ITC Infotech's Accelerated SAP
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ITC Infotech is a global provider of consulting services in SAP software. With successful implementations, upgrades and AMS support model in the domestic and international markets, ITC Infotech has successfully addressed multi-site, multi-lingual, and multi-national SAP require-ments. Ensuring the value of your SAP investment is of utmost priority for us. Our proven application integration capability enables seamlessly integrated solutions that increase the value of your SAP investments. With our Accelerated SAP AMS offering, we can reduce your total cost
of ownership (TCO) from the 3rd week of the engagement, in a minimal risk-free and co-managed shared service delivery model.
What is Accelerated–SAP AMS?
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A model which enables typical reduction of AMS TCO from the 3rd week of the engagement
A model that encapsulates minimal risk to the existing SAP support
SLA Based, ITIL conceptualized & SAP Certified delivery based model
Targets reduction in TCO, while typically achieving upto 50% SAP AMS cost reduction in the 1st year itself,
with year-on-year saving potential
Upto 50% reduction in SAP
support costs in the 1st year itself
Beyond L1, L2 & L3
Role based action oriented automated information dissemination services for the filed force of a large CPG company, thereby increasing the visibility of stock across the value chain, minimizing stock outs, maximizing sale and reduction of inventory carrying costs by 12%
Enabling rapid SoP based store launching operations thereby reducing the time to market by 40%
Automation of Finance processes to reduce the cycle time for inter & intra company invoices and reducing manpower to half.
Enabling operation efficiencies by introduction of data management services and analytical services and creating a responsive Value Chain
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Through co-managed/collaborative SAP service with the customer
Step wise transition of SAP L1 calls and gradual transition for L2 & L3 calls in a co-managed environment, reduces risk & provides better client control
Accelerated knowledge transition (KT) reduces the cost of KT Customer SAP CoE/ Service model co-exists
Provision for absorbing customer resources [solution architects/leads] for risk mitigation
Operating Model: SAP development, support & maintenance services for a number of customers are delivered on a shared basis from the Offshore Delivery Centers. This is a “pay-per use” model and “Load-&-Go” on-demand SLA based SAP support services, including:
Combination of fixed man-days & extra hours for a period (min 300 hrs/month) Overtime and weekends charged extra
Typically kicked off in the 3rd week with ABAP development and some component of BASIS support
Business Outcome
KPI based business process optimization Implementation of risk governance and controls Operational efficiencies in bread and butter processes like master data management information dissemination management
Increase in SAP footprint for better ROI realization KPI based reporting for enabling
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Our Accelerated Knowledge Transition (KT) Model
Typically cuts down KT to 3 weeks, instead of a regular 24 week period
Minimal risk as only non-critical technical support is target to be transitioned in the initial stage Co-Owned model substantiates the client/vendor knowledge base and reduces time & cost
“Plug & Play” KT model banks on existing knowledge & support development phase for easy induction of a new client Ready repository of KT Accelerators – SOPs, SODs, BPMs, Test Cases, QA Database, Industry specific best practices
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Salient Features
Benefits
Support starts from as low as 300 Hrs/Month Flexible pricing models
Minimal Risk – Extends the current SAP support model by transition on L1-L2 calls only
Demand based ramp-up and ramp-down of resources, pay-per-use service
SLA driven support, with focus on ROI ITIL / ITSM compliant SOP processes
Expertise of managing large scale AMS engagements – 600+ SAP Practitioners
Re-deployable KT, SOPs & documents
Rigid internal & external quality processes & customer reports
Proactive support as opposed to service/facility availability Flexibility to suit organization’s needs & expectations Strong partner ecology to manage global deliveries Converts fixed costs to variable costs, ensuring higher cost controls
Multiple FTE expertise
Optimized cost to service model. Typical upto 50% saving envisaged in the 1st year of engagement
Minimized risk and exposure - Gradual reduction of existing support members
Enabling Key Performance Indicator (KPI) based
performance management through continuous business improvement processes
SAP Certified AMS Provider: ITC Infotech has been certified by SAP AG as a “Global SAP-Certified Application Management Services Provider”.
This comes thru an exhaustive audit process comprising of qualification audit based on a capability assessment checklist which covers more than 300 aspects, spanning across multiple facets of SAP followed by an onsite certification audit. SAP Quote: “This certificate confirms the capabilities
to deliver application management services with certified quality based on SAP technology. The partner has all required processes and procedures in place and ensures that SAP solutions are managed properly within an application management environment. “
Customer’s Speak
“ITC have a highly motivated workforce with high quality standards”
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Analyst Recognition
“ITC Infotech is an excellent alternative for companies that are looking for flexibility and attention”
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SAP CoE
ITC Infotech is involved in focused research on business needs through dedicated “Center of Excellences”. Having fundamental business understanding from a practitioner’s perspective, and a strong SAP knowledge pool, re-enforces our CoE functions. Our CoEs include Steel, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
Dedicated practice of 600+ consultants, which is growing at an average of 100% Y-O-Y. Average consultant experience in SAP: 4 years
Accelerators developed by adopting and enhancing SAP best practices and knowledge of niche industryspecific processes through our engagements and strong partner ecology
Proven delivery tools like BC-Sets, established process & SOPs database, SAP tutor, RWD etc.
Focused approach to reduce KT time and defects, enabling lower cost and improved ROI
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