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Functional Excellence and Enterprise Architecture The Open Group Johannesburg Conference
March 15-16, 2011
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Content
Introduction
EA for Functional Excellence
Functional Excellence
Conclusion
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Sasol share price
11 Jul 2008: $147/barrel
>R500/share
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Functional Excellence Strategic imperative
The Mandate Reduce overall functional
cost by xx% from the FY10
budget base by end June
2011
(GEC, June 2009)
The Result Position Sasol for future
success, providing benefit to
all stakeholders and ensuring
business sustainability
though “one Sasol way” of
doing business
Group
Business
Success ∑BU Excellence AND ∑Function Excellence =
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Functional Excellence The prize
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People Systems Equipment
Complexity Activity
Resources
-xx%
= Effectiveness
> Efficiency
Simple Standard
Other
Shared
Fundamentals Reduce functional costs by xx% by June 2011
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EA OD (Org Design)
We took a simple view The organisation consists of…
People &
Skills
Technology
& Assets
Culture Process
Structure
Strategy
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...point the car
in the right
direction!
EA in Sasol Effectiveness!
Doing the
right things
Business processes link the organisational resources to the objectives
Business processes deliver objectives
Objectives are derived from strategy
Efficiency!
Doing things
right
...make the car
go faster!
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Process Opportunities Process to identify savings opportunities
?
Focus on 3 Levers:
1. Eliminate work
2. Improve efficiency
3. Reduce cost of work
Eliminate work by
removing or
reducing objectives (eliminate processes)
Seek process
efficiency
improvement
opportunities Identify
opportunities to
reduce the cost of
the work
Always check
for sustainability
Question validity of process drivers
Keep asking why, why, why
Simplify, Optimise,
Standardise
Leverage economies of
skill and scale, etc
Removing objectives
leads to elimination
of processes!
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Lets get technical SAP Optimisation
Optimisation of SAP systems in Sasol
• Reduced SAP systems in Sasol Managed impact to running business
•Enabled Functional Excellence, including Shared Services One Sasol Way
Simple l Standard l Shared
•Enabled future growth Standard platform (global SAP template)
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Lets get even more technical Positioning ARIS vis-à-vis Solution Manager
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Lessons learnt
• Drive from the very top
• Add value and be seen to add value
• Be pragmatic and focus on the essential
• Define & stick to the principles
• Strong, committed, skilled, experienced multi-
disciplined team (FUNCTIONAL, EA, PMO, OD, CM, WFT,
Training, SAP/ET, Business Case, Risk)
• Resource capacity
• Manage the risks
• Focus on Sustainability