Dine College

Background

• Diné College is a two-year, tribally controlled community college .

• Current enrollment is 1,830 students.

Various Campus

• The main campus of Diné College is in Tsaile, Arizona, an unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona.

• There are also seven branches of Diné College on the reservation in Arizona (three in Apache County (Chinle, Ganado, and Window Rock), one in Coconino County (Tuba City), and one in Navajo County (Kayenta) and New Mexico (one in McKinley County (Crownpoint) and one in San Juan County (Shiprock))

ERP Implemented

• Jenzabar

Why ERP ?

• Lack of interconnection between departments.• Lack of accuracy in maintaining the financial records

such as Fees, Salary and Expenses.• Lack of easy means or quick way to access old

records.• Lack of means to provide parents and guardians the

fast access to student records.• No quick or easy way to keep the records of students

and staff error free and up-to-date.• Accessing information from paper files was a difficult

task.

Educational ERP included the following major functionalities

• Admission Process Management• Student Management System• Fees Management System• Attendance Management System• Exam Management• Result Management• Library Management System• Transportation Management• Printing of I-Card, bona fide certificate, leaving certificate• SMS facilities

Selection criteria

• Flexible enough to meet the company’s needs.

• Identifying the system that meets the business needs and matches the business profile.

• Vendor service delivery capability.

• Cost

• The selection process was completed in 9 weeks.

ERP Implementation

• Phased implementation

2. Procedure Review

3. Data Collection and Clean-Up

4. Training and Testing

5. Go Live and Evaluation

Challenges faced during ERP

implementation

• Bug problems

• Data conversion

• Time lag in attaining comfort levels in using the new system and processes.

• User acceptance of new system

Change Management

• Internal marketing

• Resistance to change is irresistible

• Real-time Training & Testing

• Training resources

Benefits of ERP

• Benefits for ManagementEasy access of all records at one placeChannel to interact with staff, teachers, parents, studentsSaving man hours and increasing productivityUnhindered, smooth management

• Benefits for FacultyManage class reports, attendance, performanceMaking online examsInteraction with parentsEffective planningOnline projects and forums for students

Benefits of ERP

• Improved access to accurate and timely information.

• Enhanced workflow, increase in efficiency, and reduced reliance on paper

• Tightened controls and automate e-mail alerts

• Provided user-friendly Web-based interfaces

• Streamlined processes and eases adoption of best business practices

Benefits of ERP

• Benefits for Students

• Platform to interact• Share knowledge, experience, views• Access library• Online exams• Participate in projects• Contribute to school in out of school hours

• Benefits for Parents

• Reports & Updates regarding ward• Effective & Timely communication of school activities

Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

Background

• Indian School of Business is a private business school in India with campuses at Hyderabad and Mohali.

• Revenue: US$22.86 million

• 620 students and employees

Why ERP ?

• A lot of stand-alone software and applications for various business units.

• Data was not seamlessly delivered, nor was it real time.

• Management was constantly waiting to access data from different sections.

• Slow, imprecise decision.

How was the vendor selected ?

The following criteria was used during this evaluation process:

• Product fit to the existing business processes

• Vendor service delivery capability

• Market share in India and abroad

• Cost

• Reference sites

• Implementation road map of the company and product

• Level of customization required

Why SAP ?

• Large share of India’s market

• Market leader

• Excellent customer support

• Established product

• Stable company with continuous

• improvement program

SAP Solutions and Services

• SAP for Higher Education & Research (SAP for HE&R) solution portfolio, which includes the SAP Student Lifecycle Management application

• SAP NetWeaver Portal component

Implementation

Two Implementation Phases, Six Months Each

• Rigorous implementation process with SAP India and implementation partner Caritor (India) Pvt. Ltd.

• Back-office implementation – including HR, materials management, and finance and controlling software – took six months.

• Implementation of SAP for HE&R took another six months.

• It was one of the fastest implementations of its kind on record.

• ISB also implemented the SAP NetWeaver Portal component to enable employee and student .

• Went live in 2006.

Implementation

• phased implementation approach

• Customisation of the product was done in phases to effectively manage change for the end users.

• Each module was rigorously tested pre-production, concluding with a user acceptance test before go live.

Benefits after Implementation

• Projected savings of over US$45,000 within 3 years

• Projected savings of 10 lacs (US$23,000) from the elimination of legacy

systems

• Real-time access to student data

• Seamless integration of data across all business units

• A single window for the entire organization’s data, knowledge, and

resources with complete access and control

• Improved communication among faculty and students

• Intangible qualitative benefits

Successful ERP System Implementation

• Consensus on the Need to Change

• Knowledgeable, Experienced, and Dedicated

• Staff

• Supportive and Aligned Leadership

• Technical Capabilities and Support

• Institutional Teamwork

Thank You !!

• Surabhi Joshi (209)

• Farha Qureshi (213)

• Bahula Bajpai (403)

• Kaushal Kothari (416)

• Aditi Mittal (423)

• Aman Srivastava (438)