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Craig Keenan, Dynamics Practice Lead WA16 October 2013

Swick Mining Services – Dynamics NAV Upgrade

Benefits realisation & client success stories:

Drivers & key benefits

Swick Mining Services’ story

Approach options

Upgrade overview

Things to consider

Our agenda

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The drivers

Business advantage Process or functionality improvement

Extend footprint

Reduced technology risk

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NAV 2013 delivers

Delivers Feature / Function

Capability Extended functionality – RTC, Cash Flow, Visualisations

Mobility Web client

Collaboration SharePoint portal framework – e.g. project site

Performance Dimension sets, scheduled processes

Integration Web services

Additional users? Light user license transition

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NAV 2013 delivers + upgrade

Delivers Feature / Function

Capability Extended functionality – RTC, Cash Flow, Visualisations

Mobility Web client

Collaboration SharePoint portal framework

Performance Dimension sets, scheduled processes

Integration Web services

Additional users? Light user license transition

Consistent & improved processes

Opportunity to review & refine processes

Move back to standard Opportunity to review & retire customisations

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Upgrade approach options

CURRENT STATE NAV vX

FUTURESTATE NAV 2013

Plan Deliver

Re-implement• Perform (re)design• Processes may be fundamentally altered• Migrate data?

Database Upgrade• Upgrade current state form & function• Migrate all data• Realise usability benefits from new version

Diagnostic• Id improvement opportunities• Assess object upgrade reqt.• Cost, recommendation

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• Very old version – may cost less• Different business model• Data quality issues

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Upgrade approach optionsPlan Deliver

Re-implement

UpgradeDiagnostic

Hybrid• Retire customisations• Value add process improvements• Extend use of system – new functionality &

users• Integrate with other systems

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CURRENT STATE NAV vX

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Upgrade approach optionsPlan Deliver

Re-implement

UpgradeDiagnostic

Hybrid

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CURRENT STATE NAV vX

FUTURE STATE NAV 2013

• Majority of processes & functionality working well

• Desire to retain [most of] the historic data

• Where step change is preferred

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Swick Mining Services Background

One of Australia’s largest mineral drilling contractors ASX listed company Aggressive growth including a push offshore Implemented NAV v4.0 7+ years ago, 1.2m+ PLOD records Modifications to support mining activity

“Hybrid” upgrade approach – pure upgrade 1/3rd total effort

Phill StewartManager Business Systems

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Things to consider

Technical (client) vs. database upgrade?

Microsoft support for legacy version?

Entitled to current version?

What is the costs & timescale? Number of version jumps Number/nature of existing modifications Number of new modifications required

What compelling benefit will you gain?

Diagnostic to id the changes to be introduced

business case

Any questions?

Email: craig.keenan@intergen.com.au

Mobile: (+61) 420 302 089

Thank you

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