Designing the best-fit solution with you in mind.
We have vast expertise in designing and implementing solutions across all levels of projects. Our Westernacher Q standard project approach is based on five phases:
Define
Discover
Design
Develop
Deploy
Start with high-level planning.
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 Westernacher 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.
- Project charter
- High-level project plan
- Project organization
- Kick-off plan, agenda & content
- Optional if not already existing:
- BPM workshop plan
- Interview feedback
- BPMN charts
Blueprint your future.
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.
Put into practice.
Key deliverables.
- Initial health check and quick screening
- Refine BPMN charts
- Business requirements specifications
- Fit/Gap list
- Knowledge ramp up
- Rough estimation
- Scoping document
- PM initiation
Design after discovery.
Following the initial screening of the customer’s environment and requirements, a project team consisting of the customer and Westernacher 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.
- Solution design
- Business requirements specifications
- Workflow, report, interface, conversion, enhancement, and forms (WRICEF), configuration document (CD), functional specification document (FSD)
- Fit/Gap refinement, quick prototypes
- System architecture
- Detailed estimation
- PM planning / execution / controlling