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SAP BI Asset Management Analytics at NPPDAgendaWho is Nebraska Public Power District?NPPDs History with SAPSAP BI Implementation ProjectDemo of NPPDs AnalyticsBI Adoption Challenges / SuccessesLessons LearnedFuture of SAP BI Asset Mgmt Analytics at NPPDQ & A

Who is Nebraska Public Power District?Nebraska is the only all-Public Power state in USNPPD is the largest Electric Utility in NebraskaProvides power to over 1,000,000 NebraskansTotal end-use customers (retail/wholesale): 365,000+Annual Sales: 18.8 billion kWh (2007)Total annual revenue: $780M (2007)2200+ employees5,000+ miles of transmission lines3,100+ MW of generationCoal-fired, Nuclear, Gas-fired, Combined-Cycle, Hydro, Wind

NPPDs History with SAP19992000200120022003200420052006Phase1Phase2Phase3Implemented SAP R/3 4.0B for all non-Nuclear business unitsFI, CO, MM, PM, PSUpgraded to SAP R/3 4.6BExtended to Nuclear Business UnitImplemented HR, PR, PA, TE, ESSfor all business unitsTechnical Upgrade toR/3 Enterprise (4.70)Technical Upgrade to ERP 6.0,Implemented NetWeaver PortalLicensed SAP Business Suite2007ImplementedSAP BusinessIntelligence

NPPDs Current SAP Landscape / UsageSAP ERP 6.0Enterprise-wide (generation, transmission, distribution, nuclear):Asset Management (corrective, preventive maintenance, planning, scheduling)Materials Management (inventory, procurement)Financial Management (cost accounting, GL, FERC)Project ManagementHuman Resources Management (time, payroll, benefits, admin, recruiting, training)SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.0Employee Self-Service, Managers portal, SAP reportingSAP NetWeaver Process Integration (PI) 7.0Integration solution for all internal/external interfacesSAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (BI) 7.0Other Major non-SAP ComponentsVentyx Banner CIS (retail), Itron MV-PBS (wholesale)GE Smallworld GIS, PowerOn OMS, Design Manager GWDPrimavera Project Planner (nuclear plant scheduling)TWACS AMI system

NPPDs SAP Business Intelligence ProjectObjectiveImplement the SAP BI data warehousing/analysis platform and deliver a limited set of initial reporting content.A low profile project with a small team and long implementation timeframe.ApproachDeveloped a prototype BI system using SAP BI Content as a starting point. Business areas included:Asset / Work ManagementProject ManagementFinancial ManagementSupply Chain ManagementHuman ResourcesReviewed prototype BI reports and data with key business people in a series of stakeholder workshops to communicate BI capabilities, gathered input on implementation scope.Selected Asset / Work Management and Supply Chain Management as initial business areas for analytics implementation, due to highest value and widest audience.

NPPDs SAP Business Intelligence ProjectImplementation ScopingEstablished a BI Advisory Team composed of subject matter experts from all areas of NPPD.Refined specific reporting scope and requirements from prototype and input from the Advisory Team.Data ModelingOur approach was to use standard SAP BI Content data sources (extractors), enhance them as needed to include additional data fields as required, and build a multi-layered and flexible data model based on them.Acquisition Layer acquires raw data from the source SAP systemConsolidation Layer consolidates and combines the raw data to meet reporting and analysis requirements.Distribution Layer provides the multidimensional data in the format for reporting, analysis, etc.Allows flexibility in adapting to future reporting requirements without major data model rework

NPPDs Asset/Work Management Data Model

NPPDs Supply Chain Mgmt Data Model

Determined that all access to BI reports would be via NPPDs existing NetWeaver Portal.Used standard BI Business Explorer (Bex) Query Designer to create the BI queries.Selected SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer to develop and deliver the reporting dashboards.Report Development and Delivery

Live Demo of NPPDs Analytics

Adoption DefinedGetting the right people to use the right BI reports to make the right decisions and provide the right feedback.Adoption ApproachEngage the BI Advisory Team members to:Identify the key decision makers in their business area who will most benefit from the BI information.Coach those key decision makers on use of the delivered BI reports and meaning of the information provided.Give feedback to the BI Project/Support team on potential additions, corrections, improvements, etc.Series of on-site meetings with Advisory Team members and key users to review and assist with this effort.Targeted general communication to all employees announcing BI reports availability, Advisory Team role, etc.BI Adoption Challenges / Successes

ChallengesUnderstanding of BI analytical capabilities.Most users focused on detailed operational reporting, not analytical needs for decision making.Desire for more detail, not less.Wide range of analytical reports in scope, wide applicability across NPPD business units.Hard to get operational leaderships attention.SuccessesBI Advisory Team said they would take ownership of the adoption process in some cases.Interest in expanding data model to include other asset management data, improve business decisions through better analysis.

BI Adoption Challenges / Successes

If You Build It, They May Not ComeA well designed and built set of analytics, without good engagement from those who should be using them, does not guarantee adoption.Be sure to engage the business in the implementation.BI Analytics Makes Your Data VisibleBI analytics show the level of quality (or lack of it) in your data, both master data and transactional.Process compliance issues become visible very quickly.These can be good issues, resulting in data and process improvement focus to provide better information for decision making.Build Your Data Model For The FutureReporting and analysis needs will continue to grow and evolve.BI Implementation Lessons Learned

The Future of SAP BI Asset Management Analytics at NPPD Expand Data Model as Business Needs/Opportunities AriseProposed Example: Measurement Results Analytics for transmission line condition analysis. Closing the loopSAPERPSAPBILine patrols record TL structureconditions in database on laptop(May use SAP Mobile Asset Mgmtin the future)Condition reports uploaded to SAP. Creates MeasurementDocuments, PM Notifications for corrective workSubstation inspections recordTL breaker operations,entered in SAP as Measurement DocumentsBI analysis produces TL score based oncondition measurement results,maintenance costs and history,breaker operations, line criticality.Scores used to allocatecapital $ forline refurbishment

The Future of SAP BI Analytics at NPPD Develop a BI Power Users groupBusiness unit experts who understand the business, the data and the capabilities of BI.Provide training in use of the BI tools (Bex Web Analyzer) and access to the applicable InfoCubes in the BI system.Self-service reporting based on direct business needs.Repeatable certified reports and queries will be developed by the BI team and made available as needed.SAP BI positioned as NPPDs Enterprise Data WarehouseA key part of NPPDs business applications architecture.Consolidation of data from other existing data marts, non-SAP systems, etc.Integration of data from plant and other operational control systems