Reference projects – Vodafone AG support system setup BI portal

Starting situation and nature of the task

• Within the scope of the global SAP introductory project EVO, a SAP retail system landscape for the handling of logistic retail management processes was implemented.

• In the Managed Services sector, AM employees were responsible for technical integration through the service provider of the end customer.
• During the operation, all phases were supported by plan, build, test & run. Assurance of the start-up in line with SOX specifications was also a quality factor.

Solution approach and modules

• Detailed data processing and authorisation concept with prototyping environment
• Development of a 5-stage portal system landscape as well as connection to the ECC and the BI ABAP systems
• Design and architectural plans for the integration into the overall infrastructure of the customer
• Build by the service provider in the coaching and review procedure

Solution architecture

• SAP BI NW 7.0
• SAP NW portal 7.0
• SAP ECC 6.0 EHP 1
• SAP Solution Manager 7.0

Benefits

• Planning, control and protection of the quality of system integration – conducted by different IT teams – from a single source
• Interface function between the project and ‘IT (Build Team)’ with technical & commercial knowledge
• Validation of internal architectural plans

Highlights and Lessons Learned

• Control of 3 top system integrators (IBM, Accenture, Bertelsmann) with last decision-making power
• System integration into a highly complex system landscape with different interface requirements
• Escalation management