The last couple of months I was part of a team that
implemented Oracle Procurement Cloud at Capgemini. This was an amazing project
and an opportunity to be a part of one of the first Procurement Cloud implementations
globally. I would like to share my experiences with you where I have learned a lot through this exciting
work with this latest Cloud technology.
Oracle
Procurement Cloud implemented at Capgemini
In December 2016, the Oracle Sourcing and Supplier Portal in the Cloud was implemented within
Capgemini.
Sourcing Portal Cloud has been implemented in the Capgemini Latin America region, which helps the
procurement team to facilitate end-to-end negotiation processes with suppliers
entirely in the Cloud.
The CPO of Capgemini Latin America was happy with the results:
“When we started using Sourcing in Procurement Cloud it was like plug and play. After only a few training sessions the entire team was able to facilitate the complete sourcing process in the cloud. Setup is easy and the solution has already demonstrated to cut costs for our company.”
The CPO of Capgemini Latin America was happy with the results:
“When we started using Sourcing in Procurement Cloud it was like plug and play. After only a few training sessions the entire team was able to facilitate the complete sourcing process in the cloud. Setup is easy and the solution has already demonstrated to cut costs for our company.”
For new suppliers seeking to do business with Capgemini
North America, the successfully implemented Supplier Cloud Portal helps these suppliers
to register completely in the Cloud.
Implementing Cloud ERP requires a very different approach compared
to conventional on-premise ERP implementations such as eBusiness Suite. Below are
a few examples that we wanted to share:
Shorter
implementation timelines
One of the benefits of Cloud is that implementation
timelines are shorter, which was really demonstrated through this project. Both
Sourcing and Supplier Portals were implemented in a three months time frame. The
testing phase was completed in two weeks and we moved to production in one day.
Much
smaller implementation team
This project went live with our team of four people; there was no need for huge teams
with 50+ consultants to implement Procurement Cloud.
More
agile project approach
We didn’t need to
create major process designs or facilitate long lasting workshops to make a
good start. By using the standard functional capabilities of Cloud ERP and a
more agile approach we were able to quickly have a system up and running.
Hosting was done by Oracle, so it is a matter of setting up the system.
Different
consultancy skills required – more business, less IT
A smaller team and shorter timeliness mean that we had to
fucntion as more all round consultants. Every team member needed to be business
focussed, a tester, an implementer and a change consultant. The focus was less
on IT and more on business.
In the upcoming weeks we will continue sharing our
experiences, based on the following topics:
Contact
If you you need any further information, please contact jeroen.sprangers@capgemini.com or jasper.oskam@capgemini.com
