Next Generation Business Apps

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1 Next Generation Business Apps powered by sovanta Manuel Egger

2 sovanta AG The Company Founded in 2009 Headquarter in Heidelberg, Germany Currently 30+ people Development Lab in Heidelberg and Buenos Aires, Argentina sovanta stands for Business Apps, a new generation of applications combining the simplicity of consumer apps with the depth of business applications SAP Endorsed Business Solution (EBS) Partner SAP development partner for mobile business apps SAP Branded Reseller (SBR) Partner Gartner Cool Vendors in the SAP Ecosystem, 2013 by Derek Prior, Thomas Otter, Gilbert van der Heiden, Sunil Padmanabh, Christian Hestermann, April 18, Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. All rights reserved Page 2

3 Business Apps The Best of Two Worlds User Friendliness Consumer Apps Simple Task-specific Attractive Fast Administration-free Business Apps Traditional Business Applications Process integration Data consistency User & authorization management Data security Maintainability Enterprise Readiness All rights reserved Page 3

4 Business Apps are completing existing application landscapes Smartphones Tablets Web Browser Task-specific, easy to use Business Apps for different devices Middleware Middleware ERP Applications Web Applications Other Applications Stable, powerful ERP- Systems and other Applications All rights reserved Page 4

5 sovanta design driven development Iterative Starts always with end-users needs Tight end-user involvement Initially, largely independent of status quo and technical restrictions Limitation to minimal viable product. Then very targeted addition of further functionality. Coding doesn t start before functionality, navigation and graphical design aren t signed off. All rights reserved Page 5

8 Business Apps Examples sovanta ipeople sovanta Performance & Talent Management sovanta Citizen App sovanta Enterprise Box sovanta Idea Management sovanta Sales Briefcase sovanta Executive Cockpit HANIEL Management Reporting Audi Mobile Job Search My Heidelberg MVV Energy Monitor SAP Learn Now SAP Interview Assistant SAP Customer Briefing SAP Supplier Briefing SAP Working Capital Management Promerit Mobile Job Search All rights reserved Page 8

9 Business Apps sovanta ipeople With sovanta ipeople managers receive valuable assistance in their daily HR work and decision-making: 25 pre-proven HR metrics Organization and regions overview Top/low lists of organizations to quickly identify "outliers" Event function for display of events and personal events (such as employee birthdays and company anniversaries) Contacting of employees via directly from the application An Infochannel offers the possibility to integrate existing business applications The sovanta Business Add-on provides all relevant information from SAP ERP HCM sovanta ipeople Web Benefits: Increased productivity through proactive, fact-based management Increased manager and employee satisfaction Improved quality of human resources management Increased the active system utilization while minimizing training cost Easy implementation with minimal integration cost Maintenance, including integration, by sovanta All rights reserved sovanta ipeople ipad Page 9

10 sovanta ipeople Solution Overview Functions: Organizational View Regional View Top/Low Lists Events Info Channel (News, Web, BI tools) Focus Groups: Top Executives Senior Management Supported Device: Apple ipad Others tablets will follow Free demo version available on the AppStore sovanta AG, 2011 All rights reserved Page 10

11 sovanta ipeople Architecture & Security Front end Native ipad Application Thin Client Zero Footprint Secured Connection SAP ERP sovanta DB Namespace: /SOVANTA/ Back end SAP Business Add-On for SAP ERP HCM Leveraging SAP security and authorization concepts Business Intelligence Other Database Systems sovanta AG, 2011 All rights reserved Page 11

12 Business Apps Performance & Talent Management (PoC) sovanta Performance & Talent Management is a proof of concept business app supporting managers in their holistic planning and conducting of performance feedback meetings and talent assessments: Simple graphical overview and calibration System-driven process guidance Availability of all necessary personnel master data directly from the backend system Historical data, comparisons, and graphical presentation of trends over several years Built-in target and bonus agreements Supports intermediate feedback meetings during the year Benefits: Increased manager productivity through optimal system support Fairer assessments through calibration of all employees prior to the starting the detailed planning Increased employee satisfaction through more transparent process Improved data quality and process compliance by eliminating paper-based processes sovanta AG, 2012 All rights reserved Page 12

13 Business Apps Talent & Succession Management (PoC) sovanta Talent & Succession Management is a proof of concept business app supporting managers in analyzing current challenges in Talent and Succession Management in their own organization to take the right steps. Simple graphical overview of key positions and their job holders in different views (Organizational view, Lists, Regional View) Simple graphical overview of talent structures in different views (Organizational view, Lists, Regional View) High degree of transparency regarding the succession management an potencial risks of succession management High degree of transparency regarding the talent structures in the area of responsibility Easy access and intuitive display of talent profiles Availability of all necessary personnel master data directly from the backend system (e.g. SAP ERP HCM) Benefits: Increased manager productivity through optimal system support Faster risk analysis through intutive and transparent talent management process Increase user satisfaction through intuitve use Increased use of talent management process All rights reserved Page 13

14 Business Apps sovanta italent sovanta italent offers a complete overview of the talents of your company. Furthermore, it allows an easy and targeted search for the right talent. The app offers an organizational, regional, and functional representation of the talent population. Simple graphical overview and drill down function in the talent population Organizational view Regional view Functional view Display of result list Targeted filtering of the talent population Function and sub-function Career level Talent pool Further detailed filtering possible (language, region, mobility, etc.) Talent profile Personal data Experience Assessment Development Search as you type Search for talent by using the name Offline feature Access to the talent data anytime and anywhere All rights reserved Page 14

15 Business Apps Mobile Job Search Mobile Access for Candidates to Job Ads of your Company E-Recruiting Add-on by promerit Job recommendations directly via Twitter / LinkedIn / Facebook Compatible with different platforms and operating systems (Apple ios, Android, BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone 7, HP Web OS). Attractive visualization and high user friendliness Job Assistent Permanently visible filter criteria Navigation maps as a filter for locations Multiple selections are possible Customized solution on the base of approved processes All rights reserved Page 15

16 Business Apps sovanta Idea Management The sovanta Idea Management app supports companies to realize the full potential of their employees ideas. Easy and quick recording of employees ideas on mobile devices Immediately capturing ideas anytime and from anywhere Better idea sharing by attaching pictures / videos geo coordinates voice memos Local storage of the memo on the mobile device Directly send the idea by Store the idea as a draft in SAP for processing later on the idea management system Benefits: Easy and quick recording of employees ideas on mobile devices Save the memo locally, store it as a draft on the idea management system, or directly sending by sovanta AG, 2012 All rights reserved Page 16

18 Business Apps sovanta Enterprise Box Document access for project staff Access all relevant project documents, such as: Presentations Project plans Resource plans Milestone plans Flexible Freely definable folder structure Offline mode Access documents even without the Internet (e.g. on a plane) Data security through access to internal document management system (behind the Firewall) Annotation feature Add comments and notes to your project documents Send documents or links directly to other project members sovanta AG, 2012 All rights reserved Page 18

19 Business Apps sovanta Executive Cockpit Document access for management boards, supervisory boards Access to all relevant management documents, such as: Financial reports Key figures Media reports Board meetings Supervisory board meetings Projects Data security through access to internal document management system (behind the Firewall) Offline mode Access documents even without the Internet (e.g. on a plane) Annotation feature Add comments and notes to your meeting documents Search for and within documents sovanta AG, 2012 All rights reserved Page 19

20 Business Apps Manager Workflow Approval Manager Workflow Approval is a proof of concept prototype demonstrating the possibilities of an extremely attractive and easy-to-use user interface for workflow approvals: Attractive graphical representation of the workflow inbox Color and icon-based classification of actions by workflow item type (leave application, approval, purchasing, etc.) Easy sort and filter by categories such as type, priority and due date Initiators of the workflow instances are presented with images Additional information on the requesting organization provide the necessary context to the decision maker Nutzen: Attractive workflow user interface No training cost Faster decision making through the availability of contextual information All rights reserved Page 20

21 Business Apps SAP HCM Interview Assistant The SAP HCM Interview Assistant app supports you to prepare for and conduct interviews anywhere and anytime. This app accesses the SAP ERP application and allows managers to review candidate information, prepare notes, record interview results, and send detailed feedback to the HR department right from their ipad. Display your open requisitions, the candidate list for each requisition and the candidate history Add reminder to your personal calendar for all the candidates who are scheduled for interview. Display a candidate s documents, bookmark documents and add notes to them Edit overall notes for candidates: Create a note for each candidate and update it throughout the selection process Display additional information: View the candidate s communication data and check activity logs and the ratings that have been transferred from the E-Recruiting application Update ratings: Create your own rating for the candidate Assess candidates: Evaluate the candidate s profile by completing a questionnaire Make decisions about candidates: Decide if you want to invite a candidate for an interview / Hire or reject a candidate SAP Standard Business App powered by sovanta as a Development Partner All rights reserved Page 21

22 Business Apps Energy Monitor The Energy Monitor provides the customers of a major German utility company with the information they need to optimally adapt their electricity expenditures to their needs and priorities at any time: Graphical presentation of historical electricity and gas prices (Base, Peak) Graphical representation of futures prices in real time Graphical comparison with other commodity prices, such as CO2 certificates, gas, oil and copper Notifications when prices fall below or above certain freely definable thresholds integration allows contact with the assigned MVV Account Manager Access to additional information such as energy news, analyst reports via video, including archive Comprehensive information and analysis of the company s own purchase history and supply situation Simulation of energy purchases incl. the impact on the company s financials Site-specific reporting on planned and actual consumption, displayed through Google Maps Comparison of planned vs. actual energy consumption Information about the company MVV AG Benefits: Improved customer loyalty Increased customer satisfaction Greater transparency and predictability of energy purchasing and consumption at various sites sovanta AG, 2012 All rights reserved Page 22

23 Business Apps sovanta Citizen App sovanta Citizen App creates a direct link and enhances communication between cities and its citizens. Whether it is public transport stops, including real-time departure times, opening hours of institutions, individual waste calendar or any information on leisure activities in the city. Improved communication between citizens and the city administration Individual waste calendar Exploration of all relevant surroundings Public transport stops, including real-time departure times Citizen can send a memo attached with a picture and GPS-data to the citizens service office to inform about a problem Augmented Reality feature Simple and flexible off-the-shelf solution No usage data is saved satisfies the most stringent data protection requirements Benefits: Direct link and enhanced communication between cities and its citizens Increased transparency Better service for citizens Geared 100% to the benefit of citizens No demands on the city s IT infrastructure Cost-effective sovanta AG, 2012 All rights reserved Page 23

24 Business Apps SAP Customer Briefing With SAP Customer Briefing, you get the facts and figures you need to prepare for a successful customer meeting, anywhere and anytime. This app connects to your SAP CRM application and provides sales executives with a detailed view of the customer s business always at your fingertips. Ordner 1 Ordner 2 Ordner 3 Blindtext Blindtext Read up on the latest news and biographies of the people who are key to your success Read up on the latest news about the customer and the customer s business View an analysis of the business history you share with your customer Display issues that affect customer satisfaction Display open opportunities, opportunities won, and opportunities lost Ordner 4 Ordner 5 Ordner 6 Blindtext Blindtext Blindtext Blindtext Blindtext Blindtext Blindtext Blindtext Blindtext Typical Business Challenges: Sales Executives meet customers as required, often on an irregular basis. They need to be ready for customer meetings at short-notice, and want to be confident that they have all the knowledge needed to increase sales, or deepen the customer relationship. They want to be independent of locations, other people, and time SAP Standard Business App powered by sovanta as Development Partner 24

25 Business Apps SAP Sales Companion Sales Companion supports field sales representatives with their most important task: Convincing the customer The app provides everything required to prepare and conduct sales meetings and perform perfect follow-ups Providing the right information and functionality, always in the context of the respective customer, lead, opportunity and step in the sales process This includes data from many sources like News Feeds, e.g. Google, Bing Social Media, e.g. LinkedIn, Twitter SAP CRM / ERP Office Documents Groupware (e.g. Microsoft Exchange) Analytics and others sovanta AG, All rights Page 25

26 sovanta AG Products & Services Software sovanta Business Apps Custom Business Apps sovanta Library Design UI-Design Graphic Design Graphics Development sovanta Integration Layer Assessment Scenario Analysis Business Case Creation Roadmap Development Consulting Mobility Strategy sovanta Business Apps SAP Mobile Apps Implementation All rights reserved Page 26

27 Thank you!

28 Contact Manuel Egger Head of HR Solutions / Member of the Management Team fon mobil manuel.egger@sovanta.com xing web