Implementing your best-fit solution
We have vast expertise in designing and implementing solutions across all levels of projects. The Global Experts Q project approach is a highly efficient implementation methodology to bring quick results and a fast ROI. Our methodology combines the best of the available methodologies and can be adapted to fit your project governance framework as well as the characteristics of the project at hand.
A mix of agile, waterfall and activate approaches – Global Experts Q is a framework to make sure scope, budget and timeline are kept while the methodology leaves room and flexibility for agile steps where applicable.
Global Experts Q is based on five phases:
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1 Define |
2 Discover |
3 Design |
4 Develop |
5 Deploy |
| Start with high-level planning | Key deliverables |
| Collaboration is key when it comes to designing the best-fit solution, and the initial DEFINE phase starts with a kick-off meeting with the customer and the Global Experts project team where the “rules of engagement” are discussed. The project is planned and organized, and a project charter and timeline are detailed. Business Process Management workshops may be conducted in order to describe the existing processes and create BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) charts. |
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| Put into practice | Key deliverables |
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| The project is formally initiated, and activity planning begins. In the hands-on DISCOVER phase, an initial health check of the customer’s actual situation and landscape is undertaken. Detailed business scenarios and project scope, business processes, process steps and the requirements of an SAP solution implementation are documented. |
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| Design after discovery | Key deliverables | ||
| Following the initial screening of the customer’s environment and requirements, a project team consisting of the customer and Global Experts will then DESIGN your solution. A sandbox environment is used to gain hands-on experience. A customized approach and enhancements are specified. Additionally, the development work packages are defined. |
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| Build and tune a new landscape | Key deliverables | ||
| The new solution is built in the DEVELOP phase and the integration to other systems is prepared. Cutover-activities and go-live are prepared, and performance tests and user acceptance tests are specified. Key to this stage – and to the success of the project overall – is training and knowledge transfer to key users. Global Experts is an expert when it comes to enabling key users, businesses and IT departments to configure and run the new system, multiply the expertise and be able to specify individual requirements. |
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| Final spurt | Key deliverables | ||
| In the final DEPLOY phase, preparation and execution activities for the go-live are performed. Integration testing and bug fixing is undertaken. This is the final check before the cutover to the new system in your production environment. |
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1 Define |
2 Discover |
3 Design |
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4 Develop |
5 Deploy |
| 1. Start with high-level planning |
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Collaboration is key when it comes to designing the best-fit solution, and the initial DEFINE phase starts with a kick-off meeting with the customer and the Global Experts project team where the “rules of engagement” are discussed. The project is planned and organized, and a project charter and timeline are detailed. Business Process Management workshops may be conducted in order to describe the existing processes and create BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) charts. Key Deliverables:
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| 2. Put into practice |
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The project is formally initiated, and activity planning begins. In the hands-on DISCOVER phase, an initial health check of the customer’s actual situation and landscape is undertaken. Detailed business scenarios and project scope, business processes, process steps and the requirements of an SAP solution implementation are documented. Key Deliverables:
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| 3. Design after discovery |
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Following the initial screening of the customer’s environment and requirements, a project team consisting of the customer and Global Experts will then DESIGN your solution. A sandbox environment is used to gain hands-on experience. A customized approach and enhancements are specified. Additionally, the development work packages are defined. Key Deliverables:
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| 4. Build and tune a new landscape |
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The new solution is built in the DEVELOP phase and the integration to other systems is prepared. Cutover-activities and go-live are prepared, and performance tests and user acceptance tests are specified. Key to this stage – and to the success of the project overall – is training and knowledge transfer to key users. Global Experts is an expert when it comes to enabling key users, businesses and IT departments to configure and run the new system, multiply the expertise and be able to specify individual requirements. Key Deliverables:
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| 5. Final spurt |
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In the final DEPLOY phase, preparation and execution activities for the go-live are performed. Integration testing and bug fixing is undertaken. This is the final check before the cutover to the new system in your production environment. Key Deliverables:
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