OpenSymmetry Breakout Session discussing the Xactly Express product and adding new sales groups with special consideration to adding groups internationally. Presenter: Jennifer Keirnan, Senior Project Manager with OpenSymmetry
5. Objectives
• Discuss adding a new sales group &
international considerations
• Discuss challenges and lessons
learned
• Understand how to utilize Express
Product
6. Where Do We Start?
• Future State Planning
• Define goals of system
• Determine which sales groups will be
included
• Define stakeholders
• Determine consistencies &
efficiencies
7. Where Do We Go From Here?
• Determine timeline and compare to
company calendar
• Receive approval from stakeholders
May 2013
East
August 2013
West
January 2014
Canada
• Determine road map
11. Communication Plan
• Create a communication plan
• New Group
• Existing Group
• IT help desk
• Training department
• Create a training plan
• Create a testing plan
12. Training Plan
• Create a communication plan
• Create a training plan
• Comp Administrators
• New Payees/Managers
• Operational groups
• Existing Payees/Managers
• Create a testing plan
13. Testing Plan
• Create a communication plan
• Create a training plan
• Create a testing plan
• Test planning needs to start early
• Test plan
• Test cases
• Test data & expected results
• Include regression testing
• Utilize previous testers and
experiences
14. Additional Considerations
• Can include fixes/enhancement from 1st
phase
• Should roll out in phases if large
number of payee
• Going into a production environment
• Plan for downtime
• Backup / contingency plan
15. International Considerations
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• Different currencies & exchange rates
• Payments
• Reports
• Different payment dates
• Different time zones
• Use a locally based team
16. International Case Study
• Rental Car Inc.
• Goal: To centralize commission
departments
• Desired Result: Align all operations
across globe into common system
17. International Case Study
• Rental Car Inc.
• Approach
• Phase 1: North America
• Phase 2: EMEA
• What worked?
• Localized team
• Initial team oversight
• Challenges
• Didn’t have complete buy-in
from the new group
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OR, BRAND NEW PLAN
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