In the past trading houses had only two options: spreadsheets or big-budget custom software development programs. Now SaaS-delivered solutions combined with Cloud Computing offer a real, cost-effective alternative. With the global economy, regulatory environment and credit shrinkage increasingly mandating formalized systems for even small trading companies, SaaS offers fast-start, turnkey solutions without up-front investment or resource demands.
Steve Hughes
President & CEO
Aspect Enterprise Solutions
Cloud-based applications — aka Software as a Service (SaaS) — have seen steady growth over the past few years and will continue to grow.
Gartner, Inc., Cloud Computing: The Next Generation of Outsourcing, Ben Pring, November 1, 2010

According to Technology Research Analyst Firm Gartner…

We are in the midst of a fundamental shift, as more enterprises start to use services enabled by cloud technologies. This will heavily impact IT services providers, who must now consider strategies for coping with profound changes in the marketplace or risk being left behind.
Cloud Computing:
The Next Generation Of Outsourcing
Ben Pring, November 1, 2010
According to Technology Research Analyst Firm Gartner…
Increasingly, hosted or SaaS-based solutions are gaining favor among end users as a means of reducing capital costs, deployment times and support overheads. While traditionally these solutions were preferred options for smaller end users or end users with limited functional requirements, as the functional capabilities of SaaS - or application service provider (ASP)-based deployments grow, the appeal to larger organizations will widen.
Magic Quadrant For Energy Trading And Risk Management Platforms
Keith Harrison and
David Furlonger
March 18, 2011
AspectCTRM was installed and working for us so fast – quickly enabling us to get a real-time understanding of profit and loss, exposures, price movements in the markets and how we can better manage risk.
Peter Malcom King
Business Development & Strategy Manager
Linetrale Oil Supply & Trading Company, Nigeria

Verification, Acceptance And
Change Management Service

Business Case

Aspect releases new major versions of AspectCTRM on a periodic basis. However, some clients are unable to use or take full advantage of the new functionality offered due to lack of internal resources to manage changes and set up business processes.

Solution

To take advantage of powerful new functionality and make the required business changes without the risk of business / system disruptions, Aspect offers a package of services. Aspect consultants will work on-site with your business to manage the changes required without the risk of disruptions so you and your team can adopt and leverage the full suite of AspectCTRM modules with confidence.

Packaged Service

This package offers the services of trained consultants for:

  • New functionality verification and acceptance testing on behalf of -- and in collaboration with business users.
  • Business change management and user training.

Details of Service

This package provides the services of an experienced Aspect consultant to work onsite with our client for a pre-agreed period of time and with clearly defined deliverables. This packaged services includes:

Acceptance Test Planning and Test Case Documentation

This phase consists of drawing up of an acceptance test plan, test case documentation in collaboration with users, preparation of test environment and test data. For each of the activities, pre-agreed documents / reports are delivered.

Acceptance Testing and System Verification

In this phase, actual acceptance testing is carried out, test results are documented and problems identified are reported for fixing and managed. For all the activities listed, clear documentation and periodic reports are provided. This testing will also ensure there will be either no changes to existing numbers or the changes are known and documented clearly.

Business Change Documentation and User Training

During this phase, Aspect consultant(s) will analyze and document any changes required to the business processes and provide best practices based recommendations. This will also include identification of impact of new system releases on the existing processes, interfacing systems and changes required to these systems.

Users will be provided with hands-on training on the use of new business functions to ensure business is able to take full advantage of new functionality. In short, business will be ready to use the new version of the system and derive additional business benefits from the new product functionality.

Timeframe

The length of time required to carry out the assignment will depend on the numbers, size, complexity of the release to be verified and implemented.

Please contact Chetna Bhatia for more information about AspectSERVICES, or contact the Aspect office nearest you.
 

More Information About AspectAcademy Verification, Acceptance And
Change Management Service

For more information about these training modules or customized training for your team, please email us or call + 44 020 7632 0170.