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The Agile Advantage: How Agile Integration Improves Outcomes for Software as a Service (SaaS) in the Corporate Environment

By Greg Spehar MBA, PMP, PMI-ACP

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 Acceleration of Migration of Applications to Cloud Based Solutions (SaaS)

 The SaaS software market will increase 25 percent in 2013 to $59 billion, a 25 percent increase. In 2014, the market is expected to total $75 billion. Forrester uses the term “smart computing” to define apps that, for instance, provide direct access to data for decision-making. It also includes data analytics and business intelligence in the category.

 TechCrunch; Jan 2013 - Forrester: SaaS And Data-Driven “Smart” Apps Fueling Worldwide Software Growth

The Need

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Global Market Growth for SaaS

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An agile data migration and process integration methodology that can be defined to ensure a high probability of success with the highest quality delivery when integrating a new system into a corporate environment.

Requires

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 Understanding Your SaaS Solution  Defining The Project Context

1) Data Migration and Configuration 2) Process Evaluation and Change Management 3) Reporting and Data Integrity 4) Portal Integration into Existing Website/s

 Project Management Context

1) Stakeholder Management and Communications 2) Risk Management and Action 3) Action Management and Follow-up

Process to Success

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Customers, Clients and Users

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SaaS Solutions Options

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 Risk Management Exercise

 Agile drives risk discovery early in process

 Individuals and interactions over processes and tools  Working software over comprehensive documentation  Customer collaboration over contract negotiation  Responding to change over following a plan

 General Rule… 80% of Features are not used…

 Software True!  But would it also be true of processes?

 Can you say that over 80% of all of your processes are used day in and day out?

Quest for Agile Integration

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Meetings & Status Ensure Trust Define the Critical Aspect Bring Solutions

Stakeholder Hand Holding

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Translation Issue Less Understood Issue Leaf Selection Issue Configuration Issue

Data Migration Gyration & Configuration Hunting

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Release 0 – Early Release – Kick Tires Release 1 – 50-70% of Data – Process Evaluation Release 2/3/4/N – Increasing % of Data Migration – Solidify Processes Go-live Release – Final scripts and processes ready

Release Revelations

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• Perform Re-Engineering Effort Before Migration
• Reduces impact to end users
• Risky since it requires clairvoyance

Prior

• Perform Re-Engineering Effort During the

Migration

• Most effective use of resources
• Risky since it put most stress on end users

During

• Perform Re-Engineering Effort After the

Migration

• Extra effort since system changes are needed
• Risky with users establishing new habits

After

Re-Engineering Anxiety

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Vendor Backlog Management First Pass Release 0 Most Risk Multi-Pass Release 1-N Medium Risk Acceptance Release – Go-Live Least Risk

Product Backlog Popularity Contest

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Backlog Prioritization To Achieve Go-Live

Level 3 (LATER) Level 2 (SOON) Level 1 (CRITIAL)

Product Backlog ER

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Client Process Management First Pass Release 0 Most Risk Process Change Multi-Pass Release 1-N Medium Risk Process Change Acceptance Release – Go-Live Least Risk Process Change

Process Backlog – Mirror – Mirror

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 People

 Need to have good skilled resources:

 Project Manager  Technical Resources  Business Analysts (Reporting / Process)

 Processes

 Need to have good project processes

 Communications, PM Management, etc.

 Tools

 Need to have good project tools for management

 Action Management, Migration Scripts, etc.

People, Process and Tools Do or Die

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Questions?

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Leveraging:

• Data Analytics Strategy
• Software Development
• Staffing

Your Business Intelligence partner with expertise in data analytics, software development & technical staffing.

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 Greg Spehar MBA, PMP, ACP, Senior Project Manager

 503-332-3663  Personal: spehargreg@yahoo.com  Company: gspehar@corsource.com  CorSource:

 Your Business Intelligence partner with expertise in data analytics, software development & technical staffing.

Additional Support

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 Williams, Alex. 2013. “Forrester: SaaS And Data-Driven “Smart” Apps Fueling Worldwide Software Growth.” techcrunch.com, January 03. http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/03/forrester- saas- and-data-driven-smart-apps-fueling-worldwide-software-growth/ (Accessed August 22, 2014).  Cunningham, Ward. 2001. “Manifesto for Agile Software Development,” http://agilemanifesto.org (Accessed August 24, 2014).  Project Management Institute. 2014. “Project Management Book of Knowledge Guide and Standards,” http://www.pmi.org/PMBOK-Guide-and-Standards.aspx (Accessed August 24, 2014).  PMI’s Pulse of the Profession In Depth Report. 2013. “The high cost of low performance: The essential role of communications,” http://www.pmi.org/~/media/PDF/Business-Solutions/The- High-Cost-Low-Performance-The-Essential-Role-of-Communications.ashx (Accessed August 24, 2014).  Hamilton, Byatt and Hodgkinson. 2011.“Risk Management and Project Management go hand in hand.” cio.com.au, May 03. http://www.cio.com.au/article/385084/risk_management_project_management_go_hand_hand/ (Accessed August 22, 2014).  ZDNet/Topics. 2013. “Cloud: How to do SaaS Right.” Zdnet.com, March. http://www.zdnet.com/topic-cloud-how-to-do-saas-right/ (Accessed May 03, 2014).  Gilbert, Jody. 2013. “Executive Guide to Best Practices in SaaS and the Cloud.” Zdnet.com, March

• 01. http://www.zdnet.com/executive-guide-to-best-practices-in-saas-and-the-cloud-free- ebook-

7000012032/ (Accessed May 03, 2014).  King, Julia. 2012. “The rebirth of re-engineering.” computerworld.com, September 10. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231002/The_rebirth_of_re_engineering (Accessed May 03, 2014).  Gartner/ IT Glossary. 2014. “Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR),” http://www.gartner.com/it- glossary/bpr-business-process-re-engineering/ (Accessed May 03, 2014).

References

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