Architecture review prevents huge program from failure
Kundensituation
- Projekt zur Erneuerung einer Alt-Software zeigt trotz intensiver Investitionen und externer Beratung keine vorzeigbaren Resultate
- Budget-Forecast zur Fertigstellung verdoppelt sich quartalsweise bis in den achtstelligen Bereich
- Gegenüber Geschäftspartnern mussten bereits Zusagen über die Verfügbarkeit zurückgezogen werden
Challenge
- Organization is under pressure by the huge amount of external consultants requiring support and direction
- Legacy systems operate partly in critical circumstances, operational alarms dominate the daily work
- Conceptualization of the new, SAP based solution is in blue printing phase for several years already, but relevant decisions remain open
- Program shall replace all infrastructure with a big bang
Solution approach
- Constructive analysis of current solution approach
- Intense Analysis of business requirements
- Open communication of visions and ideas to development and product management teams creates buy-in
- Design and development of an architecture vision and a corresponding target architecture following requirements
- Compilation of a compact management report sumarizing the findings and communication to the board
Customer benefits
- It became obvious that some major aspects for a sound re-conceptualization have been missing
- A re-design of the program has been launched
- Savings of several mil EUR
- Prevented the rollout of a misleading concept and system design, which would have caused serious competitive disadvantage
