Large-scale and mission-critical enterprise engineering automation solutions involve many parts and pieces, including:
•Creation of a stakeholder group to guide the Design and development of the system
•Coordination with IT resources and framework, such as servers or cloud resources
•Integration with ERP, CRM, MES and other enterprise systems
•Capture of engineering Rules and other process automation knowledge
•Preparation and development of CAD Models as required for automated drawing and configuration generation
•Development of training and support documents, systems, and procedures
•And more…
ROADMAP BACKGROUND
In the development of a roadmap, you will investigate and analyze preparedness, including:
•Availability of resources that need to be applied to the Project, both internal and external
•Critical data and documents that are required for the Project and when they must be on-line
•The potential impact of the deployed Project on organizational structure, including roles and changed responsibilities
•Assessment of changes to existing processes and the need for organizational change management
•Identification of critical path constraints and key dependencies among all Project-related activities
•A phased-development strategy that will deliver what is needed, when needed, at lowest risk
BENEFITS OF A ROADMAP
•Provides a "no surprises" plan to help your end-user"s organization anticipate a strategic Project’s needs over time
•Identifies and minimizes risks – anticipates costly risks before they can derail a Project team
•Details a means for quantifying and measuring Project progress, avoiding subsequent cost overruns and emergencies
•Enables a smooth resource allocation timeline, minimizing costly specialists brought in at the last minute
•Becomes a basis in Project budgeting and Project planning
