Re: Managing Demand around legacy ERP - tips & techniques?

And, when we upgraded from BPCS 405CD to Infor LX we really minimized 
modifications.
We were heavily modified (after all, we are the 4th customer BPCS ever had 
and the oldest one still running it).
We've been through the 34-36-AS400-IBMi upgrades and several flavors of 
BPCS -2.1-405-405CD-LX-... and more planned.

Of course one can question if this is "minimal" when you have 2,942 
objects in the ERPLXUSRO library which is the user modified object 
library.

Rob Berendt
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From:   Rob Berendt <[email protected]>
To:     BPCS ERP System <bpcs-l-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
Date:   06/01/2016 10:30 AM
Subject:        Re: [BPCS-L] Managing Demand around legacy ERP - tips & 
techniques?
Sent by:        "BPCS-L" <bpcs-l-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>



We have a formalized work flow (Domino based) in which user requests are 
processed.

Our users would not be happy with a 'release cycle' approach.  The whole 
having to wait a quarter (or more if you're towards the end of the quarter 

and locked into QC Testing) just would not fly.

A few decades back I worked for Kasinec Independent Software Specialists 
so I've heard of Stryker.


Rob Berendt
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Dept 1600
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From:   "Kelly, John (Limerick)" <[email protected]>
To:     "BPCS-L-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]" <BPCS-L-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
Date:   06/01/2016 10:21 AM
Subject:        [BPCS-L] Managing Demand around legacy ERP - tips & 
techniques?
Sent by:        "BPCS-L" <bpcs-l-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>



I have a non- technical BPCS related query that I would welcome this 
group's input on. I am looking for any tips and techniques you and/or your 

organisations employ in the area of Demand Management (i.e. user request 
changes/enhancements) in relation to your ERP systems. I am particularly 
interested in legacy ERP.

The reason for my query is my organisation is looking to put together a 
structured approach to manage demand to operate across a number of ERP 
platforms. The one I support is BPCS (sys 38, v3.6 - so it's pretty old!). 

To date we have operated an ad hoc approach;
*       User raises a request
*       Our group assess the request to determine the level of BPCS 
development required
*       Subject to approval we then proceed with development, testing and 
eventual deployment

 Going forward we are being challenged to come up with a more structured 
approach to managing user demand. In addition instead of deploying 
enhancements on an ad hoc basis we may also consider moving to a release 
cycle, whereby changes would be 'bunched' together and implemented in a 
predetermined timeframe (e.g. quarterly). To complicate things further 
this approach is to be adopted across a number of ERP platforms, not just 
'my' BPCS environment

 I would be interested then in seeing if how you deal with Demand 
Management and also Release Management as it relates to your environment 
-e.g. what challenges you faced in  developing and implementing these 
processes, lessons learned, what you might do differently were you to 
start all over again etc.


Kind regards,
John.

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