MiPro was started by some of PeopleSoft’s most senior former executives. PeopleSoft is our core: We have the experience and real-world knowledge others simply don’t. Our history of delivery excellence covers a full portfolio of services to meet your needs, including implementation, upgrades, optimization, application management and integration. And with distinct service lines within the practice dedicated to Human Capital Management, Financial Services & Supply Chain Management and Technology Services, we are ready to get to work when you are. At MiPro, experience isn’t just a buzzword: It’s the foundation of our company.

IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES

From business solutions to technical architecture on a local or global scale, MiPro Consulting professionals can help lead you from a strategy and planning project state to successful implementation.

Our consultants are experienced with all phases of a new product implementation or existing product upgrade. MiPro Consulting professionals have experience in navigating the complete project life cycle, not just participating in a limited piece of the project. This cradle-to-grave experience provides our staff an edge during the project, as they help to identify and avoid potential pitfalls in your customized approach.

• Project Preview
• Project Management
• Change Management
• Fit/Gap Analysis
• Business Process Analysis
• Configuration and Prototype
• Infrastructure Development
• Application Development
• Data Conversion and Validation
• Testing and Validation
• Production
• Post-Production Support

UPGRADES

ERP upgrades are more painful than many organizations care to admit.  From simple product patch-and-fix projects to comprehensive global upgrade initiatives, we will help guide you through an integrated upgrade initiative. Our consultants will help explain the benefits or risks associated with replacing or updating your own customized objects. In addition to hands-on object upgrade efforts, MiPro Consulting can also assist your company in defining a roadmap for short and long-term upgrade goals. Understanding both the PeopleSoft and Oracle product support paths, our team can help guide you through capital expenditure planning and a three-to-five year product usage strategy. We also specialize in the execution of the upgrade/compare and object migration process as well.

• Upgrade Roadmap Strategy and Planning
• Customization Analysis and Product Feature Review
• Upgrade Project Planning
• Hardware and Software Readiness Review
• Data Archival and Deletion
• On-Site Object Upgrade / PeopleCode Customization
• Upgrade Script Tuning
• Upgrade Acceptance Testing
• Go-Live Cutover

OPTIMIZATION

An optimized ERP system can give you better business insight while reducing corporate risk and supporting corporate governance. We can help you uncover new opportunities to reduce operating expenses – including indirect labor, purchasing and spending – and system support costs.

• Extend existing applications
• Unlock unused functionality
• Implementing shelfware
• Automate business processes

APPLICATION MANAGEMENT

Care and feeding don’t stop with production.  We can provide highly experienced, post-production support resources at reduced long-term rates. Our experience has shown that some customers suffer with staff turnover typically after a difficult implementation or upgrade. MiPro Consulting professionals will assist you and your team by providing that maintenance footprint and assuring smooth operation of your PeopleSoft/Oracle systems in production. Some applications require ongoing maintenance to remain compliant with federal tax regulations, or other country-specific reporting requirements. Application management services include:

• Product patch/fix application
• Tax update testing and application
• Regulatory reporting maintenance
• System monitoring and proactive tuning support

INTEGRATION

We will lead you through the selection of an integration approach while ensuring it meets your specific business requirements. With the merging of Oracle, PeopleSoft and Siebel, where can you turn to leverage your existing application investments while preparing for the technologies of tomorrow? The ability to consult with the customer at the strategic level is a MiPro Consulting cornerstone.

• EAI tool fit/gap evaluation
• Legacy integration evaluation
• Queue-based integration selection
• Customized integration programming

SD3 IMPLEMENTATION/UPGRADE METHODOLOGY

Our four-step PeopleSoft Implementation/Upgrade methodology, SD3, is an agile, scalable, focused, efficient and cost-effective implementation approach, which guarantees an open and candid dialogue during all phases. The methodology is designed to encourage strong client involvement every step of the way. SD3 will establish a strong project management foundation to help deliver your project on time, in scope and at budget.

Our methodology includes audits on an interim basis within each phase as well as at the end of each phase.  These allow for optimal resource planning, review of deliverables, risk management and approval of plans to proceed. 

Phase I – Strategy and Planning

• Refine the scope of the project
• Project management principals implemented
• Key strategies developed
• Establish project management team
• Develop project plan
• Identify assigned resources, deliverables and timing of the key deliverables.

Phase II – Definition and Design

• Create blueprint of future business processes and technical infrastructure
• Analyze current legacy system and associated business processes against new features and functions
• Finalize project plan
• Complete a gap analysis/fit assessment
• Compare delivered peoplesoft functionality to organization’s business requirements
• Complete a preliminary base configuration
• Analyze interfaces
• Develop design documents for business processes, training material, test scripts and implementation script

Phase III – Develop

• Configuration and unit testing
• Confirm functionality
• Develop & customize training mechanisms
• Develop & implement ongoing system operations procedures
• Execute disposition of all customizations
• Ensure data integrity
• Populate & load data
• Review & implement reporting, batch and security strategies
• Training development for end users

.Phase IV - Deploy

• Testing to validate new system
• Perform conversion, functional, integration, user acceptance, volume/performance and parallel testing
• Log, review and resolve testing failures
• Develop detailed “cutover” plan
• Move to production “rollout”
• Exit interview & “lessons learned” meeting
• Summary documents