Project Implementation and Methodology

We shall execute the project using company tools and methods blended with ASAP Methodology. The
figure below outlines the phases and key activities in the implementation roadmap using ASAP
Methodology:

Implementation Approach

Project Start-Up Business Blueprint Realization Final Preparation Go-Live & Support

Detailed Project Develop Solution Knowledge Transition

Plan Establish QA & Production Transition documentation
Team Set Up Environment Evaluate the Solution
Project Kick-Off Plan historical data migration using Transition Project Documents
System Mirror technique
Requirement Transports across landscapes
Specs Testing
User Documentation & training
Define project
Material
procedures/
tools
Define technical
infrastructur Establish Development Environment Create User Groups & Authorizations
e Business Requirements Analysis Conduct Training
Conduct Detailed Report Requirements Pre-Release Checks
Workshops Segregate reports in categories Cutover Plan
and define Business Content Check (cutover means process of planning
KPIs System Design and executing all of the
Finalize team Authorization Design Existing tasks and activities)
and UAT
resources Production Transport & Data Load/
historical data migration
for Blueprint
phase
 3.1 Project Preparation
Key Activities Deliverables
Key Activities Deliverables
Define project charter Detailed Scope (program Charter)
Define
Plan project
for and charter
arrange project kick-off Detailed
Detailed ScopePlan
Project (program Charter)
Plan project
Define for and procedures/tools
arrange project kick-off Detailed Project
Implementation Plan and procedures
standards
Define
Define project infrastructure
technical procedures/tools Implementation
System landscapestandards andtechnical
strategy and procedures
procedures
Define
Define technical
technical infrastructure
procedures System
Team landscape strategy and technical procedures
Structure
Define
Install technical
initial softwareprocedures Team Structure
Install team
Finalize initial and
software
resources for Blueprint phase
Finalize team and resources for Blueprint phase

Assumptions XXX Responsibilities

Assumptions XXX Responsibilities
Project management activities will be shared between Identification of key stake holders and workshop
Project management
TCS and XXX with activities will beroles
clearly defined shared
andbetween Identification of key stake holders and workshop
planning / logistics
TCS and XXX with clearly defined roles and
responsibilities planning in
Make decisions / logistics
a timely manner
responsibilities
All information required from XXX would be made Make access
Provide decisions in a timely
to internal manner
administrative Resources to
Allavailable
information required
to the from
project XXXwithout
teams would any
be made
delay Provide access
coordinate XXX to internal
meetingadministrative
calendars andResources
logistics to
available to the project teams without any delay coordinate
Form team ensureXXX meeting are
all members calendars and logistics
onboard.
Form team
Installation of ensure
networking all members areHardware
equipment, onboard.
Installation
necessary of to
networking equipment, Hardware
build the application
necessary to build the application
 3.2 Business Blueprint
Key Activities Deliverables
Key Activities Deliverables
Establish Development Environment Business Requirements Specifications
Establish
Business DevelopmentAnalysis
Requirements Environment Business
Detailed Requirements
Reporting Specifications
Requirements
Business
DetailedRequirements Analysis
Report Requirements Detailed
System Reporting Requirements
Specifications
Detailed reports
Segregate Report Requirements
in categories System Specifications
Information Design
Segregate
Evaluate Businessreports
Content in categories Information
Technical Design
Design
SetEvaluate Business Environment.
Up Development Content Technical
Security Design
Design
Set Up Development
Authorization Design Environment. Security Design
Authorization
Develop plan forDesign
the 2 phases of the implementation
Develop plan for the 2 phases of the implementation

Assumptions XXX Responsibilities

Assumptions XXX Responsibilities
Conduction
• of in depth workshops to facilitate the Provide experienced business resources who are
appropriate level of design. Provide experienced
knowledgeable on business resources
current business who are &
processes
XXX IT team will be available to support data knowledgeable
Report on current business processes &
requirements.
harmonization and migration specifications and design ProvideReport requirements.
the review comments and any other
The total number of cubes (either Standard or Provide the review
information comments
required by TCSand any otherin time
consultants
customized) to be developed will be finalized in Business forinformation
delivery required by TCS consultants in time
Blue Print phase. for delivery
The mapping between BW fields (Info objects) and
corresponding fields of R/3 system’s tables will be
finalized in BBP phase.
 3.3 Realisation
Key Activities Deliverables
Key Activities Deliverables
Design core solution. Unit and System tested BEx reports
Design core solution.
Configure/Setup BW QA & Production Unit and Test
Integration System tested
case Plan BEx reports
Configure/Setup
Implement BW QA & Production
Key Reports Integration
System Test case Plan
Test Plan
Implement
Transport Key to
objects Reports
Quality Environment System
System Test
Test Plan
Cases
Transport
Unit test andobjects to Quality Environment
SIT Plans System
Training Test Cases
Material
UnitDocument
User test and SIT
andPlans
Training Material Training Material
User Document
Estimate and Trainingusing
for Delta initialization Material
MIRROR system.
Estimate for Delta initialization using MIRROR system.

Assumptions XXX Responsibilities

Assumptions XXX Responsibilities
Facilitate the process and work closely with the XXX Participate in the different phases of testing, taking
Facilitate the process and work closely with the XXX
team members. Participate in the different
active participation phases ofthe
in configuring testing,
systemtaking
and
team members.
XXX management will track progress against knowledge active participation in configuring the system and
documentation
XXX management
transfer plans. will track progress against knowledge Providedocumentation
test data
transfer
XXX will provideplans. Providethe
access to training facilities & appropriate Develop test data
Test Cases for different stages of testing
XXX will provide
Training tool. access to training facilities & appropriate Develop the Test
(including Cases
test data for different stages of testing
creation).
Training tool. (including test data creation).

3.4 Final Preparation

Key Activities Deliverables
Key Activities Deliverables
Conduct Key User Training Program Training Manual
Conduct
Prepare CutKey
Over User Training
plan Program
including Delta initialization using Training Manual
Operations Guide
Prepare
MIRROR Cuttechnique
Over plan including Delta initialization using Operations
User Guide
Documentation
EnsureMIRROR technique
that Production Environment is ready TestUser
PlanDocumentation
with results
EnsureRelease
Product that Production
plan Environment is ready Test Plan
Cutover with results
Strategy including MIRROR technique
Product Release
Pre-release checks plan Cutover Strategy including MIRROR technique
LogPre-release checks and complaints
the user feedback
FixLog the user
Critical issuesfeedback and complaints
Fix Critical issues

Assumptions XXX Responsibilities

Assumptions XXX Responsibilities
TCS would share all its templates, tools, standards, and Make final decisions on the template, tools, standards
TCS would share for
methodologies all its templates,
executing tools,tasks
various standards, and
/ activities Make final decisions on the template, tools, standards
and methodologies selections.
methodologies
during the project for
lifeexecuting
cycle. various tasks / activities and methodologies selections .
during the project Licences needed for installation of necessary software
Technical upgrades donelife cycle.
to the source system will not Licences needed for installation of necessary software
Technical upgrades done to the source system are available.
impact whatsoever on the implementation of will
BI7.0not
areand
available.
impact whatsoever on the implementation of BI7.0 Accuracy integrity of data extracted from source
Accuracy and integrity of data extracted from source
systems
systems


3.5 Go Live and Support

Key Activities Deliverables
Key Activities Deliverables
Production Move System Live in production
Production
Initial UploadsMove
to BW from all source systems System Live
Knowledge in production
transition
Initial
Fine Uploads
tuning to BW from all source systems
the System Knowledge
Issues Log transition
Fine tuning
Knowledge the System
Transition Issues
Project Log
Documentation
Knowledge
Transition Transition
of Project Documentation Project Documentation
TransitionSupport
Production of Project Documentation
Production Support

Assumptions XXX Responsibilities

Assumptions XXX Responsibilities
Helpdesk support would be provided by XXX Provide DBA and helpdesk support
Helpdesk
DBA supportsupport would
would be becare
taken provided by XXX
by XXX Provide
Help DBA and
TCS team helpdeskBW
to reconcile support
report output
DBA support
Change would
requests bebe
would taken care by
handled by standard
XXX change Help TCS team to reconcile BW report output
Change requests would be handled by standard change
management
management