Transcript Recreational Equipment, Inc.Susan Olson

Presented by Susan Olsen, REI
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Recreational Equipment, Inc.
Susan Olson
Cloud Decision
Susan Olson is a Purchasing Manager at Recreational
Equipment, Inc. (REI). She has been in this role for seven
years and in the Purchasing field for a total of fourteen
years. In her current role she is focused primarily on
technology purchasing but also serves as the business
owner for procure-to-pay software selection for her
enterprise.
Looking Back
• REI deployed ProcureIt initially in late 2006
• Using Purchase Manager module
• Approximately 900 users
Options
• Option 1
– Stay with current deployment model
– REI specific version licensed per user
• Option 2
– Cloud deployment
– Subscription model
Cloud Pros
• Helps REI stay on current version
• Helps REI stop customizing ourselves into a corner
• REI is very comfortable with cloud/SAAS deployments
Cloud Cons
• REI forced to move to current versions
• Unable to customize
• REI would be an early adopter within Verian’s customer
portfolio
Decision
• What ultimately made the decision?
• Could we live without all of our customizations?
• Yes!
Scope
• Upgrade from Version 7.0.2 to 11.1
• Bring all of our data forward
– Order/POs, Vendors, Catalog Items, Users, Locations
• Changes to align better with financial system change
– New account coding, Improve interfacing
• Be done before our Nov/Dec holiday season
Lessons Learned
• More due diligence on forced versions that come with
Cloud deployment
• More evaluation of impact on non-IT resources
Questions?