The Challenge
In 2020, our client initiated a program to integrate two separate ERP ecosystems into one GBS platform based on MDG and S4/HANA. The program required a new approach to migrating the customer’s data, on a scale that the organization had never done before.
Problems to solve
- Design and implementation: Designed and implemented a large-scale data migration approach aligned with GBP methodology
- Master data cleansing and merging: Designed and implemented customer master data cleansing, matching, and merging mechanisms to create a common set of master data across a diverse organization
- Minimize disruption: Minimize disruption to business operations during the migration process
The solution
Hands-on expertise to design, implement and execute complex data transformation processes across multiple elements of commercial ecosystem
- Robust data cleansing and enrichment
- Customized de-duplication and decision engines
- Automation of key data-related processes:
- Extraction and transformation
- Customer and product cross-reference
- Validation on every step of migration process
- Enrichment and cleansing
- Customer creations, including API-based technology
- P2P and E2E testing and validation
- Data lineage and process documentation
- Hypercare support
- Managing and operationalizing of critical activities as a backfill of key customer’s personnel
Results
- Re-usable and customizable processes and workflows covering all aspects of master data migration in accordance with strict GBS requirements
- Key migration milestone data validations shortened to single days
- Comprehensive data flow monitoring solutions allow maintaining high data quality in time
- Completed and verified documentation of key data flow
Large scale customer data migration during ERP platform integration program