BLUE Consulting

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BLUE Consulting

• ERP Systems
• Information Systems
• IS Auditing

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Scope of Company

• ERP systems SAP
• Program development
• Program modification
• Layout set development
• Automation of existing functions
• Integration of existing software
• Bar coding from SAP
• CO, FI, MM, PM, PS, SD modules
• SAP Auditing (SAP authorisations etc.)

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Task List

• Decide on members and member share.
• Decide on name, logo, colours etc.
• Create preliminary fund for initial start-up
  costs (can be reconciled later)
• Register CC name consulting.
• For general IT consulting, hardware and software.
• Open current account in CC name.
• Decide between prospective members on initial
  business focus and each members contribution.
• Assessing individual members initial break-even
  requirements, (should the need arise) and
  reaching consensus on a solution.
• Investigate the potential for future work from
  existing business relationships e.g. Deloitte and
  Touche, CALTEX.
• Design.
• Business cards, letter-heads, etc.
• Secure e-mail address website.

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Prospective Members

• Ashley Pillay.
• Bus. Sc., SAP certified, FI CO modules.
• Sidesh Maharaj.
• BCom., CISA, SAP auditing experience.
• Deven Naidoo.
• SAP certified, ABAP/4 SAP script, visual basic.
• Andrew Fisher. Not Confirmed
• SAP certified, MM PM PS, network admin.

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Set up Costs

• Office space rental
• Office furniture/equipment
• Workstations and peripheral devices
• Network communication
• Presentation equipment
• Securing website domain name
• Fitting costs
• Explore option of a virtual office

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Recruitment Program

• Advertising
• Skills definition and requirements
• Assessment selection
• Interviews aptitude tests (for potential
  employees)
• Employment status
• Training of new hires
• Monitoring and control of staff and initial
  expenditure

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Budget

• Total plan cost
• Forecasted expenditure
• Member requirements and prior commitments
• Minimum income required
• Deadline to next project
• Calculate members contribution

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Marketing

• Representation
• Image
• Skills
• Scope
• Plan
• Future

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Areas of Concern

• SAP basis skills
• HR, QM, AM modules
• Integration skills
• Member commitments
• Documentation plan
• No company goodwill

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Strong Points

• Black empowerment
• Specialized skills base
• Flexibility
• Scalable backend
• Efficient operations model

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Short-term Goals

• Tenders Proposals
• Team-up as BE company
• Expand skills base
• Aggressive marketing
• Develop reputation
• Gain sustainable contract or part thereof

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Mid-Term Goals

• Fully fledged SAP Implementation and Maintenance
  Company
• Acknowledged throughout our specialized industry
• Skills base reputed as among the best in the
  business
• Scope Ability to equal and exceed that of
  competitors
• Develop Platform to launch new business areas

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Long-term Goals

• Move development backend to India
• Global competitor with and international
  reputation
• Multi-facet company across all areas of
  information systems
• Generate Forex revenue
• Establish infrastructure to
• Minimize cost to company globally
• Skills pool availability to sustain backend
• Scalable backend to the extent of tendering for
  anything and everything
• Expand company scope well beyond the realms of IT