Master Data Management (References)
BearingPoint s Master Data Project References (overview) Customer Project Name Content Leading Company in the Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals Industry Leading Company in the Pharmaceuticals Industry Leading Company in the Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals Industry Leading Company in the Pharmaceuticals Industry Leading Gases&Chemicals company Leading Company in the Speciality Chemicals Industry Leading Company in the Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals Industry Business Case Master Data Management Master Data Governance Model Global Master Data Management Project Harmonisation of material data within a global SAP R/3 Project Implementation of a Global SAP R/3 HR solution Master Data harmonization within a global SAP R/3 implementation Implementation of a common Laboratory Information System Influence of Master Data on value drivers, ROI calculation, business case development Development of Master Data Governance Model with master data definition, maintenance and propagation Concept of Globel Master Data Server; Implementation and maintenance of global contract server in procurement Material data analysis, harmonisation and definition of maintenance process (North America and Europe) Master data harmonization for all company s employee personnel data SAP R/3 implementation in US and France; extensive legacy system migration to SAP; analysis, harmonization, maintenance process definition Migration from five to one laboratory information system; master data harmonization (material, services, customers) Leading French Automotive Company Reorganisation of purchasing departments Master Data harmonization for non production goods and services (10.000 users, 80 sites, 14 countries in Europe) Major wireless telecommunications provider in US SAP Retail Implementation Project Centralize master data management ; Improve control and tracking of vendor returns and credits due 2007 BearingPoint, Inc. 2
Master Data Harmonization at a global leading pharmaceutical company Our Harmonization Objectives Several initiatives: Global Material ID; Group Chart of Accounts; Finance reporting guidelines; Spend map definition; GOAL project; and others Propose, define & validate management principles and business ownership of Aventis Master Data Identify the panel of main elements, and select the current key ones in relationship with short term issues and project perspectives Underlying Approach For global / corporate requirements: Involve key business and IS representatives Identify key master data elements Create enterprise master data short list Define for the key elements: Process and responsibilities for content refinement & admin. Coding structure and management rules Propagation process through systems Harmonization / implementation plan through short term IS Portfolio and on-going support Key Project Deliverables Enterprise master data short list Business ownership assessment and validation Management principles / Master data governance model High level coding rules Propagation processes through systems Processes and responsibilities for content refinement and ongoing administration For template implementation requirements: Close interaction with global / corporate functions and template teams Identify data objects across multiple entities (harmonization requirements on global and region level) Propose key master data objects and desired level of harmonization Impact analysis for global / corporate requirements Design processes and tools for master data management Identify data owners for harmonization requirements from the template teams Deliver the rules and ownership of data objects Achievements Fast closing support through unified financial reporting Identification of spend areas per commodity group on a global base Enabling of global supply chain management through common material IDs and harmonized supply chain information 2007 BearingPoint, Inc. 3
Master Data Reference Server at a leading chemical company Our Harmonization Objectives Harmonization of Partner data, Material data,purchasing Contracts and conditions Prerequisite for integrated business processes (internal or external) Customizing reference server for organizational data (chart of accounts, purchasing organization, incoterms, ) Underlying Approach For global / corporate requirements: Involve key business and IS representatives Identify key master data elements Define for the key elements: Propose, define & validate management principles and business ownership of Master Data Coding structure and management rules Propagation process through systems Harmonization / implementation plan through short term IS Portfolio and on-going support Key Project Deliverables Master Data Reference Server as global maintenance platform and distribution source for global master data Contract Server pooling all purchasing contracts for global usage Master Data Handbook incl. list of global distributed master data + org-elements, usage descriptions, maintenance rules and responsibilities Data & Repository Standard Board as permanent department For template implementation requirements: Close interaction with global / corporate functions Identify data objects across multiple entities (harmonization requirements on global and region level) Impact analysis for global / corporate requirements Design processes and tools for master data management Identify data owners for harmonization requirements from the template teams Deliver the rules and ownership of data objects Achievements Global sourcing using a contract server Improvement of master data quality and reduction of maintenance costs Global planning to optimize the supply chain 2007 BearingPoint, Inc. 4
Master Data Harmonization Approach at a Home Products Company Our Harmonization Objectives Develop harmonized and standardized business processes, data and systems Development of a Company SAP Global Template as a basis for further worldwide rollouts Fast consolidation for increases transparency in the supply chain Business transformation, reorganization in regional acting units Key Project Deliverables Global SAP Enterprise implementation for 16 countries in USA, EMEA, APAC Central business process reengineering based on best practices Management principles / Master data governance model High level coding rules and master data harmonization Implementation of SAP XI as interface platform Underlaying Approach For global / corporate requirements: Development of a global template Standardized Business Processes & Functionalities Involve key business and IT representatives Focus on key data elements as identified in workshops Business driven not system driven Set global standards for naming and describing each type of data Install a permanent, on-going, disciplined process for entering new data or changing existing data in the future For template implementation requirements: Determine detailed common global business requirements Implementation of processes for data harmonization and cleansing Use software tools to identify data needed for the on-going business Evaluate data at each, local business to determine what needs to be added or corrected to meet the global standard Load data to SAP after final review by businesses Achievements Optimized functionalities for global supplier relationship management Implementation of a global reporting system (SAP BW) based on harmonized data Cost reduction due to intelligent interface management using SAP XI 2007 BearingPoint, Inc. 5