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Presented by Susan Olsen, REI BEGINS AT 3:30pm EST. Recreational Equipment, Inc. Susan Olson. Cloud Decision.
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Presented by Susan Olsen, REI BEGINS AT 3:30pm EST
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