NOAD EQM4 Enterprise Change

Management

Trusted and Timely Delivery of SAP BusinessObjects and

QlikView Applications to the Enterprise

Faced with ever-growing, market-wide pressures, BI teams are seeking solutions to meet the rapidly evolving

needs of their businesses while being compliant with regulations. In order to survive in today’s market

companies need to make changes timelier, compelling, and less costly while maintaining security and quality

in an increasingly becoming complex environment.

Among some in BI, there is still a tendency to view development as a single, monolithic stage rather than

accepting the fact that development should be managed as a set of distinct, identifiable stages. Working

with version control alone, managers are faced with a lack of visibility and management of BI development

processes, people and assets; limited regulatory and standards compliance; a slower time to market;

increased business disruption due to program defects; and lower returns on investment.

Implementing NOAD EQM4, the leading BI enterprise change management solution for QlikView and SAP

BusinessObjects, could mean the difference between success and failure. It will improve BI process

management by providing enforceable, traceable change processes to meet

business demands for higher productivity and improved time to market. For

example, standards of changes make it possible for multi-developer teams to

embrace an ongoing approach to development, greatly reducing errors that

can stall a project for weeks. Distributed development capabilities give a team

the option to use offshore resources when that is deemed cost-effective. Audit history makes the completion

of an audit request possible in an hour or even less instead of weeks.

There are many version control tools that help your developers manage their BI application components

while coding. But when they’re done, how do you keep track of different builds? How do you route the

application components into the development lifecycle for testing or QA? How do you roll back to a

previous version of a release if something goes wrong? Developing applications can be a daunting task even

in the most simplistic development environment. But combine multiple applications with multiple

development teams in multiple locations, and you add a degree of complexity that can become

unmanageable. And then, what happens if you get audited? How can you pass an IT audit with flying colors?

While version control tools give you the ability to manage versioning through check-outs and check-ins, they

can’t help you with the release process. NOAD EQM4 Change Manager and Deployment Manager Solution

give you total control of the entire lifecycle and additional brings compliance to it. Once the initial

application is imported into EQM4’s single repository, you will be able to track, manage and deploy your

application through our automated workflow and best practices. You can improve quality and reduce cost

with EQM4’s complete ability to capture, see, track and report on all changes and releases in the

development lifecycle.

NOAD EQM4 automated deployment allows you have (geographically) distributed development; the

components are deployed to appropriate target locations at every stage, completely integrated into SAP

BusinessObjects and QlikView so the process cannot be by-passed. By replacing your manual processes, you

can reduce costs, ensure application integrity, gain efficiencies, and speed up application delivery times. And

because our solution offers you a structured application lifecycle process with complete traceability, you can

easily meet regulatory compliance and your management will have complete visibility.

How does a top global Networking company manage their code migration and

deployment in extensive SAP BusinessObjects environments?

Challenge

SAP Business Objects is one of the enterprise BI tools being used extensively at Cisco. Hence it became

essential that all the BO applications and BI content changes were accountable, registered automatically

according to compliance guidelines, and fully documented. The need was for delegated code deployment by

the BI delivery teams with automation and work-flow capabilities.

Solution

Realizing that extended version control and delegated code migration and deployment in SAP

BusinessObjects was lacking, Cisco implemented NOAD EQM4 for their automated BO code migration and

deployment. Cisco is also planning to control their technical documentation with NOAD EQM4, making it

possible to restore previously approved versions in a production environment without searching for a

particular version on their many file servers. Additionally, NOAD EQM4 provides real-time, online audit trails

of every change, complete with time-stamps and user details.

“We have implemented NOAD EQM4 for

delegated code migration and deployment in

our enterprise SAP-BO environments to

select BO development teams. After realizing

that NOAD EQM4 has given us the ability to

provide self-service capability to our BI

delivery teams, increased agility in BI delivery

and productivity gains, we are planning to

roll this to all our BO development teams

NOAD EQM4 Change Manager is the integrated version control solution that keeps you in control of your

application development lifecycle. Our secure check-out and check-in process with intelligent labeling will

ensure versions are never overwritten, even in a distributed development environment. Its comprehensive

activity tracking, supported by enforced workflows, and performance reporting provide management with the

input and feedback needed to optimize IT’s responsiveness.

NOAD EQM4 Change Manager will increase your developer’s productivity!

Key features:

- Integrated in SAP BusinessObjects XIR2 & 3 and QlikView 8.5 or higher (combined), providing

complete visibility of development across all environments.

- Besides SAP BusinessObjects Universes, Deski and Webi documents and QlikView QVW files, all

other files can be managed by NOAD EQM4 such as project documentation in Word and Excel files,

SQL, etc..

- Increase information quality with EQM4’s Difference, Build and Relational analysis for (linked)

Universes, Deski and Webi documents and QVW files. Table and Object Impact analysis is available

for SAP BusinessObjects Universes and Deski and Webi documents.

- Secured by powerful authorization and authentication; users/groups can be granted various levels of

authority.

- Single click automation for editing, processing and distribution supported by an enforced workflow.

- Automatic tracking of activities on all applications components for audit purposes.

How does a leading global biopharma company focused on severe diseases manage

their SAP BusinessObjects deployment in order to comply with Good Clinical

Practices?

Challenge

Strict internal and external rules and regulations for drug development companies like UCB Pharma demand

written documentation for all software programs and systems development processes, compliance with GxP

(Good Clinical Practices) require specific registration of any modifications. Existing rules and regulations from

various agencies, such as the US Food & Drug Administration, vary from country to country and from

authority to authority. For SAP BusinessObjects, this meant written documentation for every single program

change which resulted in excessive man hours.

Solution

In search for a solution that would help to comply with governmental and internal regulations easily, and

allow for the necessary segregation of duties and system development life cycle stages, UCB Pharma

implemented NOAD EQM4. Using NOAD EQM4 aided the validation of SAP BusinessObjects from a GxP-

compliance perspective because it created a starting point for an electronic audit trail that would track

changes made to SAP BusinessObjects universes and documents that did not previously exist.

“Because of NOAD EQM4, SAP BusinessObjects

maintenance activities take less time and are

much more efficient. Therefore, working with

the system is considerably more enjoyable.

Now, instead of working on “putting out fires”,

the team can actually work on improving the

system. UCB Pharma considers this to be one

Automated distribution of QVW, Universes, Webi, Deski,

Excel or other files to designated target locations at

each stage of the lifecycle

NOAD EQM4 DEPLOYMENT MANAGE

With NOAD EQM4 Deployment Manager you save time and reduce errors by automating the numerous,

repetitive steps of moving new and modified components or applications to other environments, machines

or logical partitions. Combined with NOAD EQM4 Change Manager, you get additional, powerful deployment

package management capabilities, making application re-deployment easy and QlikView and SAP

BusinessObjects rollouts painless. For application rollouts or other updates across an enterprise, the

predefined deployment path allows you to simply select target end points and then point and click to

deliver. Supported by the enforced workflow, only authorized members of your team are allowed to

distribute applications, while NOAD EQM4 tracks the activities automatically.

Key features:

- Automated distribution eliminates errors inherent to manual, scripted process.

- One single repository to manage complex distributed environments globally with secure and

consistent distribution ensuring accuracy of each deployment.

- Painless re-deployment and application rollouts with our powerful integrated deployment

management capabilities with smart labeling.

- Restore applications back to any previously labeled state if the deployment outcome is not what

was expected.

- Setup workflows enforcing your IT policy; have members of your team sign-off to proceed to the

next step in a process/workflow.

- Automatic tracking of activities on all applications components for audit purposes.

How does the world’s leading music company control a successful global rollout of

SAP BusinessObjects while at the same time it had to cut IT spending?

Challenge

UMG faced the challenge to cut IT spending while implementing SAP BusinessObjects. Due to the success of

the initial rollout, requests came from the global organization to use BI as well. IT needed to be in control of

the application set-up, implementation, roll-out and usage; losing track would mean a loss in credibility

among the company leaders who needed information to keep up-to-date in the very competitive landscape

of the music industry. Additionally, IT needed improved controls on the development and distribution of BI

applications, have insight in application usage and maintenance status. This would allow UMG-IT to allocate

resources where it would add the most value.

Solution

Implementing NOAD EQM4 ensured procedures of developing, testing, and deployment were followed. The

ability to directly visualize BI application usage allowed planning of resources in the most economical way.

By visualizing end user behavior, report usage, and universe status, IT was able to accurately reallocate costs

to the departments and contribute in keeping the system lean and mean.

“In a short period of time NOAD EQM4 has

become the cornerstone of UMG´s BI

implementation. NOAD EQM4 made sure

the management worked with accurate

figures, enabled the IT department to roll

out quickly and according to plan, while

NOAD EQM4 automates and accelerates the workflow and change management process. You can create

workflows or custom escalation rules so you can deal with the most complex escalation and approval

business rules possible in any environment. Our workflow and change management solution automatically

authorizes, verifies, opens the editor with the correct component, archives versions, sets states and events

and stores versions so you don’t have to. This means that you can get updates at any time, giving you the

visibility, enforceability, and traceability necessary for internal and external compliance. So with the ability to

define, automate, and enforce rules and processes, you can easily meet business deliverables!

Use NOAD EQM4 Compliance Management to:

- Organize and maintain a central repository of all application components.

- Instantly view and access application components across projects and locations to get status information of any

application including relations between components in applications, any project, or any objects across the

repository, any time.

- Monitor SAP BusinessObjects’ Full Client end user population to have profound insights in the actual usage at

every possible level and analyze user behavior in real time. Developers’ activity is monitored for both supported

platforms, QlikView and SAP BusinessObjects.

- Enables managers to quickly and consistently respond to internal regulations and legislated standards in parallel

with the application development process by defining a process/workflow to ensure that components

automatically pass through the defined phases, and that company policies and government legislation are

enforced.

- NOAD EQM4 tracks all activities to create an online, real time audit trail of every application’s lifecycle. Team

members can see into the deployment process and easily review the details of a specific distribution to identify

failures that require further diagnosis or repair; review distribution history; analyze project productivity, failure

recovery and compliance with technology change regulations.

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NIEUW HOOFDSTUK: NOAD EQM4 IMPLEMENTATION & EDUCATION

NOAD offers comprehensive implementation services for its solutions to ensure they are implemented

effectively and they meet your expectations. As part of the implementation process, NOAD will spend time

understanding your requirements and helping you to determine how Enterprise Change Management can be

implemented to improve control of your business intelligence deployment. With our SPECS© approach,

specifications, cost and timelines can be effectively managed and eliminates fragmented implementations.

A key benefit of working with NOAD’s implementation team is the proven project management process that

is used along with a staff of skilled consultants to reduce risk and manage projects to on-time delivery within

budget. On average, NOAD EQM4 is implemented in 3 to 5 days and training is included.

NOAD Education offers a range of courses on NOAD EQM4 to suit your need, role, timeline and preferred

learning format. Offered through public or onsite classroom training, NOAD Education’s standard and

customized training programs are designed to match your unique requirements.

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