July 2, 2007. OOO Yamburggazdobycha (the world’s biggest gas producer), IBS (the leader in the Russian IT and consulting market) and SAP CIS (the world’s leading vendor of business management software) complete the project of migrating the information and management system of OOO Yamburggazdobycha to SAP ERP 2005, the new version of the ERP system.
Migration to the new SAP software version was necessary
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to enable projects of implementing modules using brand new functional capabilities available only in SAP ERP 2005;
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to improve performance and operating efficiency of the company’s support units;
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due to the expiry of the support period of previously used SAP solutions on January 01, 2007;
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to enhance management efficiency;
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to support OOO Yamburggazdobycha operations with the most advanced information technologies.
The project was performed by a team composed of OOO Yamburggazdobycha employees, consultants of IBS (the general contractor for development of the information and management system of OOO Yamburggazdobycha) and SAP CIS professionals representing the software vendor.
The project required migration of all settings and software developed for the previous SAP version to the new version, retaining all of the system functionality and without disturbing any users. The migration project had the added challenge of coinciding with system re-configuration to bring compliance with new cost accounting guidelines of OAO Gazprom and implementation of two new modules (Real Estate Management (RE-FX) and Funds Management (FI-FM)). Thus, a large-scale re-configuration relative to gas production cost calculation in the system and configuration of two new implemented modules, which rely on the benefits of the new software version, were carried out during two months in 2007 alongside the migration.
The SAP software version upgrade comprised five phases:
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Assessment of labor input required for the software version upgrade (June-July 2006);
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Producing and agreeing the migration schedule (August-September 2006);
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Pre-testing and further development of the system on pre-testing servers (October 2006 – February 2007);
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Oracle DBMS version upgrade on productive system servers (December 2006);
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SAP software version upgrade on productive system servers (March 2007).
The project was a success in large part due to efficient cooperation within the combined project team and the migration methodology produced by IBS specially for this project and including full functional and integration testing of the system among key migration phases. Most of the migration work was done by OOO Yamburggazdobycha and IBS staff. System settings in the new version were tested during test closures of two reporting periods.
The migration project was a move towards further functionality expansion of the information and management system of OOO Yamburggazdobycha. Following the migration, the OOO Yamburggazdobycha and IBS project team was able to proceed with the phase of settings implementation and integration testing in the real estate management and funds management systems implementation projects. Plans include expanding the corporate reporting solution, designing budgeting, plant maintenance and key performance indicator systems, designing automated workplaces based on those systems for the company’s management, and implementing a HR management and payroll solution.
Georgy Nafanailidi, Head of the Information Technologies Department, OOO Yamburggazdobycha, said: “Together with IBS and SAP we were able to carry out quite a complicated project with implementation of two modules and re-configuration of accounting processes carried out alongside the migration. Even a minor fault in the system, which has 700 users, could have had a negative impact on operations of the company as a whole. Nevertheless, the project was completed without disturbing any users”.
Companies profiles
OOO Yamburggazdobycha, one of the world's top gas producers, is an OAO Gazprom subsidiary established in 1984 and operating in Yamalo-Nenetsk Autonomous Okrug since its establishment. OOO Yamburggazdobycha is a leading producer of hydrocarbons, commands 15 per cent of Russia's explored gas reserves and holds licenses to develop the huge Yamburgskoe, Zapolyarnoe and Tazovskoe fields. OOO Yamburggazdobycha has produced over three trillion cubic meters of gas and accounts for approximately 44 per cent of Gazprom's gross production. In 2005 the company produced over 238 billion cubic meters of gas. OOO Yamburggazdobycha employs over 12.5 thousand people.
IBS is the leader in the Russian IT and consulting market. It is part of IBS Group. For more information about the company and its corporate management systems practice please visit http://www.ibs.ru/.
IBS is the first Russian company to become Local Alliance Partner (the top partner status) of SAP AG, and the first SAP partner for business analysis solutions. In 2005 IBS was named the best Local Service Partner of SAP AG in Russia and CIS countries. Since 2006, IBS has been SAP Industry Preferred Partner for oil and gas businesses.
On April 17, 2007 IBS and Borlas Consulting Group announced merger and formation of the new merged company having estimated FY’2006 consolidated revenue of USD 380 million (US GAAP), the total staff size of over 3,500 (including over 1,500 certified consultants) and over 50% aggregate services proportion in the revenue. 84 of Russia’s top 100 companies are customers of IBS and Borlas Consulting Group. The merged company is the absolute leader in the business applications and management consulting market (over 20% of the market) and the largest IT services company in Russia and Eastern Europe.
For further information please contact Lada Scherbakova, PR Director, IBS. Tel +7 495 967-8080, e-mail lada@ibs.ru.
SAP Company Profile
SAP is the world’s leading vendor of business management software. Today over 38,000 companies in more than 120 countries across the world use in their operations SAP® software ranging from solutions meeting the needs of small and medium-sized businesses to integrated solutions for global corporations. SAP business management solutions help companies around the world improve customer relationships, expand cooperation with partners and raise operating efficiencies of companies within logistics chains and business transactions. Those solutions are based on SAP NetWeaver, which supports innovation and business change.
SAP industry-specific solutions provide efficient support of unique key business processes in more than 25 industries including high tech, health care, retail, the public and financial sectors, and many others.
SAP is represented in more than 50 countries across the world and traded on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol "SAP." For further information please visit http://www.sap.com/.
In 1992 SAP AG opened a representative office in Moscow. Over the past 15 years SAP AG opened representative offices in St. Petersburg, Almaty and Kiev, and the staff size exceeded 450.
9 out of 10 top companies are customers of SAP (Expert-400, October 2006). The company commands a market share of 39.7 per cent (IDC 2006).
For further information please visit http://www.sap.ru/
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