Supporting OCS at ILRI: Advisory firm GCON4 roadmap
and agenda
Albert Palma Xicola and Isaac Kihara
Project Kick-off presentation, ILRI Nairobi, 6 February 2015

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INDEX
• Gcon4 Introduction
• Gcon4 and CGIAR
• Implementation Methodology
• Project Scope
• Project teams
• Project schedule
• Next steps

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Company
Gcon4 was recently founded by 4 senior management consultants
offering world class Agresso Solutions.
We are a diverse and global organization, with teams in all continents
but operating as one company.
We achieve our successes through our strong commitment and by
working in strong partnership with our clients. Our hands-on
consultants collaborate closely with our clients equipping them to
autonomously exploit the potentials of the software. Enabling
business change and flexibility. That's our commitment.

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Gcon4 and OCS

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Implementation methodology
ILRI
Solution
Review in
some
areas.

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Project Scope
Common
General Ledger
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Fixed Assets
Logistics
Planner
Commitment Accounting
PCB
Timesheets
Research
HR (Resources and Positions)
Travel Expenses
Scope
Tim
e
Cos
t
Quali
ty

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Project teams
ILRI
Implementation Lead Quality Assurance Builders KBU Process Owners
Albert Palma Project manager Isaac Kihara
Ian Teo/Andres Ion/Luis Common All Robert Nzioka
Ian Teo Ion Otaegui General Ledger Joseph kimani Chebor Symon Robert Nzioka
Ian Teo Ion Otaegui Accounts Payable Joseph kimani Ashuma Benjamin Robert Nzioka
Andres Pacheco Ion Otaegui
Accounts
Receivable Joseph kimani Chebor Symon Robert Nzioka
Ian Teo Ion Otaegui Fixed Assets Isaac Kihara Anthony Wamai Robert Nzioka
Ian Teo Luis Alberto Viñas
Logistics
Bruck Tassew
Kirika John,
Anzweni, Joyce
Chege
Timothy
Nyanamba
Ian Teo Luis Alberto Viñas Planner Joseph kimani Anne Kibe Robert Nzioka
Ian Teo Luis Alberto Viñas
Commitment
Accounting Isaac Kihara Ikileng Stella Robert Nzioka
Andres Pacheco Ion Otaegui PCB Isaac Kihara Pauline & Kibe Robert Nzioka
Andres Pacheco Ion Otaegui Timesheets Isaac Kihara Kibe Robert Nzioka
Andres Pacheco Ion Otaegui
Research
Joseph kimani
Simon Turere,
Assenath Kabugi,
Wubalem Degene,
Lucy Gacheru
Project sponsor:
Martin Van
Weerdenburg

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Project Timeline

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Next steps – Solution Review
Modules Solution review Dates*
CM004 Transaction Plan 04/03/2015
CM005 Tax Management 04/03/2015
GL002 Bank Activities 05/03/2015
GL003 Month - End Processing 05/03/2015
GL004 Year - End Processing 06/03/2015
GL005 Unrealized/Realized Gain and Loses 06/03/2015
CA001 Commitment Accounting 09/03/2015
CA002 Funds Checking 09/03/2015
PCB PCB003 Billing to Donor 10/03/2015
RM005 Research Project Activation 11/03/2015
RM006 Research Project Implementation and Monitoring 11/03/2015
HR001 Position Administration 12/03/2015
HR002 Resource Administration 12/03/2015
*To be confirmed
Submodules
Common:
Commitment
Accounting
HR
Reseach:
Finance:

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Next steps – Data Migration

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Next steps – Test Scripts
Delivery
date:
10/04/20
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“The strength of the
team is each
individual member.
The strength of each
member is the team”
Phil Jackson

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