Post on 20-Aug-2015
Deltek | Maconomy 2.0Why Upgrade?
Allan Hyldal
VP, Product Strategy & Management | Professional Services
PS – 221 ”Maconomy 2.0 | Why Upgrade?”
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How did we get here?
What’s driving the product evolution?
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Your Feedback
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“Simplerfor everyone.”
“Moreuseful for us.”
“Easierto own.”
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• Engaging users
• Orienting to workflow
• Modernizing the user experience
• Standardizing the configuration language
• Supporting more capabilities
• Tightening integration
• Easier search and look-up
• Dashboard snapshots
• Anywhere, anytime access
• Connecting to the world you work in
Your Feedback | Our Focus
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Simplerfor everyone.
Moreuseful.
Easierto own.
Reasons to Upgrade
Why suffer the cost
of unnecessary
administrative
expense?
Why run the risk of
user
abandonment?
Why struggle with
workflow that’s
cumbersome
to use?
Simplerfor everyone.
Moreuseful.
Easierto own.
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Why to Consider an Upgrade
…But I’m comfortable right here!
Efficient, Engaging, Economical
Simplerto use.
• Fewer screens
and less clicks
• Quicker tasks,
streamlined workflow
• A consistent user
experienceSo billable time isn’t wasted!
Stop!
So people don’t use
something else!
Stop!
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Efficient
Workspaces
bring information together
1
Wizards
guide users through steps
2
Easy Look-Up
puts info at your fingertips
3
Linking & Drill-In
gives the complete picture
4
• Fewer screens
and less clicks
• Quicker tasks,
streamlined workflow
• A consistent user
experience
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Efficient
Wizards
guide users through steps
2
Need a screen-shot example of a Wizard.
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Efficient
Need a screen-shot example of search/look-up.. Showing
new capabilities.
Easy Look-Up
puts info at your fingertips
3
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Efficient
Need a screen-shot (or 2 linked views) of linking
and/or drill-in
Linking & Drill-In
gives the complete picture
4
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Efficient
…A slow
trip across
4 screens!
1 2
3 4
Just to create a simple
invoice means…
Why struggle with inefficiency?
…to bring it together?Wouldn’t
It Be Better…
Administrative time eats into billable capacity
If people won’t use it you have inconsistency
• Fewer screens
and less clicks
• Quicker tasks,
streamlined workflow
• A consistent user
experience
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Efficient
• Fewer screens
and less clicks
• Quicker tasks,
streamlined workflow
• A consistent user
experience
Simplerfor everyone!
Workspaces
bring information together
1
Wizards
guide users through steps
2
Easy Look-Up
puts info at your fingertips
3
Linking & Drill-In
gives the complete picture
4
Efficient, Engaging, Economical
Unguided and costly decisions
Stop!
Time spent on reporting
Stop!
Moreuseful.
• An appealing user
experience
• Information tailored
to roles & tasks
• Easy answers,
helpful guidance
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Engaging
• An appealing user
experience
• Information tailored
to roles & tasks
• Easy answers,
helpful guidance
Graphical Alerts
indicate potential problem areas
5
New Information
in dashboards, reports, & analysis
6
Portable Content
Connecting to web content, Excel™
7
Budgeting
Financial control for every group
8
Drill-in to
details
Color-coded
alerts
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Engaging
New Information
in dashboards, reports, & analysis
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Do we have a screen-shot, schematic, or both, showing how 2.0 data is now easily
transferred/exported to Excel?
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Engaging
Portable Content
Connecting to web content, Excel™
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Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Engaging
• An appealing user
experience
• Information tailored
to roles & tasks
• Easy answers,
helpful guidance
…if everyonewants to use it?
Wouldn’t It Be
Better…
Need a screen-shot of the most intimidating,
confusing, disengaging UX from a previous
version (ideally X+ or earlier)
People won’t wait for time-consuming reports
Unguided decisions lead to high project costs
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Engaging
Graphical Alerts
indicate potential problem areas
5
New Information
in dashboards, reports, & analysis
6
Portable Content
Connecting to web content, Excel™
7
Budgeting
Financial control for every group
8
• An appealing user
experience
• Information tailored
to roles & tasks
• Easy answers,
helpful guidance
More useful!
Efficient, Engaging, Economical
Using complex
work-arounds
Stop!
Easierto own.
Caring for outdated
IT
Stop!
• Vendor support for
the entire solution
• Standard extension
language
• Greater value with
new capabilities
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Economical
• Vendor support for
the entire solution
• Standard extension
language
• Greater value with
new capabilities
Support
For the application & platform
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Easy Extension
with industry-standard code
10
New Modules
to plan, resource, budget & analyze
11
Easy Migration
from your current system to 2.0
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Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Economical
Here, I would like the details on our currently-
supported platforms. And, perhaps a few reminders on what “support” means.
Support
For the application & platform
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Could use a little help with messaging, details
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Economical
Easy Extension
with industry-standard code
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• Java Eclipse configuration language enterprise-class SDK
• Faster & more flexible configuration
• Industry-standard widely-available
expertise
STANDARD LANGUAGE
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Economical
Planning & BudgetingBusiness Intelligence
New Workspace
New Modules
to plan, resource, budget & analyze
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People Planner
If we keep this as a benefit/attribute of
“economical,” I’ll need help, advice, ideas on a graphic/details for this.
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Economical
Easy Migration
from your current system to 2.0
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Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Economical
…if your system was easier to maintain?
Wouldn’t It Be
Better…
You have to rely on work-arounds
You may have to operate without support
• Vendor support for
the entire solution
• Standard extension
language
• Greater value with
new capabilities
Unsupported Database
Outdated O/S
Fragile Configuration
Old Browser
PerformanceSlow No Cloud
Deltek Maconomy 2.0 | Economical
Easier to own!
• Vendor support for
the entire solution
• Standard extension
language
• Greater value with
new capabilities
Support
For the application & platform
9
Easy Extension
with industry-standard code
10
New Modules
to plan, resource, budget & analyze
11
Easy Migration
from your current system to 2.0
12
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12 Great Reasons to Upgrade
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New Modules
to plan, resource, budget & analyze
9
Easy Extension
with industry-standard code
10
Support
For the application & platform
11
Easy Migration
from your current system to 2.0
12
Workspaces
bring information together
1
Wizards
guide users through steps
2
Easy Look-Up
puts info at your fingertips
3
Linking & Drill-In
gives the complete picture
4
Graphical Alerts
indicate potential problem areas
5
Budgeting
Financial control for every group
8
Portable Content
Connecting to web content, Excel™
7
New Information
in dashboards, reports, & analysis
6
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3 Things to Remember
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New Modules
to plan, resource, budget & analyze
9
Easy Extension
with industry-standard code
10
Support
For the application & platform
11
Easy Migration
from your current system to 2.0
12
Workspaces
bring information together
1
Wizards
guide users through steps
2
Easy Look-Up
puts info at your fingertips
3
Linking & Drill-In
gives the complete picture
4
Graphical Alerts
indicate potential problem areas
5
Budgeting
Financial control for every group
8
Portable Content
Connecting to web content, Excel™
7
New Information
in dashboards, reports, & analysis
6
Simplerfor everyone.
Moreuseful.
Easierto own.
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Getting there seems difficult
to me… Deltek is Here with
Help & Guidance
Things to consider before upgrading
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■ Anything that needs to be applied before upgrade (service packs, patches)
■ Any new hardware considerations■ Any reports or screens that will be affected■ Any customizations or integrations that will be affected■ Any versions being de-supported with this release■ Any documentation that needs read before the upgrade
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My head is kind of spinning right now…
So what can we… clarify?