How
does ABL manage your processes ?
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Overview
- the Migration, Customization and Transition
Approach
We understand your organization’s workflow,
methods and processes before delivering solutions
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We work with you to optimize your
business processes with a view to
streamline operations, reducing cycle
and turnaround times, reducing costs
whilst providing the highest quality
service delivery.
We spend time not only to understand
your process needs, but also to understand
your business environment. We capture
information critical to transition
process, and conduct the operation
so that the transfer from existing
to the offshore process is seamless.
This process seamlessly links the
centre in India with accounting application
and processes of the end client. It
includes four key modules: scanning,
connectivity, data entry and query
resolution. The transition can be
divided into several stages - Design,
Handover, and Implementation.
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| Pre-Transition
: the Design Stage |
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In designing the off-shore process
to support your business, we apply
proven steps and principles to ensure
success. We recognize that every customer
is different. But our principles for
designing a process are the same.
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A high-level buy-in to an offshore
model. This allows a dispassionate
evaluation of an offshore proposition,
and commitment to implementation. |
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Acquiring an in-depth understanding
of the process. We do this by
interviewing the key functional
managers, process mapping, understanding
volumes, timetables and systems.
We then present our understanding
for confirmation. |
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Designing off-shore processes
so as to minimize disruption to
existing processes, taking into
account the types of functions
to be provided, the service level
agreements agreed, services to
be provided offshore and the current
systems and document flow environment. |
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then provide a documented solution
specifying the scope, existing process,
to-be process, business case and a
high level transition plan. The objective
is to articulate a clear business
case for change, and to get buy-in
from key constituents.
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| Document
management and workflow Approach |
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Document management and data transmission
are integral to our business. We ensure
documents are handled effectively
to ensure that timely, accurate, complete
and accessible information is available.
We use multiple solutions for document
workflow. In a paper-based system
we handle scanning, data transmission,
indexing and tracking according to
standard processes, ensuring that
documents are cross-referenced to
the financial application. Alternatively,
we participate in a client's existing
workflow solution, using the image
viewing, routing, approval and management
functions it may offer.
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| Planning
and Process Handover |
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Following confirmation of the outline
design, we work with functional managers
to prepare an in-depth analysis of
the requirements to develop a comprehensive
project plan. From this plan, specific
work breakdown structures are identified
regarding procurement and delivery
of data and processed output. Requirements
and tasks are identified and tracked
for training, installation, testing,
operational management, backup, business
recovery, and help desk services.
We manage the whole transition process
- including recruiting staff, training,
setting up the connectivity solution,
and the India infrastructure.
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| Implementing
the Transition |
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Process migration normally commences
with parallel processing of information
until you have full confidence. During
implementation, need based review
meetings are held so that the project
plan can be reviewed. This way we
stay on top of the process and any
roadblocks can be eliminated.
In this way, we ensure that the process
of continuous improvement is documented
and action items are completed on
time. Business requirements are never
static. Change is the norm, and it
is equally important that the outsourcing
arrangements have flexible provisions
to allow for changes in business requirements
over time.
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| Quality
monitoring parameters |
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These include :
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Transaction performance reporting
to ensure timeliness. |
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Accuracy testing on a random
sample of transactions. |
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Accuracy testing on all high
value transactions. |
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provide regular performance reports
to our customers, which specify volumes
and quality achievements This entails
a program of continuous improvement
based on analysis of error rates recorded
in our processes. This allows us control
on quality when the process scales
up.
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| Process
Improvement |
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We are committed to a continuous improvement
program which rely on reducing handovers
, making them end-to-end, striving
for automation with e-processes, driving
to best in class knowledge of the
application, techniques to reduce
time and costs by use of multi-time
zones.
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