Trying to decide whether to build or buy an omni-channel commerce solution?
This 28-slide deck makes a clear, succinct argument for buying. It also demonstrates EPAM’s market knowledge and experience in providing smart, effective solutions that offer exceptional value. Includes a specific recommendation for Hybris.
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WELCOME TO THE POST-PC ERA
Consumer and business users have become nomads.
Always on the move. And yet the expectation is that
they will access targeted content that is contextually
relevant to where they are and what they happen to be
doing, at that particular moment.
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BUY BUILD
Main drivers: opportunity / time to market / competitive pressure
BUILD VS BUY
• On-going functionality & features from a vendor
with a strong vision for the future of B2B
commerce.
• Support & Maintenance is available.
• Built upon open-source technologies including
Java, Spring where a large, talented pool of
engineers exist worldwide.
• Jump start digital commerce storefronts with B2B,
B2C, and Mobile Accelerators.
• Integrates seamlessly with Supply Chain, OMS, or
other enterprise systems – can replace any
module.
• Requires building commodity commerce
functionality such as cart, payment, order
management, customer management, promotions,
search etc.
• In our experience, companies end up spending
inordinate amounts of time & money on
maintenance activities over innovation.
• Custom platform knowledge ends up in a select
few individuals which presents a business risk if
they decide to leave.
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ARCHITECTURAL HIGHLIGHTS
• Hybris Datahub reduces integration risk by providing
SAP connectivity and future integrations
• Rely on OOB subscriptions, entitlements, and
metering functionality to support telco specific
functionality
• Omnichannel Accelerator, mobile commerce
storefronts enable us to deploy channels faster
• Utilize our hybris Automation Framework to one-click
deploy environments in cloud, on-premise, or locally
• Easily extend OOB type system to support your Data
Architecture.
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ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
• Utilizing SAP HANA for in-memory performance
in critical areas such as pricing, inventory, or
personalization / analytical use-cases
• Implement caching framework to plug-in to 3rd
party cache like memcached, redis, or other to
ensure high performance to the channel at the
API level
• Use the re-platforming project to strengthen
data, analytical capabilities by introducing a
strong content management solution such as
Adobe AEM / Marketing Cloud.
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PROGRAM PROJECT SEQUENCE. THE EPAM VIEW
RS ESHOP + TV EVOLUTION New hybris platform, BRS LOBs available online for new customers only
MOBILITY ESHOP 2 Migrate Mobility to hybris, roll-out Endless Aisle, CRM integration
MASS SERVICE/AUTO Residential Customer functionality for Business
OUTRIGHT SALES Leverage Endless Aisle for Business Markets
After looking for optimisations, we recommend the following project sequence:
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PROGRAM PROJECT SEQUENCE. THE EPAM VIEW
RS ESHOP + TV EVOLUTION
• Reused for BBM Projects
• Adds ability to buy BRS LOBs online
• Lowers acquisition costs
• Existing customers add new LOBs
• Including in BRS eshop scope to leverage work already being done
MOBILITY ESHOP 2
• Migrate existing eshop to hybris + new features
• Endless aisle: Add 3rd party supplier products sold thru Bell
• Leverage later in BBM
• Opens the door for Bell to be able to sell anything via platform
MASS SERVICE/AUTO
• Leverage BRS to give Business Customers same buying experience and
functionality as consumers, but with tailored flows and products
• Move manual tasks online
OUTRIGHT SALES
• Leverage mobility endless aisle to offer new 3rd party products
• Integration with CRM
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2
3
4
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• Define MVP that is achievable with the dates
• With MVP defined, review the cost and time
• Keeping Time as fixed, refine the MVP that
can be delivered while keeping quality high
and reduced risk
MVP APPROACH TO MEET THE DATES
Scope
Time Cost
Quality
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OUR AGILE APPROACH
Architecture and Design Team
will iteratively develop and
deliver:
• Business and functional epics and
user stories
• Architectural epics covering
Environment and Solution
Architecture including Integration
and Data Migration Approach
• Other Technical Documentation
Agile in action:
• Sprint planning meeting
• Daily standup meeting
• Sprint review meeting
• Sprint retrospective meeting