Here is why and how IBM and SAP Help Shell Launch One of the Largest SAP Solution Upgrades in the World.

Here we talk about downstream business IT infrastructure.

In fact Connectikpeople observes that, Shell has putted in place one of the largest single SAP upgrade implementations in the world, covering operations in 35 countries and four global businesses and Shell business service centers, and impacting more than 29,000 users.
This means, the Shell’s “Downstream One” programme aims to simplify and standardise its downstream business processes, which cover all operations from manufacturing to marketing and sales of oil products around the world for
domestic, industrial and transport use.
In this momentum, IBM provided business consulting services to lead the analysis of the existing processes and also led an IT asset refresh, which saw Shell switch to the latest IBM Power 7 Series (P780) servers in order to deliver greater computing power and improve IT efficiency.

Connectikpeople has also observed that, the Business Transformation Services group within the SAP Consulting organization provided an upgrade value assessment to identify areas of improvement based on their knowledge of new functionality and SAP solution roadmaps.

Finally, Connectikpeople recalls that, the programme delivery contract has been annually renewed since 2004 and is part of a multi-phase project spread over 10 years to transform Shell's downstream business.