A Fresh Approach to Business Planning and Consolidations

SRC to SAP BPC ConversionAugust 12, 2009

Agenda
Introduction
Corporate Overview
SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (BPC) versus BusinessObjectsPlanning XI (SRC)
SAP BPC Live Product Demo
Why Edgewater
Migration Plan / Key Implementation Milestone
Contact Information

Corporate Overview

Technology Management Consulting Firm
Provide a unique blend of specialty IT services
Leverage proven industry expertise in strategy, technology and enterprise performance management
Focus on middle and Global 2000 market
Founded in 1992
Headquartered in Wakefield, MA
Publicly Traded (NASDAQ: EDGW)
Offices in AR, CT, FL, NH, NY, VA, CA, CO
+ 330 Employees, +260 Consultants
Represented in over 33 states
+1900 projects completed to date

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Forrester on SAP BPC
Forrester Rating of the Planning product capabilities of EPM vendors, on a scale of 1-5 (Oct 2007)

Key takeaways for SRC customers

SAP BPC Best in Class for Planning

How SAP BPC fares against key SRC capabilities
SRC Key Capabilities
SAP BPC provides best in class Excel and Microsoft Office integration with a scalable services oriented architecture.
Excel Support
While SAP BPC does not offer packaged vertical content, prepackaged application templates, and business process flows permit rapid customization to any vertical.
Vertical Content
SAP BPC provides a robust library of report templates that allow for rapid report creation and also ships with a prebuilt dashboard while the underlying standard RDBMS/OLAP technology permits connectivity from our Business Intelligence tools.
BI Integration

SAP BPC vs. SRC

Comparing SRC and BPC

SAP BPC Live Product Demo
Distribute plans and analyze variances to drive re-forecasts
Report
Consolidate and model multiple scenarios
Analyze
Collaboratively create plans and forecasts
Collect
Communicate top down targets, timelines, and guidelines
Communicate

Why Edgewater

SAP BPC Partner Since 2003 (Starting with Version 2)
Implemented More Than 100+ SAP BPC (OutlookSoft) Projects
Collaborative Implementation Methodology
Award Winning Team of CPM Consultants
EIM and Industry Consultants
Excellent Client References
Delivery Execution

Successful Stories – Watkins Manufacturing

Successful Stories – Beckman Coulter

Successful Stories – Dreyers Ice Cream

SAP BPC vs. SRC Migration Path
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Edgewater Migration Plan
Global Assumptions.xls
Budget/PlanningTemplate.xls
Input Templates
Dimensions
Reports / Book Publishing / Web Portal
Business Rules
Business Process Flows
BPC Application
Step 1
Step 2
Data
Step 3
Step 5
Step 3
Step 4

Thank You for Joining Us
Q & A
To schedule a live demonstration, or for more information about Edgewater Technology and our EPM Practice, contact:
Binh Ly
EPM Practice Director
714-287-1392
bly@edgewater.com