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MIKAEL JOHANSSON
SENIOR ADVISOR
Mikael in 3 bullets:
 Simplicity
 Active exerciser
 Long IFS experience
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IFS PREVIEW
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ARLANDA 2013
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AGENDA
What is IFS Preview
Hosting services via IFS
IFS Preview, an enabler
Customer experience – Hans Ulvemo
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IFS PREVIEW
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IFS APPLICATIONS 8
POSSIBILITIES
Upgrade
Preview
Upgrade
Rehears
1. Get familiar of IFS Applications 8
2. Verify the needs of existing modifications
3. Tryout the needs of new features
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Go Live
IFS APPLICATIONS 8
TWO OPTIONS
IFS Preview
IFS Race
Verify IFS Applications 8 with your
own familiar data
Verify IFS Applications 8 with
generic demo data
Customer unique price offering
Pre-package concept by R&D
Quicker and cost efficient
concept
Verified data will reduce risk in
coming upgrade
No customer specific experience
built of customer solution
Calculated cost offering
Fixed price offering
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IFS PREVIEW
WHAT IT IS (NOT)…
IFS Preview is an offering to give the customer the possibility to do an preview of
IFS Applications 8 with customer specific data.
IFS Preview is
IFS Preview is not
used prior to upgrade project
a perfect upgraded system
a prototype of IFS Applications 8
with customer data
total free from existing
customizations
a possibility to add new sales
parts for evaluation
used for the coming upgrade
project
Extra work to remove customer configurations and/or modifications can be
added as extra services.
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HOSTING @IFS
SIMPLIFIED ACCESS TO DEMO ENVIRONMENTS
Possibility to host IFS Preview/IFS Race @IFS (CoS)
Benefits
No customer investments in hardware and
licenses is required
Minimize customer efforts to get the
environment up & running
Up and running much faster
Calculated cost offering
Accessed via IFS Portal (public external customer
page)
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WHAT, HOW AND WHY?
IMPROVEMENTS POTENTIALS
Upgrade
Scope?
Improvement
Potential 1
Improvement
Potential 2
IFS
Preview
Business
Case?
To-Be
Processes?
Improvement
Potential nn
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IFS PREVIEW – AN EXAMPLE
TOOLS TO ACHIEVE RESULTS
Process
mapping
Process Review
Solution
description
To-Be
Processes
ROI analysis
Business
Case
Review of new
functionality
Review of
customizations
Training in News
Review and analysis of
extisting customizaions
Work ShopHands on in IFS APP
Documentation of alternative
solutions + decision on lifting
IFS Preview
Upgrade IFS APP 8.0 (Standard)
New functionality
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Upgrade
Scope
QUESTIONS?
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