Department of Employment and Workplace Relations: SAP Upgrade
One of the first successful SAP upgrades to mySAP ERP for the Australian Federal Government, by Oxygen, has allowed the former Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) in Canberra to lay the foundation for the future implementation of human resource applications, and improve its budgeting and reporting processes.
Challenge
- Upgrade existing SAP R/3 4.6C and BW 3.1 environments to ECC 6.0 and BI 7 respectively with minimal risk, cost and impact to the department.
- Test all business processes and interfaces to achieve a robust technical platform from which to implement future applications and launch new business strategies.
Solution
“Partnering with Oxygen helped us achieve a very successful SAP upgrade project. Their team of consultants provided upgrade experience and support through the functional review and testing phases. We have transitioned smoothly and effectively to the most up-to-date SAP platform and are well positioned to implement new SAP applications to enhance management control and reporting in the future.”
Rob Heggie, DEWR, IT Director and Upgrade Project Manager
- Create collaborative partnership model in order to implement and test system upgrade successfully with minimal disruption to existing business processes
- Technical SAP upgrade to ten financial accounting modules and enhancements to standard industry solutions, including improvements to BI 7 workbench navigation
- Undertake thorough testing regime from planning and communication through to go-live verification and ongoing performance monitoring
- Provision of local project management and quality assurance resources to manage and reduce upgrade risk and complexity
Return on Investment
- Smooth, low risk transition to the SAP ECC 6.0 to enable the department to drive business innovation and growth strategies
- Upgraded financial accounting modules have enhanced month end reporting and improvements to business intelligence application have streamlined critical budgeting processes – including improving three-way budget facilitation
- Improved infrastructure allows for future deployment of integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance strategies and SAP HR portal
This Oxygen project won an SAP Partner Award of Excellence in 2007. View our Awards here.
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Profile: Prior to merging with DEST in 2008 to form DEEWR, DEWR had over 4,300 employees, over half of which are located in Canberra.
The department had an extensive IT network supporting its own staff and a number of other agencies across Australia.
DEWRs remit was to provide the Australian government with high quality advice, programmes and services in order to increase workforce participation, create high productivity and higher pay workplaces, and to encourage efficient labour market assistance.
