baseline Metrics RD.045.1-Prioritize Requirements RA.023.1 - Use Case Model

6 | 2013, Cognizant

Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology (AccOUM)

AccOUM Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology
Phase

Inception

Elaboration

Construction

Transition

Production

Project Planning & Scoping

High Level Process Scope L3 Finalize business and system objectives

Business Process Detailing

Detail Level Process Scope L4,L5 Process benchmarking and value mapping Use case creation Application Configuration Functional Prototyping & GAP Identification

Documentation & Gap Resolution

Functional Specification Technical Specifications Gap Resolution Testing scripts & Plans Build

Business Process Validation

Confirmation to Future Business Process Map Key user skill evaluation

Defects Management Program Management and Change Management

7 | 2013, Cognizant

Implementation Methodology
Oracle Unified Methodology - Implementation Methodology
Inception
Conversion Strategy

Elaboration
Assessment & Knowledge Sharing

Construction
Finalize Requirements Process Configuration

Transition

Production
Resolve Product Issue

Kick-Off

Deploy Change Management

Establish Scope

Cut Over Strategy

Requirement Gathering

Functional Design

Technical Design

Prepare Prototype Env

Convert Data
UAT Performance Testing Production Cutover

Deploy IT Transition Plan

Activities

Gather High Level Functional Requirements Establish Current business Baseline

Define Application Configuration

Define TO-BE processes & Use cases CRP1

Create Dev Instance

Build & Unit Test

CRP2,3 System Validation

Manage Production System Performance Steady State Support

Conduct Job Impact Analysis

QA & Code Migration

Key User Training

Preparation and Migration

Governance Structure

Validate TO-BE process maps

Fit/Gap Analysis SITs & Fixes Finalize All Deliverables(Docs)

Organization & infra Readiness

Revalidation of the scope, efforts and schedule

Define Application Architecture Strategy

AS-IS Document TO-Be Document RICE list, Gaps

Go Live Cutover Plan Go-Live

Deliverables

Project Charter Project Plan

Conversion Strategy Cut-over Strategy

Functional Design
Technical Design Compliance Matrix

Unit Tested Scripts & Code SIT test scripts and fixed code Updated Design

Defect Fixes Deployment Scripts CRP

Transition Plan

Conference Room Pilot

Program Management Change Management

| 2011, Cognizant

Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology (AccOUM)

AccOUM Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology
Phase

Inception

Elaboration

Construction

Transition

Production

Core esses

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Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology (AccOUM)

AccOUM Accelerated Oracle Unified Methodology
Phase

Inception

Elaboration

Construction

Transition

Production

| 2013, Cognizant

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2011, Cognizant