ASPE SDLC Division

COURSE 4150 | 2-DAY SESSION
Deploying Enterprise Software Solutions

How to guarantee efficient, cost-effective deployments

How to:

Assess the software deployment's alignment to business strategy
Effectively define and control the scope, timeline and finances
Create product and vendor acceptance criteria
Assess and select the right product and vendor to meet your business, technical and project objectives
Select the right type of contract in designing a service level agreement
Use a negotiation model to gain agreement with product and service vendors
Prepare for project launch through sponsorship and commitment
Uncover stakeholder expectations and define measures of acceptance
Address organization change and project transition to operations
Address risks of failure and rejection by designing organizational change activities into early phases of the System Development Life Cycle
Develop a test strategy that considers impacts to all internal and external stakeholders
Plan, execute and measure the success of a software implementation
Uncover stakeholder expectations by defining success criteria prior to project start
Identify project information needs by developing a communications plan
Integrate cross-functional and multi-vendor risk mitigation strategies into the project framework
Incorporate control mechanisms into the management of the initiative so you can anticipate and manage shifting priorities

Discover the Keys to a Smooth Software Deployment in Your Organization
Deploying software requires an efficient, cohesive process. Few productivity enhancements are more immediately apparent than a timely and efficient software deployment but when a poorly executed deployment occurs, you suffer increased downtime, lack of productivity and increased frustration.

This three-day course provides an overall understanding of what it takes to be successful at implementing an enterprise-wide software solution. Delivering the project according to specification, within the time frame expected and within the planned budget does not guarantee business results! The benefits of the software are achieved when the technology, processes and people come together to create a new and better way of doing business. Participants will learn how to define measures of success beyond the project boundaries. From the point of qualifying the need and opportunity until transition and support occurs, the participant will be challenged to manage the scope, resources and expectations of stakeholders before, during and after the project.

In Class Group Exercises:
This class is a stimulating combination of class interaction, case studies and group exercises. Each is designed to allow you to easily grasp an understanding of new concepts and techniques. Specifically you will learn to:

Learn to elicit and manage requirements from a realistic business case study

Generate a diagram to determine stakeholders and scope

Gain a consensus on prioritization

Determine funding and timeframe given a scenario

Develop a Value Plan

Build a communications plan crafting messages for different audiences

Select the best package/vendor using a provided template

Use a negotiating model to reach a winning agreement

Create a risk plan and integrate into an expectations management strategy

Use a test strategy template