This document provides information on Bizbrain Technologies, a company that helps SAP customers maximize their ROI. It introduces the leadership team, which includes former SAP SCM development architects and experts with 15+ years of experience. It outlines the company's strengths in SAP implementations, product launches, and its network. It then describes the services offered, including pre-sales support, implementations, advisory work, and application maintenance. Finally, it lists many current and previous client engagements involving SAP S&OP, IBP, and other solutions.
2. Our leadership team
Marco
Santoyo.
18+
years
experience
in
SAP
implementa5ons
with
solid
background
in
logis5c
processes.
Proficiency
in
SD,
MM,
PP
and
WM.
Expert
in
integra5on
with
ECC
and
ERP.
Engineering
background
followed
by
MBA.
Luca
Massasso.
15+
years
experience
in
enterprise
soJware.
Eleven
years
of
work
experience
at
SAP
in
various
roles
(SAP
SCM
Development
Architect,
Business
Development
Manager,
Global
New
Product
Introduc5on
Program
Manager).
Engineering
background
with
PhD
educa5on.
Krishna
Mamidipaka.
20+
years
SAP
experience
in
small
and
large
enterprises.
At
SAP
Krishna
led
the
SAP
the
global
product
launch
of
several
SAP
products,
including
the
latest
HANA
solu5ons.
Prior
to
SAP
Krishna
was
SVP
at
Freshdirect.
Engineering
background
complimented
by
MBA
at
Rutgers.
Natasha
Oka.
15+
years
of
SAP
and
enterprise
soJware
experience
with
an
extensive
background
in
the
High
Tech
industry.
As
an
enterprise
architect
Natasha
spent
several
years
at
HP
leading
Supply
Chain
Planning
and
Collabora5on
ini5a5ves.
Prior
to
HP,
Natasha
worked
for
SAP
as
a
SAP
SCM
Development
Architect.
3. Company Strengths
• Former
SAP
SCM
development
architects
and
new
product
introduc5on
experts
• Each
core
team
member
with
15+
years
of
experience
in
SAP
implementa5ons
and/or
SAP
development
projects
• Significant
experience
in
managing
new
product
launches
and
new
solu5ons
introduc5on
• Work
experience
in
large
global
companies
and
start-‐ups
• Strong
mathema5cal
background
(Engineers
and
MBAs)
• Superior
requirement
analysis
and
design
abili5es
4. Value
• Implementa5on
experience
in
On-‐premise
and
Cloud
solu5ons
implementa5ons
• Exper5se
in
complex
Supply
Chain
Scenarios
on
IBP/
SOP
Heuris5cs
and
Op5mizer
• Senior
consul5ng
team
• Insider
product
knowledge
• Close
connec5on
to
SAP
development
team
• Large
SAP
Network
• Strategic
Partnerships
(Fujitsu,
AnswerThink,
FIT,
Hinduja
Tech,
Syscons)
5. Our Portfolio
Services
Solu?ons
Pre-‐sales
support
•
demo
discovery
•
custom
demo
•
proof-‐of-‐concept
Implementa?on
services
•
Produc5ve
implementa5on
•
Project
management
services
•
Customer
training
and
onboarding
•
Integra5on
services
including
HCI
Advisory
services
• Customer
solu5on
road
mapping
• Solu5on
architecture
• Go-‐live
readiness
check
• As-‐is
study,
risk/gap
iden5fica5on
• Project
audit
• Data
quality
check
Applica?on
maintenance
services/Support
SAP
IBP
Demand
SAP
IBP
Supply
SAP
S&OP
(on-‐Premise
and
on-‐
Demand)
SAP
BW
on
HANA
SAP
DSiM
SAP
SNC
SAP
IBP
Response
SAP
IBP
Inventory
6. Current and Previous Engagements
Bizbrain
Technologies
LLC
has
been
or
is
involved
in
the
following
S&OP/IBP
on
HANA
engagements:
• Major
Oil
and
Gas
Company
Chemicals
division:
Phase
1
(sales
cycle)
delivered
on
August
31st
2013:
Compe55ve
sales
cycle
resul5ng
in
the
decision
for
co-‐innova5on
project
(Heuris5cs
and
Op5mizer)
• Major
Oil
and
Gas
Company
Chemicals:
division
Phase
2
(delivery
ongoing,
sub-‐con
with
SAP-‐C;
Heuris5c
and
Op5mizer,
L-‐code)
• Ford:
Demo
(sales
cycle)
delivered
in
September
2013:
Compe55ve
sales
cycle
(Heuris5cs)
• EMC
Corp:
(sales
cycle)
delivered
in
December
2013:
Compe55ve
sales
cycle
(won)
(Heuris5cs)
• EMC
Corp:
(Complete
Global
Roll-‐out
for
SOP
On
Premise,
sub-‐con
with
SAP-‐C;
Calc
scenario,
L-‐Code)
• Direct
vendor
for
EMC
Corp:
applica5on
maintenance
service
for
on-‐premise
scenario
(Direct)
7. Current and Previous Engagements – cont.
• Cameco:
S&OP
fit/gap
assessment
for
(under
SAP
Pre-‐Sales)
• MicrosoJ:
– S&OP
gap
analysis
(under
SAP-‐C)
– S&OP
prototype
development
(ongoing,
sub-‐con
with
SAP-‐C;
Heuris5cs)
• Nature’s
Way:
– S&OP
supply
planning
assessment
(Direct
customer;
Heuris5cs)
– SAP
IBP
Supply
Plan
enhancements
and
maintenance
services
(Direct,
Heuris5cs)
• Schlumberger:
Value
Prototyping
Envision
workshop
for
Sand
business
(for
SAP
Value
Prototyping;
calc
scenario)
• Tes5ng
and
valida5on
for
RDS
package
for
S&OP
for
SAP/RDS
team
(Heuris5cs)
• Tes5ng
of
various
releases
of
S&OP
for
Development
team
• SAP
IBU
High
Tech
Demo
(leveraging
Major
High
Tech
Vendor
and
MicrosoJ
experience;
Heuris5cs)
• Lenovo:
Pre-‐sales
Demo
for
Demand
Planning
using
“Aeach
Rates”
and
“Op5ons
Planning”
and
Supply
Planning
8. Current and Previous Engagements – cont.-2
• Cemex:
Global
Template
Roll-‐out
(7
countries),
collabora5ve
forecas5ng
and
demand
planning
(direct,
Forecas5ng)
• LyondellBasell
– Europe:
IBP
for
Supply
(Direct,
Op5mizer)
– re-‐engineering
Phase
1
process
and
roll
out
of
scenario
integrated
with
APO-‐
PPDS
(Direct,
Heuris5cs)
• Pres?ge
Brands:
– IBP
Implementa5on
(direct;
calc
scenario)
for
Sales
Collabora5ve
Planning,
Sales
Quota
Planning,
Key
account
Planning
and
Financial
Planning
– BW
on
HANA
implementa5on
– On
going
support
9. Customer Testimonials
“With
SAP’s
IBP
cloud
solu5on,
our
sales
VP
of
Sales
can
do
Annual
Sales
Quota
planning
in
few
hours
compared
to
days,
and
all
sales
team
members
can
collaborate
and
achieve
consensus
Sales
Forecast
numbers
centrally
while
providing
visibility
to
management
team
instantaneously.
Bizbrain
Technologies
delivered
this
project
from
concept
to
go-‐live
in
12
weeks.
This
is
a
very
fast
ROI.”
—
CIO,
CPG
company
“Being
an
early
adopter
of
SAP’s
IBP
suite
required
working
with
a
team
that
holds
significant
insider
knowledge
and
deep
understanding
of
SAP’s
internal
processes.
Bizbrain
Technologies
was
instrumental
in
guiding
us
to
a
successful
S&OP
implementa5on
-‐
ensuring
a
robust
design
that
supports
all
of
our
requirements,
as
well
as
mee5ng
all
project
plan
deliverables
on
or
ahead
of
schedule.”
—
Global
process
lead
for
Demand
planning,
High
Tech
company
11. Typical Phased Approach for S&OP and Supply Model
Demand
Planning
and
manual
data
load
Supply
Model
(Heuris5cs)
Financial
Model
System
to
System
Inbound
integra5on
via
HCI
Outbound
Integra5on
via
HCI
Supply
Model
via
Op5miza5on
Next
IBP
Module
(i.e.
Inventory
op5miza5on)
12. Project comparison
Major
Large
O&G
Chemicals
Revenue:
40+
Bio
US$
(parent
company
400Bio
US$)
Type
of
project:
Co-‐Innova5on
(in
the
cloud)
Scope:
Demand,
Supply,
Financial
Team:
8
Consultants
IBP
implementa5on
5me:
~20-‐24
months
(*)
Coverage:
Global
(>
50
planners)
Mid-‐size
CPG
Revenue:
1Bio$
Type
of
project:
in
the
cloud
delivery
Scope:
Sales
Quota
Planning
Team:
1
Consultant
IBP
implementa5on
5me:
12
weeks
Coverage:
North
America
(~15
planner)
Speed
Complexity
(*)
a
co-‐innova7on
project
requires
much
more
effort
than
a
regular,
standard
implementa7on.
Projects
on
standard
demand
and
supply
models
may
be
delivered
in
about
7-‐12
months
depending
on
complexity,
and
a
team
varying
from
2-‐5
consultants.
14. Lessons Learned
• Business
Process
design
and
change
management:
outside
in
works
best
• Data
Quality:
centraliza5on
in
BW
provides
founda5on
for
a
posteriori
analysis
of
IBP
process
and
simplifica5on
of
integra5on
• Business
Users
learning
curve
and
rework
due
to
business
users
experience
• Master
Data
Design:
any
later
change
may
be
very
expensive
in
terms
of
5me
(removing
aeributes
is
expensive,
adding
is
ok)
• Configura5on
best
prac5ces
(design
5me
and
‘config’
5me)
• Regression
tests
best
prac5ces
• Phased
approach