SO LIFECYCLE

SO ASSET BULDING PHASE

SO SO SO Asset SO
Intent Registration Building Activation
0 1 2 3

SO based Project SO
Delivery Innovation
4 5 SO ACTIVE PHASE

RFI/RFP
Projects
6
SO integration
Project with Other SO SO SO
FLCB Close-out Archive/Delete
and
SO CLOSURE PHASE 7 8
Teams
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Phase 0: Intent of SO Creation – Intent Form

1.SO Integrator informs RTLC on the intent of creating an SO
2.Provides SO title, SO Leader name, validates against existing SO Catalog and provides
tentative dates of SO Registration.

Phase 1: SO Registration with RTLC with SO registration Form

1.SO Leader would do research/Market survey/Demand analysis and potential
2.SO Leader will create a high level SO model in terms of SO Binder contents and validate
with Peer community as well as provide RTLC SO FLCB Measures & Target values for the
first year
3.SO Leader will map the SO with the competition (India Inc. and IBM, Accenture, CSC,
EDS, etc. Organizations
4.SO Integrator would validate the targets and certify / approve for registration and
signs off on the Target values
5.SO Council would review and Approve
6.Create the SO FLCB Entry in RTLC following the process
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Phase 2: SO Asset Building

1. Leader will build the solution, methodology, delivery process, estimation
and execution standards, differentiators vis-à-vis competition
2. Ensure that the Asset Building Measures of SO are managed according to
the targets agreed upon
3. Create the Solution delivery specialists, Project Managers to execute the
delivery of the SO
4. Project the resource needs based on the SO Potential
5. Build RFP/RFI collaterals + Sales Collateral + Presales Team
6. Periodic Review with the SO Integrator and any peer community that SO
integrator would determine.
7. Provide any support required to respond to RFI/RFP when needed

Phase 3: SO Activation
1. SO Integrator and SO Leader would declare the SO active and provide the Sales team
the necessary information to start sales for this SO.
2. The SO Measures would be augmented with the Delivery Measures to ensure that
the SO leadership and the corresponding Project FLCBs are collaborating regularly
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Phases 4,5 & 6: SO Based Project Delivery, SO Innovation, SO Integration

1. Collate and Collect Project Metrics – Customers, Projects, type of Projects,
Resources, etc. that contributed to the execution of the SO
2. Collaborate with Project FLCBs corresponding to the SO and help the PM/PL
ensure that the project remains in Green state
3. Estimate/Assess the Delivery skill requirements and ensure that the
resources are available/trained to deliver the projects in the SO.
4. Make presentations, prepare presales / sales responses for the RFPs/bids
that correspond to the SO
5. Work with other SO Leaders and create integrated SO
6. Work with the Sales and Project FLCBs to bring innovation in the SO
7. Track competition (as defined in the SO creation phase) continuously and
mark the relative position of Satyam SO relative to competition
8. Communicate/interact with the analysts and participate in the analyst
rankings for the SO (if present and valid)
9. Create reusable assets (Process, solution architecture, components) for the
SO to help improve productivity and consistency in delivery
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Phase 7, 8: SO Close-out, Archive and Delete SO

1.Decide on when to retire the SO
2.Ensure that all the projects providing delivery to the SO are in closing stages
3.Inform the SO Council of the withdrawal of the SO along with the Integrator
4.SO Council will review and approve
5.Summarize all the measures and metrics collected so far
6.Archive all the collateral and metrics for any future (re-)use
7.Complete the RTLC Process for closing the SO FLCB
8.Release all resources assigned to the SO including the SO Leader