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1 Academy Cnsulting Grup Intrductin & Services Overview

2 Agenda Intrductin t Academy Cnsulting Grup Our Services t meet yur business needs Prject Management and PMO IT System Develpment Lifecycle (SDLC) Prject Management / Supprt Prgram Management Office (PMO) stand-up and Onging Supprt Applicatin Services & Testing Enterprise Resurce Planning (ERP) Implementatin, Testing, and Supprt Quality Assurance, Test Management, Testing Supprt, Test Data Management (TDM) Sftware Vendr Evaluatin and Selectin Managed Services & Staff Augmentatin Supply Chain Cnsulting & Business Prcess Imprvement End-t-End Supply Chain Analysis & Lean Six Sigma Imprvement Lgistics Technlgy Implementatin (WMS / TMS Systems) Supply Chain Planning Technlgy Implementatin (S&OP, Scheduling, Cntrl Twer) Past Clients Served Thank yu! And Next Steps 2

3 Intrductin t Academy Cnsulting Grup Funded in 2011 Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Cncept and fcus are results f a cmbined 35+ years f Public and Private Sectr experiences with prven results Our Missin: T prvide ur clients with unparalleled service and value fr their Infrmatin Technlgy, and Prgram Supprt needs. Our Apprach: Lightning-fast Respnsiveness, Practive Management & Supprt, and Resurces with the Experience and Skills t hit the grund running every time. Value-Add Methdlgy: Listen and Learn the client and their peratins Understand the client s gals and expectatins Build a lng-lasting, trusting relatinship Utilize tls and techniques frm years f experience t build the slutin that best suits the needs f ur clients (but d nt re-create the wheel) Imprve n the imprved always Build the cmpetitive advantage 3

4 Prject Management Apprach Academy Cnsulting Grup utilizes the Prject Management Institute (PMI) methdlgy fr managing client engagements & implementatins Our Team has tailred the PMI methdlgy t prvide the maximum benefit withut incurring significant verhead in prject administratin Academy Cnsulting Grup prject managers receive recurring training in the use f the PMI tls and are encuraged t becme frmally certified by PMI 4

5 Prgram Management Office (PMO) Frm standing up an rganizatin s Prgram Management Office, t managing large cmplex systems implementatins, t prviding seasned PMA resurces, ACG has the right resurces and experience keep yur prjects n-time and n-budget. Prgram Management Office (PMO) Benefits: Senir Management Team will have centralized infrmatin that imprves their understanding f the prjects within their prtfli PMO and Prject Managers clsely mnitr csts Redundant prjects are identified and prject scpe is mdified t cmbine with ther related initiatives Hw t Achieve: Identify a variety f prgram gals acrss ur client s rganizatin. Implement prgram management prcesses that will enable ur client t prvide stakehlders with better insight t the nging spend and future investment in IT prducts and services Prvide visibility int prjects, wrk, and resurces, enabling management t align IT assets with the IT strategy and reduce waste 5

6 Prgram Management Office (PMO) Cnt d Lead ur clients t acquire, view, and practively manage all prjects acrss the rganizatin, enabling them t reduce issues/risks, deficiencies, cst, and cycle time. Prvide the capability t srt and priritize each prject accrding t certain criteria, such as strategic value, impact n resurces, and cst Insert graphic prcess 6

7 Applicatin Services ERP / SAP Implementatin ACG has a strng track recrd implementing ERP systems, including a recent, very successful multi-entity ERP implementatin, and have been prviding ERP testing services t a frtune 50 cmpany. ACG can prvide the fllwing services fr yur ERP / SAP prject: Analysis: Evaluating the need and justificatin fr an ERP system, develping system requirements, gap analysis, and vendr selectin Planning: Building the rad map fr a successful ERP implementatin Cnfiguratin: Optimizing business prcess t best utilize the system s capabilities, keeping custmizatin t an abslute minimum. Integratin: Integrating with peripheral and legacy systems Testing: Testing all ERP functinality, integratin, data cnversin, and perfrmance Implementatin: Implementing ERP suites, including database management Managed Services: prviding a full range f utsurcing services including pst g-live supprt and O&M 7

8 Applicatin Services QA & Testing Applicatin Testing Services frm ACG cver a cmplete range f QA needs fr clients all ver the wrld: Sftware develpment cmpanies wh need additinal resurces and expertise fr testing their sftware slutins and prducts System integratrs wh need independent testing (IV&V) f their sftware during the full develpment lifecycle (especially when develpment and testing are utsurced t different cmpanies) Cmpanies that need an independent QA prvider t perfrm sftware prduct acceptance and certificatin Cmpanies and individuals wh want t test their turnkey slutin - a website, any desktp sftware r hardware system ACG pssesses a variety f testing slutins and time prven methdlgies t match yur QA needs. Where n standard apprach is suitable, we use ur experience and ingenuity t prvide a csteffective slutin and achieve maximum value fr yur business. 8

9 Applicatin Services QA & Testing Cnt d Academy Cnsulting Grup's testing services help ur clients: Reduce Testing Cycle Time Thrugh experienced, highly prductive resurces, and practive test management Increase Testing Quality Thrugh frmal testing prcesses, clear rles & respnsibilities, and crssfunctinal cmmunicatin Increase Flexibility and Reduce Csts By supplementing existing testing resurces, prviding a standalne testing team, r prviding test management and cnsulting services Strategy & Design Testing Capabilities: Test Management Mgmt & Reprting Test Data Management Test Strategy Test Design Test Case Develpment Enterprise Testing Test Team Management Defect Management Reprting & Analytics Test Executin End-t-end Testing Capture all req d data Privacy & cmpliance End-t-end traceability Other ERP Package Testing Enterprise Integratin Test Legacy System Testing Functinal Testing Regressin Testing User Acceptance Testing Perfrmance Testing Accessibility Testing ETL / Data Quality Testing 9

10 Managed Services & Staff Augmentatin Academy Cnsulting Grup prvides services and supprt services in the fllwing areas: ERP O&M Supprt Systems Administratr Legacy Systems Supprt, Testing, and Integratin Database Administratr / Database Supprt / Data Center Management Staff Augmentatin ACG has dedicated, extremely respnsive staffing prfessinals, wh can prvide the exact resurce needed, at the right price, right nw. We have an extensive netwrk f Technical, Management, and Administrative prfessinals. 10

11 Supplier prcesses Supply Chain Management Offerings Academy Cnsulting Grup was funded by a cre team f Supply Chain and Infrmatin Technlgy (IT) Experts, wh have streamlined end-t-end supply chain peratins and successfully implemented WMS and TMS systems fr numerus gvernment and cmmercial clients. ACG can assist with any supply chain management task, including but nt limited t: End-t-end supply chain assessment and ptimizatin Business Prcess Imprvement Warehuse assessment and ptimizatin Transprtatin assessment and ptimizatin Systems Requirements gathering and definitin Frecasting, Planning & Replenishment (S&OP) WMS / TMS Implementatin Strategic Planning and Risk Management Surce Return Supply PlanChain Make Deliver Return Custmer prcesses 11

12 Lean Six Sigma Imprvement ACG can imprve the perfrmance f prjects and internal crprate prcesses thrugh Lean Six Sigma ACG can transfrm existing prcesses by eliminating waste, imprving perfrmance, and reducing variance frm desired utcmes Lean Six Sigma imprvements t an existing prcess can be a lwer risk and lwer cst alternative t sftware based slutins 12

13 Client & Industry Experience / Best Practices Public Sectr Private Sectr Leveraging Cmmercial Best Practices 13

14 Client & Industry Experience - Private 14

15 Client & Industry Experience - Gvernment / Public 15

16 Thank Yu Fr any additinal infrmatin r questins, please cntact us belw: David N. Dadich President & CEO dndadich@academycnsultinggrup.cm Mike Schmidt VP, Supply Chain Slutins mschmidt@academycnsultinggrup.cm Nah J. Halkins Directr f Cnsulting Services nhalkins@academycnsultinggrup.cm 16