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VPVI-54:Navigating the Changing Terrain of Vision/DPS/Vantagepoint

Kevin Nowers, Tyler Olsen-Jones & DeMille Engineering

INTRODUCTION

Jones & DeMille Engineering

Tyler Olsen

Business Operations Manager

tylero@jonesanddemille.com

Kevin Nowers

Director of Finance

kevin@jonesanddemille.com

OUR STORY

INSIGHT

2016

OWNERSHIP

TRANSITIONGROW!

GROWGROW

USER

EXPERIENCE

YOUNGER

GENERATIONOLD

SCHOOL

DELTEK VISION/

iAccess?DELTEK PARTNERS

STAMBAUGH NESS

Unused Features in VisionSteep Learning Curve

Time Intensive for End-Users

Multiple Programs & SpreadsheetsNo Consistency

Paying for Duplicated Software Features

Management Not on Board with Vision

Locally Hosted/No Formal IT Department

Server Hardware & Software Upgrades Needed

Expanding Company FootprintRemote Locations & Employees

FACING CHALLENGES

SEEKING SOLUTIONS

Management Began Searching for Alternative Software Solutions

Few Offered an All-in-One Package

Reached Out to Deltek Partner and Presented Our Concerns

Presented With Future Roadmap of Vision with Navigator/iAcess Becoming

More Visual and User Friendly

Could a Cloud Hosted Environment Save Time and Money as well as Provide Better Reliability?

SUCCESS FACTORS

• Thorough Research on What is

Gained or Lost

• Communication with Internal and

External Stakeholders

• Thinking Long-term Regarding

Costs and Overall Efficiency

OPPORTUNITY

FOR IMPROVEMENT

A Chance to Look at How Work is Done

Was Consolidation of Data Sources Possible?

Opportunity to Do More within Deltek

Vision/DPS

Become Paperless Enabling a More

Versatile Workforce

TIMELINE

Looking at Software Options

2016

Insight (Future of Vision)

2016

DPS 2.0 Migration

2017

Notice of DPS changing to Vantagepoint

2018

Vantagepoint Migration

2019

KEYS TO SUCCESS

Communication

Management Support

User Focus Groups

Deltek Champions

Spending the Time to Prepare

Focus Areas and Challenges from Senior Leadership

Deltek Insight

Deltek Cloud

CHALLENGES

Reluctancy to Change

Early Adopter Issues

Reduced Feature

Availability

Working in Two

Platforms

Implementation Hiccups

Time Commitment

User Buy-In

SUCCESS

FACTORS

Deltek Customer Support

Deltek Product Management Staff

Deltek CAP

Management Support

The OREO Principle

JOURNEY OF DPS 1.0

November 2016

• Deltek Insight

April2017

• Organizations

April 2017

• Deltek Cloud Migration

May2017

• Notice for DPS 1.0 preview coming

July2017

• DPS 1.0 Preview Environment

November2017

• DPS 1.0 Live

INFORMATION

SHARED

Solid Promises

Improve the Vision Offering

Detailed Plans for Updates

Moving to the Browser

HOMEWORK

Get Familiar with iAccess

Look at Moving to the Cloud

What Needs to Change Before we

Migrate?

Money Spent on Consulting Services

Insight 2016

User

Test Group

Ability to

Work

Remotely

Transitioned

to

Organizations

Cloud Migration

The Buzz Starts

DPS 1.0

TRANSITION

Party Time

DPS 1.0

TRANSITION

DPS 1.0

LIVE

Hardest Transition by Far!

LEARN TO THINK

IN DPS

Project Creation Process

Project Success Checklists

Paperless Procedures

JOURNEY TO VANTAGEPOINT

August 2018

• Vantagepoint Press Release

November2018

• Insight

May 2019

• Vantagepoint 2.0 Preview Environment

July2019

• Client Assistance Program

September2019

• Vantagepoint 2.0 Live

VANTAGEPOINT PRESS

RELEASE

Started Preparations

Notified Key Personnel

Started Researching

INSIGHT 2018

Preview of Vantagepoint 2.0

VANTAGEPOINT

PREVIEW

ENVIRONMENT

Diverse User Test Group

Deltek Learning Zone

Readiness Portal

Vantagepoint Champions

Thank You

Deltek Team!

CLIENT ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM

Amazing

Tool!

Collaboration

and

Communication

VANTAGEPOINT

LIVE

Live September 14th

New Features

New Workflows

Tips & Tricks Sessions

Spend the Time

QUESTIONS?