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Project details

Phase


Status

IN PROGRESS UNDER REVIEW APPROVED NOT APPROVED

Date

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Initiative name

ID Provided by DT PMO

Helix platform needs to be upgraded to bring :

  • new features for ours users (40% of SBS current requirements) and
  • more stability with common platform and common foundation, between ITSM and BWF (Business Workflow- used by SBS agents)


Domain & Product

Domain Journey / Platform

Employee journey / EBS Platform

Product

Helix

Initiative Ownership

Digital transformation leader

Enter the Digital transformation leader, using « @ » for user attribution

@

Product Manager / Service Delivery

Product Manager TBC / Service Delivery Manager DO Thi Hanh Doan

Roadmap & Key objectives

Roadmap

Upgrade to version 21.3 (or further 22.1)

2022 Digital Technology Key objective


Priority

Priority 1 - Part of RUN the business

Phase 1: Envision - High level initiatives


Understand: Why is this initiative proposed? What are the consequences if not done? What are the new capabilities expected?

Helix platform needs to be upgraded to bring :

  • new features for ours users (40% of SBS current requirements) : LINK
  • more stability with common platform and common foundation, between ITSM and BWF

If the upgrade cannot be done, business continuity might be impacted (we met several P1 during 2022), and no reporting capabilities will be available after 2023.

First, let´s start with the Problem space

1.1. Reason

* Why is this initiative proposed today?

Explain what are the motivations and the expected objective behind this initiative

In 2022, we met several P1 incidents linked to the system unavaibility and unstability.

Also, among the pain points shared by our users, part of them will be answered by the new features included in the coming version of the product.

Last but not least, new features will answer not only to final users pain points, but will also answer to DT needs.

This upgrade is proposed now as it is the only slot to do this upgrade in 2023, taking into account Po2 timeline and risks.



*What are the consequences if not done?

If the upgrade cannot be done, business continuity might be impacted (we met several P1 during 2022), and no reporting capabilities will be available after 2023 (upgrade is a pre-requesite to move from Smart reporting to BMC Helix Dashboards)


1.2. Benefits

What are the new capabilities expected?

Among the long list of new features, we have : 

  • Major incidents mgt process
  • Transparency of the requests (from the user point of view)
  • One reporting platform for all modules (ITSM and BWF)

https://docs.bmc.com/docs/itsm213/21-3-enhancements-1027559841.html#id-21.3enhancements-21.3



What will it replace? Is it a new solution or an existing one?

This is an upgrade, so the product already exists in Solvay landscape


1.3. Target users

Who are the future users?

Identify the future users (BU, sites...) and population concerned

The future users will remain the same : all Solvay users, including externals (final users, DT agents, SBS agents)


How many people are facing it?

What is the number of users impacted?

22 000 users (all Solvay users) + Externals


What are the demographics of target users?

WW, all continents, all countries inside Solvay

What about the Business space?

1.4. Value proposition

What is the business outcome?

What investment principle does it meet? To bring what key value? 

Business continuity

New features facilitating daily activities



What value will the product / deliverable add to the business?

Business continuity

1.5. Business goals

How does the product / deliverable align with the business goals?

Save time via the tooling to be better focused on business

1.6. Challenges

Are there any challenges in developing the product?

No

1.7. Business metrics

How will we measure success?

Less P1, less evolutions requested

1.8. Cybersecurity

Please answer questions in the “Security Scoring” and the “Initiative Card” sheets" in order to determine the level of support ypu need and contact the team: Benjamin Poissonnet (benjamin.poissonnet@solvay.com),  Hamza Lamnouer (hamza.lamnouer-ext@solvay.com) or Hicham Alaoui (hicham.alaoui-ext@solvay.com)


1.9. Up to investment


What is the coherent time to commit on the initiative?*

Estimated initial date*

 

Estimated end-date*

 


What is the coherent money to commit on the initiative?*


2022 (in K€)*2023 (in K€)*2024 (in K€)

Estimated size of investment (high level)

 

140k€


What is the coherent run and build commit on the initiative?

Estimated run costs (estimation high level) - on 10Y

The current costs (BMC contract: 1.9 Millions / 3years) won't increase with this upgrade


Type of savings expected /year for DT (Ex: Contracts, FTE, ...) 

none

1.10. Resources

What skills and talents do we need?

Key users from current Helix, both on DT and SBS

Resources of BMC and Infosys are available as soon as we get the PMO validation.


1.11. Methodology to apply (refer for Accolade)

Waterfall methodology

  • Special model

Phase 2: Strategize (in draft - work in progress)


How this bring value? Which pain points will it removes? Will it be delivered in Agile or Waterfall?

  • Converged platform: will bring current used modules closer together (same database), will remove asynchronous issues and ease reporting needs
  • Will bring more stability
  • Will ease following upgrades (duration, complexity)
  • New features for SBS users (40% of SBS current requirements) : LINK
  • New features for DT users: LINK

The project will be delivered in Waterfall.


Now, we can move on to the Solution space

2.1. Actions to complete 

Mandatory actions*

Status

Description of the action / task

Contact

Document & examples

IN PROGRESS

Book the capacity planning toolCapacity planning tool

DONE

Complete AccoladeClaire Bazin Accolade

DONE

Review with « Product » and « Platform » Architect the actual solution answering the objectiveImpact analysis

TO DO

Check you have confirmed the involvement / non involvement of each platformDT (EBS Platform + Hybrid & Cloud Platform including CMDB Team) + SBS

DONE

Identify security requirements (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) and define security measures to be implemented by the initiative teamSecurity Questionnaire

DONE

Compliance by design : Export control : Assessment (encryption E2E, access management (who access), user location, governance ...) 

N/A

RADAR/SENTRI

DONE

Support for budget estimation, Financial evaluation, saving validation
Optional (N/A)

TO DO

If any relation needed with a supplier

Need to complete RADAR/SENTRI upfront before meeting with  Procurement + Legal

N/A


TO DO

If it concerns a key supplier, a sourcing strategy has to be defined

N/A


TO DO

If conformity by design is required

N/A

RADAR, GMP (pharma), ISO

TO DO

  • Is the business ambition you will support improving or not sustainability?
  • Will you increase or decrease the number of hardware we need to operate? How much ?
  • Will you generate or transfer an important amount of data, especially videos? How much ?


2.2. Users needs

What do users dislike about the current solution?



What tools or features do your users wish to have?



What value will it add to the user´s lives?


2.3. Competitors

Who else has already solve the same problem?

N/A

2.4. Feasibility

Is it feasible?

Yes

2.5. Risk Analysis

What are the risks?

Are there any internal / external constraints and what are the preventive actions associated?

Refer to Accolade


Phase 3: Plan 


Understand: