Life Beyond an ERP Implementation

1. Life Beyond an ERP Implementation Debra Cormier State Payroll Manager Delaware Division of Accounting

2. Agenda • Typical Implementation Happenings • Delaware’s Past Implementations • Delaware’s Current Initiatives • Preparing for Financials Implementation • Delaware’s Future ERP Vision

3. Typical Implementation Happenings • THE PLAN – Implement Basic Replacement Functionality • Should Of – You won’t think of everything during the implementation – include some time for contingencies in the Project Plan • Would Of – Continue to Restructure your organization to efficiently utilize the new system • Could Of – Let’s expand system functionality – we bought it, let’s use it! • It’s Never Too Late – Reengineer and/or reverse engineer your processes

4. Delaware’s Past Implementations • July 2001 - PeopleSoft HRMS v. 7.51 • HR Upgrade v. 6.0 to v 7.51 • Payroll and Benefits Administration v 7.51 • Big Bang Implementation • April 2004 – Implemented e-Benefits • April 2004 – Upgraded to v. 8.8 • April 2005 – Rolled out T&L in Three Pilot Organizations

5. Delaware’s Current Initiatives • Planning the Final Rollout Phases of T&L • Continuing to Reengineer the HCM System for Vanilla Functionality

6. Preparing for Financials Implementation • Reengineered Financial Business Processes to Prepare for Implementation • RFP for Financials Implementation Vendor Released • Reverse Engineering Planning for HCM Modifications • Benchmarking Financial and Procurement Processes

7. Delaware’s Future ERP Vision • One Integrated ERP for all HCM and Financial Business Processes • Incorporate Pensions • Incorporate Delaware Transit Corp • Upgrade/Implement Oracle’s Fusion • Continue to Expand Functionality • Implement Additional e- or i-modules

8. Life Beyond an ERP Implementation • Questions????