Welsh Water Transforms Financial Planning Using SAP BPC on SAP HANA from #SAPPHIRENOW in Orlando June 6, 2018 by Shin Sawhney, SAP EPM Solutions

1. Welsh Water Transforms
Financial Planning Using SAP
BPC on SAP HANA (E61506)
Shin Sawhney, SAP EPM Solutions
Lead, Capgemini UK
6th June 2018, SE201

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Welsh Water (DCWW) Transforms
Financial Planning Using SAP BPC on SAP
HANA
Company Overview
Summary/Questions
Business Benefits Enabled
SAP BPC Solution Overview
Implementation Timeline and Approach
Transformation Objectives
Agenda

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Wales
Who Are Welsh Water?
Voice of the
Head of
Business
Information
Systems

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Transformation Objectives
Management Accounting Transformation Project Programme
Part of wider transformation – re-model financial processes and reduce business risk
SAP BPC Play a Critical Role in the Programme
Replacing manual offline spreadsheets with automated SAP BPC solution
Critical OPEX and CAPEX Processes
Improving process efficiency and effectiveness
Voice of the Head of
Commercial Finance
(and the SAP BPC
Project Sponsor)

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Jan - Mar Apr - Nov Nov - Dec
Implementation Timeline
Initial requirements
validation, high level
design & stakeholder
alignment
Design, build and deploy
Three functionality drops
Post go-live support and
handover

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Waterfall with agile elements
Use of solution design and build
accelerators
One team approach
Implementation Approach
Voice of the Project
Manager

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SAP BPC
Solution
Overview
Technical Components
▪ SAP BPC 10.1 Embedded Model
▪ SAP BW on HANA 7.5 (new environment) – 1st
HANA component in DCWW’s SAP estate
▪ Analysis For Office 2.4 front end
Planning Processes
▪ Operational expenditure (OPEX)
▪ Capital expenditure (CAPEX)
▪ Planning administration
Planning Scenarios
▪ Latest Best Estimate (LBE)
▪ Asset Management Plan (AMP)
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Voice of the Head of
Wholesale
Management
Accounting (and
BPC Process
Lead/Power User)

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Automation
Solution automation has
dramatically improved
accuracy, effectivness and
efficiency of the opex/capex
planning and reporting process.
Efficiency Transparency
Business Benefits Enabled
Reduced effort to collate and
validate data enables a shift in
focus from collation to other
value-adding activities.
Improved ownership and
confidence in plan outputs.
Greater understanding and
mangement of regulatory costs.
Voice of the Head of
Commercial Finance
(and the SAP BPC
Project Sponsor)

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B P C
Business Benefits Powerful Planning
Framework
Collabortive Approach
Working together seamlessly
and pragmatically
Multiple planning models
developed in the BPC 10.1
Embedded Model
Range of tangible/intangible
benefits delivered
Summary/Questions …and for the
final word

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More Information
https://www.capgemini.com/gb-en/resources/transforming-financial-
planning-using-sap-bpc-powered-by-sap-hana/

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Contact Details
Shin Sawhney
SAP Enterprise Performance
Management Solutions Capability Lead
Capgemini UK

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