This presentation on "SlideShare" by
Mr. Arun Parsad gives an overview to the SAP's Accelerated Implementation
Methodology (ASAP - Accelerated SAP). The purpose behind sharing such
content is to lay emphasis on the migration of legacy data onto SAP or on any
other platform. For proving my view point I’ll be using SAP as an
example.
In the competitive business arena where
capitalizing on opportunities is second to instinct, In absence of legacy data can
we wait for Business Automation Software to yield its true purpose?
For any enterprise the business objective behind
implementing a Business Automation Software (ERP/BI) could be; efficient
allocation of resources, transparency, process standardization and
optimization, timely provision of intelligence for supporting decision making,
or in a nut-shell converting a conventional enterprise into a Real-Time Responsive
Enterprise.
The investment and time involved with such
decisions demand exceptional results.
Don't get me wrong even without the migration of
historical data, the aforesaid results can be achieved but after a certain
period (+/- 1 to 2 years) has passed. Migrating historic data only helps in
achieving envisaged results from Day One.
There are software specially designed for moving
data from one platform to another; consisting of routine written specially
adhering to the new environment.
Is data migration that easy and what are the
consequences involved? (A
common question arising in every stakeholder/Project Sponsor's mind)
Implementation experts as a norm discourage
migration of data due to high risk of system failure.
The reason behind is the inability to address
the structural improvisations of the destination platform (SAP / Oracle / SQL)
in which data has to reside. Another reason for discouraging of data migration
is data unavailability and in some cases normalization fatigue that is
extremely time consuming and costly for an implementation partner.
A comparatively easy and accurate option
for migration is manually entering data onto the new business system. For
this services of specialized entities can be procured for migrating legacy
record just in time for “Golive” stage.
Now hold on! The term used here was "comparatively
easy & accurate"!
Even manual data entry process has a probability
for inaccuracy and false input; which can be countered by deploying Business-Domain
Experts in combination with Software Implementation Specialist.
A solution for Database & file replication
can be used for replicating a live box and testing the legacy record for
accurate forecast and resource planning decision system.