© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 1 Software System Upgrades Responding to a Necessary Evil Warren Mills, CEO Advantiv, Inc.

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 2 Presentation Overview 1.Forces driving need to upgrade 2.Typical reactions 3.Decision criteria 4.Requirements for upgrade success 5.Risk reduction with DecisionDirector 3.0

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 3 Advantiv, Inc. Founded in 1997 –Dan Miller –As Marketect Help Colleges and Universities with the selection process for new ERP solutions –Used in over 50 campuses Assist Vendors in Product Definition Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 4 Frequent Reasons for Change Lack of support for current version –Vendor forcing the upgrade –Expense of supporting older technology New functionality required –To save money –To remain competitive

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 5 Frequent Reactions to Change “Didn’t we just install that system?” “I just learned the system!” “It can’t be that difficult….just run some CD’s” “It will cost… HOW MUCH?” “It will take… HOW LONG?”

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 6 Upgrades create Opportunities Review business practices Consolidation of processes Move toward standards Add functionality –CRM –Data “dashboards”

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 7 Areas of Assessment 1.Stakeholder satisfaction 2.Usage by system module 3.Areas for efficiency improvements 4.Customization to convert to vendor standard 5.Readiness: Cost, schedule, staff, stakeholder support Make the decision as quickly as possible Involve as many stakeholders to ensure decision acceptance

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 8 Requirements for Success 1.Shared understanding of vision, scope, and impact 2.Detailed understanding of organizational requirements 3.Senior leadership sponsorship 4.Realistic budget and strong financial controls 5.Strong project management Consider outside help 6.Stakeholders with realistic expectations 7.Communication and documentation of all decisions

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 9 The Stakeholder Solution

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 10 How it Works

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 11 DecisionDirector 3.0 – cont. Built on best practices Easy to use – Web-based; users trained in 20 minutes No installation - Hosted Scalable – Unlimited users, unlimited input Flexible –all customizable

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 12 Forum Example – Brainstorming

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 13 Forum Example: Information Gathering and Voting

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 14 KnowledgePacks: Table of Contents Example These numbers indicate the number of functional requirements or related statements for each module with the KnowledgePack.

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 15 KnowledgePacks: Content Example

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 16 KnowledgePacks - Available as of 3/1/2003 Financial Management Systems Human Resource Management Systems Student System/ERP for Higher Education Advancement/Fundraising Grant Management Information Access Data Warehousing IT Requirements Fleet Management Room Scheduling Furniture Document Management Internet Portals CRM

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 17 ROI in Typical Assessment Project Phase Decreased data collection time by 40% Decreased data analysis time by 25% Reduced design stage of project by 30% Reduce costs by 20%-40%

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 18 Benefits Reduced risk –Less scope creep from clearly defined expectations and deliverables –User adoption because of early project engagement Reduced costs –Fewer meetings, less travel –Faster to project benefits Accelerate and improve decision making process –5X more people involved –Senior Administration visibility

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 19 Current Projects Pace University Case Western Reserve University University of Texas - Arlington Bowling Green State University University of Kentucky Temple University Wisconsin Independent Colleges and Universities California Community Colleges

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 20 Sometimes No Choice

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 21 Act… Don’t Dither

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 22 The Stakeholder Challenge … DecisionDirector 3.0 can help.

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 23 Questions ?????

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 24 Model for Stakeholder Engagement Success = Technology + Implementation + Stakeholder Expectations 100%33% 33% 33%

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 25 When to Use – System Assessments 1.Define Initiative 2.Determine Critical Path 3.Have/Need Analysis 4.Finalize Action Plan

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 26 When to Use – System Selections 1.Define Requirements 2.Collect Vendor Responses 3.Evaluate Vendor Responses

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 27 When to Use – System Implementations 1.Determine Readiness 2.Re-Validate Project Charter 3.Define Data and Process Model 4.Stakeholder Acceptance Plan

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 28 When to Use – System Verifications 1.Verify Functionality 2.Verify Training/Usage 3.Assess Stakeholder Satisfaction

© 2003 Advantiv, Inc. 29 When to Use – System Enhancements 1.Ongoing Idea Collection 2.Determine Customer Interest 3.Action Plan