Hari Kumar Vuppala Contact Details SAP Project Manager Tel: 0 Email id: nkvuppala@yahoo.com My Goal To achieve technical excellence by being a part of the organization and work for the benefit of the organization. Education Oct-1986 - Jul-1988 MCM (Computer Management) with 90% from College name(University) Experience British Petroleum (BP) Plc , UK Nov - 2009 to Feb - 2011 SAP Project Manager Handling 16.5$ Budget FBW / BCS related Projects Initiated another 3.5 GBP Million Project replacing Alliance ECCS/BCS system with NW BCS/BW and in same integrating with FBW system PPM Project that deals with SAP R3 / BW/ Integrated Planning /BCS/BPS Resource Management of Vendors ( Accenture , IBM ) Working as Project Manager with deliverables like Project Execution Plan , Finance Memorandum , Business Case , Terms of Reference ,requirement traceability matrix , project scope , requirement management document , opex , capex , revex calculation , Economic Cost Model. Integration with SAP BPC/IP Worked with SEM BCS ( statutory reporting , consolidation locking , statutory reporting , legal consolidation , external consolidation , eliminations etc) Alliance replacement Project ( BCS ) : Replacement of EC-CS system to SEM BCS and integrate with FBW system of BP, E Swiss Re , UK Aug - 2009 to Nov - 2009 SAP Project Manager ECC6.0/SAP/X-RPM/C-Projects/E-Procurement( SRM 5.0 )/ Ehp 3/ BI7 with patch level 20. Interacting with 6 Vice Presidents , Two Board Directors in implementing BI solution. Implementing best practice’s in Swiss Re Fi Co / E-Procurement / XRPM / PPM / C – projects. Redesign of SAP Solution ERT ( External Procurement ( Resource ) Tracking. Extensively using HP Quality center / solution Manager to raise CR. Integration with Business Objects. BW Hr – OM / Payroll / Peoplesoft Migration Binzagar - Kellogs / Uniliver Saudi , Saudi Arabia Oct - 2008 to Aug - 2009 SAP Project Manager New implementation and using ECC 60 . Order 2 cash , P2P , IS retail , BI , POS . BW Configuration – Sap BW HR : HR PA ( Head count and personnel action ), staffing assignments with positions , FTW, PTE etc , No of Vacant position , Saudization Reports , other statutory reports , ESS , MSS Reports , Payroll – Month end reports , PT – Time Management reports. Fi co implementation with new general ledger, AP , AR , Co , CCA , PCA , Co –PA, Express Planning. Liaise / Deal with Stake holders like VP / BPO / Dy President / SVP / AVP of Binzagr. Worked with SAP MENA . Created a approach for Historical Data Migration. Legacy data Migration. 1000’s of existing report’s were planned in FI /CO/ BI by replacing Main Frame Based MCBA/GL2000 / HR 2000. Own budget. Liaise with Indian IT companies. Resolving Conflicts and project related issues. Daily Express Meetings , weekly meetings , update to Executive Comities, Change control Team , SAP MENA Reviews. U-Like Communications Limited , India Jan - 2007 to Oct - 2008 Project Manager- SAP - BW New Green Field SAP Project with SD MM SRM BW BI CRM FI CO . ECC. With 30 People from India and Onsite about 21 team. GESEACO @ Sea containers House Central ,London, UK Aug - 2006 to Jan - 2007 Project Manager – SAP FI CO WITH BI ECC Implemenation. BW/BI Version 7 implementation and using ECC 60 Data Migration from legacy system to BW directly with out ERP. GESEACO Profitability Analysis (Costing based) ( co pa ) GESEACO General Ledger Analysis GESEACO Accounts Payable. GESEACO Accounts Receivable. GESEACO Asset Accounting. BI IP – Status Tracking system SEM BCS Sap HR Payroll DVLA@Swansea , UK Feb - 2006 to Aug - 2006 BI Team Lead with SAP BW consultant Backend Business blue print plus realization for Finance reports of DVLA. Via IBM LogicaCMG/Liverpool City Council ( LCC) , UK Aug - 2005 to Jan - 2006 Project Manger ( SAP BW ) AR , AP , GL , Funds Management , PA , CCA ,PCA Developed prototype cubes / queries / hierarchies / layouts for GL Archive Project. ( converting data from legacy databases ( QSP ) to SAP BW using Flat tables Bespoke Cube’s design/pilot for various reports like section 52, DyPM Reports, Council Revenue, Budget Monitoring, Prompt Payment report, Top 100 Debtors, Total by Date, Ageing, Education BBC , UK Jun-2005 to Jun-2005 SAP- Consultant Part of Group Accounting Services - the team responsible for first level user support relating to the SAP R/3 FI/CO system. Particular responsibility for reporting – being the sole contact for reporting requirements for CCA, PCA, PA SAP – UK , UK FI CO Consultant May-2005 to May-2005 Liaise with various Business Process teams (i.e. Finance, CRM, HR, and SCM) and produced a high level reporting requirements. Created and finally produced a Level1 document. Standard BW 3.5 Business Content evaluated w.r.t available requirements. Various KPI’s collected from Process streams were Analysed w.r.t to Possibility with in BW 3.5. Contributed to BW Reporting Business Blueprint. Developed Level 1 report specification template. Discriminate between BW, ABAP, R3 or others Developed Level 2 template for Reporting. Initiated Work-shops/Discussions to Estimate needed reporting work by BW/ABAP/R3. Provided very high level BW strategy that details phasing implications , team structure , engagement process ,SAP portal 5.0/6.0 portal integration with BW, GUI needs, XI 3.0 integration with BW, integration with third part tools and as well as integration with sale data base of Camelot. Drafted a Strategy to bring Historical data to SAP (BW or R3). Knowledge transfer IBM Eriksson. , UK Mar-2005 to Mar-2005 Sr. BW Consultant Client Company would like to measure their Supply Chain Performance based on a model called (Supply Chain Operations Reference) SCOR by using the BW 3.5 Standard business Content. The Key KPI's were order fulfilment; delivery performance, perfect order fulfilment etc were evaluated through BW SD Purchase, Shipping, and Logistics cubes. Delivery performance KPI’ e.g (Delivery Performance to Scheduled Commit Date, based on Requested / confirmed / actual delivery date and returns : Requested / confirmed /actual quantity ). Evaluated all available level-1 KPI’s with in BW 3.5 BC. Also produced a document on applicability of Supply Chain Performance management in key business areas of a company. Created a pilot implementation and delivered all possible SCOR model KPI's in BW 3.5 as well delivered all possible BW queries like too early, too late scenarios. Provided all needed deliverables to the Project as per RFP. Presented a SCOR – BW work-shop with business sponsors. BBC , UK Jan-2005 to Jan-2005 SAP CONSULTANT BW 3.3 / SEM BPS 3.5 Support, development, Management on day to day basis. BW Cubes Supported / Enhanced / Managed : BBC Divisional Reporting , Artists and Contributors , Invoice Processing, Purchase Order Processing, E-expenses , Radio, 5 Live Scheduling, CILS Data, BARB , BBC Technology, Group Finance , CATS , E-Procurement , SRM , EBP BW development: Develop new builds, Handle change request for BBC. Query development: Develop new queries for BBC. SEM BPS Status Tracking System of SAP HR Training and event management : SEM BPS Development requests on day to day basis along with BBC. SAP PORTUGAL , UK Dec-2004 to Dec-2004 Sr SAP BW and BPS Consultant Review Current sap BW, sap bps system procedure, extraction procedure, data loading procedures vs. Current issues and Problems. Provided Best Practices on behalf of SAP to Sr. SAP PORTUHAL Consultants and as well as Portugal Telecom which SAP Portugal customer. Review of existing systems vs. Best practices T-NOVA , UK Aug-2004 to Aug-2004 Sr SAP BW Consultant Providing Knowledge transfer to their 22 strong BW team in Various Issues like Create and Suggest New Process Chains , Creating new Events, New Extractor definition , Currency Translations , Transferring Global settings, Alternative BW Architecture, Enhancing CO-PA , Using BSP Scripts with in Web Application designer. Enhancing Web templates to add Dynamic Comments, Open Hub (Infospokes , DBConnect , DB Link) etc. Act as like as ONE_MAN_WHO_CAN_PROVIDE_ALL SOLUTIONS. Worked on Consolidation of info object from various data sources in EDH environment.( Vendor ) Providing Knowledge Transfer and “shown” best practises with in BW and SEM –BPS. Architecture for BSP based Web Cockpits using enterprise data warehouse. UAT testing strategy for one BW system that they use for their service lines. TNT Express , UK May-2004 to May-2004 Sr. SAP BW Consultant Design and Advise - Business Intelligence strategy in TSG - TNT Express and specify SAP BW part in that. Analysis of BI Reporting Vs R3 Reporting and fit-plan for SAP BW to the benefit of TNT Express. The areas of BW Implementation are O2C, A Wrigley´s Munich office , UK Jun-2004 to Jun-2004 SAP BW Reviewer • SAP BW Security and authorization review and provided a hand book of do and don’t´s with sap traffic lights. • Trouble shoot and Fixed few problem that are related to Hierarchies ,Attributes and Replacement variables. • Provided a new high level architecture for BW Global team which if implemented solved the issues with in security Price Water house Coopers , UK Jul-2003 to Jul-2003 Sr SAP BW Analyst BW Development (Queries, Web templates, Info Cubes, Enhancements of Extractor’s): As part of existing BW team focusing on Unit Testing, Integration testing, Extractor testing and enhancements using CMOD/User Exits. Customization of web templates, Web reporting, web items and web templates creation using BW 30B web application designer (WAD) and query designer. Liaise with Global team for necessary update, patches, corrections, transports, application enhancements and data loading. Liaise With SAP OSS/SAP UK for Urgent Fixes. Working on development of New queries/Cubes/ODS’s ( 40 Cubes ), web templates, and extractors, in Engagement Management, WIP Management, Financial Management, Result Analysis, Time and expenses ( HR Data with PT , PA, Cats, PWS ), Co-PA, AP, AR ,WIP, RA Info Source etc areas of GFS Project. Requirement Analysis of Next phase reports (wave 2. Wave 3) – Template Design Integration with PWC SAP Internal Portal and Reporting Catalog. Trouble shooting the BW Authorization Problems thru RSSM, RSSMTRACE, RSSMQ, and RSRTRACE. Aggregates and BW System Performance ( ST03n, RSRT, RSRT2, ST01, ST05, RSRV, Tables like RSDDSTAT, RSDDSTATAGGR, RSRCATTTRACE, ABAP Trace (SE30), Front end Trace: IEMON, Local Catch Also working on various issues related Data Cleaning/Quality, OLAP Cache, PreCalculated Web Templates, Compressing, Indices, DB Statistics, DB and basis (Buffer) Parameter etc ) as well as Load Balancing of Process’s. Working closely with various Functional Testers and creating defects in Test Director and solving TPR’s and BCR’s/CR thru Change Management. Unit Testing By BW Dev Team , String Testing by BW Testers, Integration testing Functional and BW testing teams ,Regression testing with Migrated data from Legacy systems By BW testers , Functional testers, UAT Testing by Business / Stream Leaders . During above testing Phases various Queries, Content, Cubes against Business Process, Rules Vs Global/Local Template were tested. Proximus , UK Jun-2003 to Jun-2003 Sr. SAP BI/BW Project Analyst • Formulate BW high level solution strategy and architecture using FI-CO,GL, MM, AM, AP Cube/ODS. (using BW version 31 Business content ) and Architecture to enhance extractors and methodology. • BW Extraction strategy/loading strategy for these tables ANLA (Asset master record segment) ANLZ( Time dependent Asset Allocations )AUFK( Order Master Data) BKPF (Accounting document header) BSEG( Accounting document segment) CSKT (Cost Centre Texts) GLT0 ( G/L Account Master record - Transaction Figures) KNA1( General Data In Customer Master) LFA1 (Vendor Master (General Section) SKAT( G/L Account Master Record (chart of accounts description)) ZM013( Commitments: Amounts by PO – Item (ZZMZ0010)) and other MM and PO tables. • Interface between SAP BW 31 and Cognos Power play using SAP BW OPENHUB services. • Comparison of OLE DB,XML/A, OLAP BAPI and BW Open hub services with data stage BW extract pack, Cognos head start for sap bw etc. Centrica , UK Nov-2002 to Nov-2002 SAP BW Consultant • Day to day Management of More then 45 info cubes related to CCA, PCA, IO, AP, GL ,consolidation ,APO , SEM, ECCS, Procurement, BDG, BG, AASC sales, AASC Marketing, Retail , Time man agent, payroll, hr cubes. • SAP BW delta load, Info package creation, IPG Creation, Updating Update rules, Modify communication structures and Day to day transport support. • Resolve and implement BW Query faults ( Day to Day ) and change requests • Liaise with SAP Basis Technical Team regarding BW Transport requests • Schedule and performance monitor periodic data loads from SAP R/3 to BW. Advise delta loading and ODS Loading process. • SAP BW 21C and 30B performance and tuning. • Schedule Daily/Weekly/Monthly data loads schedule new jobs . • BEx reporting ( Structures, Reports, Adhoc, Advising query writers in performance issues, Quality approaches, enhancements. ) • Knowledge of Bex ( Report creation, workbook creation, slice and dice functionality) . • Data modeling in BW (InfoSources, InfoObjects, ODS, Cubes, Transfer/Update rules, process chains, ....). • Execute ad-hoc downloads/Refreshs and uploads (both transactions Hilti International , UK Jan-2003 to Jan-2003 SAP BW Consultant Review of BW Security / Authorizations Architecture and implementing hub and spoke model. Current BW Security / Authorizations Review and detailed gap analysis to new MO Model/ design. SAP BW Security design and implementation guidelines. Knowledge transfer to Hilti employees. Nestle HQ Vevey GLOBE , UK Aug-2002 to Aug-2002 Sr. SAP BW Consultant • Member in SAP BW global roll out Template for AMS, AOA, EUR of Nestle. • Member in SAP security team working closely with SAP America on BW (security and authorizations) issues and strategy. (Architecting and Working on Various sap authorization models.) • Liaise with SAP Technical Team regarding BW Transport requests for BW security. • Create new BW User ids • Maintain BW authorizations • Monitor, report on and address performance issues wrt to BW security . • Review and propose improvements to existing BW Support processes and created know-how document for BW security. Complete all administration and documentation activities associated with the above tasks . Novartis Pharma , UK Aug-2002 to Aug-2002 Sr BW Business Analyst • Responsible for Global BW Implementation (based on 30B in October 2002) in Basel Switzerland, Horsham UK, Firmly UK, Japan, Netherlands, and other Asian centers. • Participated as member in Pilot BW Implementation (BW 30A) team in UK and Basel (2.1C) Switzerland. Contributed towards in logical data modeling of Info cube, ODS. • Overall SAP BW security architecting which is inclusive of SAP BW Security strategy and Global / Central Authorizations required (Role Based Authorizations and as well as custom based authorizations) and detailed design, Creation of Global authorizations template for Global and Local teams. • BW 30A / 30B hardware sizing and review of existing sizing. • Analyzed and Mapped Business Processes to BW and wrote Business Blue Prints using ASAP methodology. • Participated in Global BW Template Architecture project. • Worked Closely with PWC and developed BW Testing strategy and Performance. • Working closely with IBM Global services and Basis team and Sysnet Team in implementing BW related Procedures, Functions. • Support III (BW Development) Level and III rd (BW Security) level from 55 countries. • Version 3.OB Upgrading from 21C and BW Configuration experience (Info cube, Info source, Info objects etc). • Developing various extractors. • MySAP.com financials and SCM, APO, FI/CO FIS/MIS Reporting functionalities. • Reconciliation of data that comes out of different R/3 sources (modules and customer tables). • Mapping routines (i.e. local to global via several characteristics). • ABAP basics (i.e. for creating rules in BW, for extraction of R/3 system, mapping routines). • Customizing Sap provided business content. • Generic extraction and custom extraction. Cap Gemini ,Munich, Germany Jan-2002 to Jan-2002 SAP BW Consultant • Installed BW 30A and BW Sizing. • Analysis of CO-PA Business Blue Print. • SAP BW Data warehouse Architecture Design, Physical and Logical data modeling • SAP Information Business warehouse (Info sources, Info objects, ODS cubes, Transfer/update rule process chains) • BW Reporting, Business Content, Generic extraction. • Created multiple queries for P/L and sales Reporting and Main tend Roles and Authorizations. Defining query in the BEx Analyzer and presenting the result in workbook and integrating the workbook with BEx Browser. FDSL – A UK Based SAP and Oracle Consultants. , UK BW SAP Consultant Sep-2001 to Sep-2001 Experience With Business Content as well as Creating Info sources, Info objects, Info cubes, ODS Objects, Transfer/update rule process chains BEx Query Reporting, Install Business Content, Generic extraction. Development and Production sizing, Implementing, supporting. Analyzed and fixed Problems Related to LIS structures and Extractors onto ODS/ Info Cube, Corrected query definitions and did other support Tasks. Designed Two Info cubes with daily and Monthly Granuvalirity, extraction from PA. Setup Flat file extraction for legacy data (Uploaded over 2.5 Million Records). Assigning Data Sources to the Info Source, Defining Transfer Structure, and Metadata maintenance for the Info Source and source system. Configuring Metadata in the Administration Workbench for replication and Updating of Data Source from the source system. Responsible for performance Tuning from Function Module Based Extractions (In version 1.2B) to a View/Info set/query Based extraction (version 2.0B). Configured use of restricted key figures, variables, exceptions and calculated key figures in queries. Created aggregates to improve the query response. Analyzing ERM, MDM and translated it to BW design. Identifying the Key Figures, Strong Entities, and Attributes of the entities, Archiving, Time Frame for Loading etc. Global Services division on GTA/AST group , UK Mar-2001 to Mar-2001 DATAWARE HOUSE ARCHITECT § Analyzed and mapped Business Process to BW and create blueprints using ASAP methodology. § Legacy To SAP and SAP BW Migration (Application and data Migration). § Physical Deployment Architecting for installing sap BW instance. § Dimensional Modeling and extended star schema Modeling. § BEx Browser, BEx Analyzer, info objects, info cube, loading business content for BW, Loading data via Flat files, developing data extractors, evaluating and integrating third party tools for sap Bw. § SAP BW Modeling/Architecture/Reporting. § Administrating thru BW Administrator workbench. § Plan design build ODS object (2.0B). § Built Following Custom Info cubes 1. Daily Revenue Projections: Extraction of actual data from a Flat File on a daily basis and Budget date Monthly. Budget Date entered in CO-PA transfer to FI-GL using integrated planning and then extracted using query view. 2. Payroll Data cube: Enhancement to the standard pay roll data extraction. Creates Multi step Routine to define salary components from wage type and compensation area. Developed several custom (data) info sources for the cube. 3. Setup daily delta line item extractions from BSEG using BRM Logical database in the info set. Organized summery and line item reports for daily expenses in internal orders and cost centers using the Multi cube (Union of OCCA-C01 and the daily BSEG extraction Cube) § Identifed reporting needs and Conducted Integration Testing / Assisting in Data Migration / Conducting End-User Training / Defining and configuring end-user roles and profile generation. Price water house coopers. , UK Oct-2000 to Oct-2000 BW Specialist • Installations of BW instances on Sun Solaris’s E-Servers Boxes and as well as EMC -SRDF. BW configuring with SAP R3 (Info sources, Info objects, ODS Objects, Info Cubes, Extract Mechanisms.) • Designed and developed authorization strategies for info object and cube to execute queries. • BW Installation and performance monitoring and tuning. • SAP Information Business warehouse (Info sources, Info objects, ODS cubes, Transfer/update rule process chains) • Extraction of the data from non sap system ie Oracle Financials Telsim Mobile communications , Turkey Dec-1999 to Dec-1999 SAP Consultant Sap Basis Administration and Production support management for over 700 GB of databases spread over 9 locations and Net Printing and as well as 24x7 support and Lead the SAP ABAP and development team. Conceptual design and Data modeling for sap business warehouse development and Implementation by conduction workshops/Interviews. Analyzed Business requirements and required BW Business Content for Financial and Logistics Modules. SAP Information Business warehouse (Info sources, Info objects, ODS cubes, Transfer/update rule process chains) Sr. Advisory Member in SAP database design and development concepts. Implementation of sap data warehouse WITH OLAP AND INFO CUBES and data marts with 500GB. Created The following Info cube: Purchase Order releases information cube: extraction from EKPO and EKKO tables using the logical database ELK. • SAP BW Business Explorer (BEx) Analyzer • Business Explorer (BEx) Browser • Business Explorer (BEx) Web Reporting. The SSS Chennai , India Jan-1998 to Jan-1998 SAP BASIS AND BW Consultant • BW Data ware housing physical and logical Modeling and Implementation and preparing customer specifications and documentation. BW installation and Set up. BW Database and applications and Apply patch application. BW Database performance design, monitoring and tuning .BW to sap r/3 and r/3 to BW Database migration experience. (Sybase sql any where to Oracle, IBM db2 to oracle, MS Sql server to Oracle.) • R/3 systems: sap r/3 installation, user administration, performance tuning, printing administration, management of batch, back up and recovery, archive (BR) back up, definition of r/3 related alerts, bug correction, patches and upgrades, support of functional teams with data loads and interfaces. Assistance in upgrading projects, data base security, preventive maintenance, sap data recovery planning, planning for enterprise wide back up for sap r/3. • Oracle DBA Experience: Consultant Data ware housing, DBA for implementations project of TELCOM solutions, Oracle server installation and Set up, Database and applications patch application, Database performance design, monitoring and tuning, Systems performance and monitoring I/o, memory, and CPU activities and logs. The Singareni Collieries Company Limited. ,Kothagudem, India Sep-1995 to Sep-1995 Project Manager • Functioned as a project leader in 4 payroll projects of varying size and duration the current one being a payroll migration project from mainframes to AS / 400. • Around 4,000 COBOL and oracle scripts/programs are written. Around 600 JCL or written. And Around 78 Finance and Audit, External Consultant in software development, testing, • Debugging, implementation. • Functioned as a Project Leader/ manager leading a Team of 216 Professional for a development Project for Internal Audit Systems. • Scope of the Project was COBOL Programs, Associated JCL's, VSAM files and AS / 400. • Job involves communicating with the company dept. Professionals of issues related to technical matters and business related matter. • Job Allocation to the Project Team. Monitoring Project Progress. • Motivating and guiding Team Members Status update to client as well as project Manager. The Singareni Collieries Company Limited ,Kothagudem, India Oracle DBA and Unix administrator Sep-1989 to Sep-1989 • Unix shell programming, admin, awk programming, writing scripts in c shell and bourn shell, k shell, other x windows, sco Unix admin. • Installation of the Oracle and Clients using trusted Connection on Windows NT • Configuring Oracle Clients • Oracle performance monitoring and optimization • Monitoring job performance and impact on normal operations in Scheduled tasks • Configuring and supporting replication • Participating in database modeling and logical and physical design • Designing Mar-1989 to Mar-1989 NK DATA SYSTEMS , India Programmer/Systems Analyst As a Programmer/Systems Analyst. Mar-1989 to Mar-1989 DBHPS , India Programmer As a Programmer. Jul-1986 to Jul-1986 KCS , India Programmer As a Programmer, May-1985 to May-1985 Bits and bytes , India Jr Programmer As a Jr Programmer. Skills Proficient or familiar with the following skills: Overall IT Industry - 24 Years SAP Project Management - 14 Years SAP Full Life Cycle Projects - 11 Projects Top 5 Consulting experience - PWC, CGEY, Novartis, Nestle and British Petroleum. Experience in implementing. - SAP BW, BI ,BPS ,BCS ,FI-CO ,CCA ,PCA ,IO ,CO-PA ,FIGL ,ECCS ,PS (wbs) ,AR Other ETL tools - Informatica 5.1, 4.6, Cognos Impromptu, Power play, Business Objects. Biographical Data Phone (work) : (0)7947743332 Phone (cell) Personal Website : (0)7947743332 : http://managesapproject.blogspot.com/ Address City : 89 Carlton Avenue East , Wembley : London State : UK Zip Country : HA9 8LZ : UK Awards and honors Certificates and Training - About a 400 IT courses / trainings/ In house Training sessions / Seminars were attended from 1985 onwards. on Jan-2011 Location Preference Willing to relocate anywhere in EU/UK/Middle-East.