simplified interline settlement sis project update

Simplified Interline SettlementSIS Project Update

Bernard Paul

SIS Program Manager

October 2010 SIS P3 – ICH UG – SIS Project Update 2

Agenda SIS Project Overview

Pilot test and participation of the industry

Operation of the SIS service


Main aspects of this project Biggest change in the Revenue Accounting

Scope of functionalities was a green field,

Multiple existing interfaces – AIA, ACH and also ICH

Web of contractual relationships

Industry buy-in that prepares adoption after Go-Live Carriers and alliances but also system providers,

and

Preparation and launch of a new service

For IATA too, it is not just an IT project.


Project challenges Synchronization with 3rd parties with IATA project progress

Many interfacing partners Carrier pilot development

Standardization of miscellaneous category Complex Many year of legacy, unlike Pax and Cargo

Scope management


SIS Phases - OverviewPhase 1

FeasibilityPhase 2

RequirementsPhase 3a

RFP

Phase 1 – July 2007 to September 2007: This concept was found to be feasible after changes to ICH and AIA processes, with further evaluation

and prioritization required

Phase 2 – January 2008 to September 2008: Requirements gathering & RFI

Phase 3a – November 2008 to Feb 2009: RFP & Vendor Selection Internal Business Case: Project & recurring costs, costs to the industry

Phase 3b – March 2009 to December 2009: Airline Business Case, Vendor contracting, Analysis, Requirement Finalizations IATA Stage Gate Review

Phase 3c – January 2010 to August 2011: Development, Test and Acceptance, Pilot Test

Move to Operation – September 2011

Phase 3bAnalysis

Phase 3cDev/Test/Pilot


Timeline Phase 3Apr 2013

SIS P3a/b – RFP & Specification

SIS P3c - Development & Pilot

Requirements review

Development & System test

UAT – Acceptance Tests

Pilot run

Operations & Roll-out

Member Profile set-up by carriers

Sandbox testing

IDEC parallel test & cut-over

Move to Operation

SIS Go-live

Pilot live

All carriers migrating

Potential mandated Pax/CGO prime

Old IDEC cut-off date

Potential mandated date overall

ICH Web cut-off date

Nov 11 -

Sep 2012

October 2011

Sep 2011May 11 – Aug 11

Mar 11–

Apr 11

May 10 –

Feb 11

Jan 10 -Apr 10

Nov 08 – Dec 09

High-level Project Plan

IATAAirlines

Steering Group

Vendor


Project Update Project Status

Pilot Kick Off completed - 5th and 6th of May, YMQ Interface Kick-Off - 21st and 22nd of June, YMQ All ISD’s with 3rd parties signed off Key milestones agreed Screen Prototype review with airlines and others

Upcoming Activities User interface optimisation Test Strategy finalization Acceptance testing Pilot testing


Steering & Working GroupsAirline participation has been essential to the progress that SIS has made: Steering Group Passenger WG Cargo WG Miscellaneous WG IT WG

Over 60 participants from over 30 carriers, from ICH and ACH

ICH Operations WG


Objectives of the Pilot test Improve industry confidence in solution

Testing of the application in the final production infrastructure

Understand challenges of the migration with limited deployment

Benefit from end users feedback on key migration tools (CBT, User Guide,

Sandbox file testing, Training)

But it is not : A formal sign-off on the application acceptance from industry – IATA does it Full coverage test – Acceptance Test done by IATA prior Pilot testing


Pilot ParticipantsPilot Name Pax Cargo Misc

Adria JP MonaLisa Champ in-house

Air Austral UU Edgar Edgar Edgar

Air China CA IPRA Cargo Spot GHCS

Alitalia AZ Sirax

Air India AI REVERA MBS

American AA in-house SAP

British Airways BA in-house Rapid in-house

China Airlines CI in-house in-house

TBD – ACH member TBD ? ?

IATA XB SAP

Emirates EK Rapid Rapid

Lufthansa LH Sirax SAP

SITA XS Kenan


Governance Two new permanent bodies to be proposed to the Financial

Committee, with new Terms of Reference SIS SC to be responsible for the oversight of the service, the funding,

and the prioritisation of changes and enhancements Made up as now of directly appointed representatives of the key

industry bodies (RAWG, ICHP, E-invoicing, ACH RAC, ACH, ICH), together with 5 members from IATA airlines proposed by the industry and approved by the DG

E-invoicing Standards WG to be responsible for management and development of the IS-IDEC and IS-XML standards, consistency between the two, and integration of other standards if needed

Made up of 10 airline and 2 non-airline users of the IS service


IS Participation Agreement An industry standard agreement, with the same terms applicable to all Will be published in the RAM, like IDEC, Sampling and First & Final Will be in the B section as not currently a mandate Will be published once review completed by the SIS SG Needs to be signed in order to access the IS platform

Update your airline profile information - key contacts Notify us of any corrections to controlled data Set up your users No charges apply until SIS go-live in September


An operation needs staff… SIS Operations Manager – YMQ

Significant management experience of interline billing Understanding of all Clearing House processes Ability to lead change in the industry

SIS Operations staff - YMQ Experienced in at least one business stream (P, C, U, M) Support acceptance and pilot testing of IS application Provide set-up and customer support to migrating and migrated airlines Could also be done as a secondment for 1-2 years

If you are interested, or know someone who is, CV/biodata to

[email protected]


Project next steps SIS Participation Agreement with Sign-up Guide

By the end of 2010

Review of Screen Prototype February 2011

Profile update Starting May 2011

IDEC parallel run Starting end May 2011

October 2010 SIS P3 – ICH UG – SIS Project Update 17 September 200817

Thank you.

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www.iata.org/sis

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