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Teaming for Success

Teaming for Success. The W.C. Bradley Company Combines Functional and Technical Teams for Effective Implementation, Optimization, and Support. WCBradley Co. Home Leisure Group. Char-Broil. Bradley Direct. New Braunfels Smoker Company. Lamplight. Developers & Investors. Lew’s. Grill Lovers.

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Teaming for Success

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  1. Teaming for Success The W.C. Bradley Company Combines Functional and Technical Teams for Effective Implementation, Optimization, and Support

  2. WCBradley Co. Home Leisure Group Char-Broil Bradley Direct New Braunfels Smoker Company Lamplight Developers & Investors Lew’s Grill Lovers Tiki Zebco Martin Thermos Rhino PGA Tour Stop Oklahoma Joe’s Van Staal Quantum WCB Real Estate WCBradley Co.

  3. ORACLE HUMAN RESOURCES Char-Broil Bradley Direct New Braunfels Smoker Company Lamplight Lew’s Grill Lovers Tiki Zebco Martin Thermos Rhino Oklahoma Joe’s Van Staal Quantum WCB Real Estate WCBradley Co.

  4. ORACLE FINANCIALS Char-Broil Bradley Direct New Braunfels Smoker Company Lew’s Grill Lovers Zebco Martin Thermos Rhino Oklahoma Joe’s Van Staal Quantum WCB Real Estate WCBradley Co.

  5. ORACLE MANUFACTURING Char-Broil New Braunfels Smoker Company Lew’s Zebco Martin Thermos Rhino Oklahoma Joe’s Van Staal Quantum WCBradley Co.

  6. Selected Oracle and Formed Implementation Project Team 1996Char-Broil Highly successful WMS Implementation Project So . . . • Kicked Off ERP Selection Project to Address Key Business Issues: • Aging Mainframe Legacy Systems • Y2K Concerns • Support Emerging Acquisition Strategy

  7. PRE INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE • Legacy System - Developed in RPG, COBOL, CICS • Hardware - IBM mainframe • Applications Development, DBA, and Mainframe Administration Groups • 12 Developers provided all functional and technical applications support • No team members devoted specifically to functional support

  8. STRUCTURE CURRENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE • Applications Development, Web Development, DBA, Infrastructure, Business Intelligence, and Functional Teams • Apps Support Team Structure Now Consists of 5 Developers and 7 Business Applications Consultants

  9. Functional Team Business Units Development Team 01100011101 ADVANTAGES OF CURRENT STRUCTURE • Functional Team is front line support and interprets for both groups, using business experience and analysis skills to spec development requirements • Developer role is modified so technical team can focus on technical development • Each group operates within their core strengths • More effective delivery of: • Customized forms and reports • Systems optimizations • Business process and configuration changes • Leverages combined institutional knowledge of functional and technical teams

  10. CHALLENGES OF CURRENT STRUCTURE • Educating Functional Team on technical capabilities and technology tools. • Changing developer mindset. Less direct involvement with business unit customers and not taking calls directly. • Continually demonstrating value to business units. • Outsourcing vs in-house support.

  11. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS • 1998 “Phased Big Bang” MFG and FIN Applications, R10.7SC • 1999 Implemented Oracle HRMS R11.03 • 1999 Implemented R11.03 MFG and FIN at New Braunfels • 2000 Upgraded Columbus-Based Businesses to R11.03 • 2001 Implemented R11.03, Red Prairie WMS, Small Parcel Fulfillment Systems at Zebco • 2002 Implemented Portal Applications – Web Customers & Web Suppliers • 2004 Implemented Oracle HR at Lamplight and Zebco 14 Months, Full Consulting Support 6 Months, Full Consulting Support 6 Months, Minimal Consulting Support 4 Months, Minimal Consulting Support 4 Months, No Consulting Support 4 Months, No Consulting Support 1 Month, No Consulting Support

  12. Questions?

  13. ABSTRACT Businesses face a multitude of challenges when it comes to optimizing the use of ERP systems. An effective means of addressing those challenges is to closely couple functional and technical support teams. By doing so, organizations can realize more rapid definition and deployment of solutions in support of their systems requirements. The WCBradley Company of Columbus, Georgia established such an organizational structure within its IT department at the inception of its Oracle applications implementation project in 1997. Since going live, functional and technical teams have paired up to deliver hundreds of business process and development solutions to a growing number of customers from manufacturing and administrative divisions alike. The combined team now supports over 500 Oracle users at a number of business units on three production instances. Oracle Apps History: 1997 - Formed implementation team 1998 - Implemented R10.7 for Char-Broil and other Columbus based business units 1999 - Implemented R11.03 for New Braunfels Smoker Company in New Braunfels, Texas 1999 - Implemented HR on separate instance in Columbus 2000 - Upgraded Columbus Instance to R11.03 2001 - Replaced existing systems at Zebco with Oracle apps R11.03, DM+ WMS, and RDC 2003 - Implemented additional organizations and business unit on Zebco instance 2004 - Implemented Portal Applications 2004 - Implemented Oracle HR at Lamplight and Zebco We will share a brief history of our Oracle experience to date, and field questions from participants.

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