Accenture: Set of measures to manage business risks of import substitution of platform solutions

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2022: Development of business risk management package

The Russian team, which was transferred to the global Accenture business in April 2022, has developed a set of measures to manage business risks, including those related to IT infrastructure. The developed approach includes a response plan that ensures business continuity and operational stability, taking into account the challenges faced in the spring of 2022 in the field of applications, infrastructure, network equipment and other technologies. Aksencher Russia announced this on April 15, 2022. This is a list of specific measures at all levels of IT, from infrastructure, applications, and support to IT management.

The circumstances in which IT departments find themselves are due to a number of factors: - Global vendors (such as SAP, Oracle, Cisco, Citrix, SAS, Adobe and others) have suspended sales, and in some cases solution support in Russia. - Possible risks of remote disconnection of software and equipment. - Blocking or stopping the operation of part of foreign cloud services. - New regulatory requirements. - General uncertainty due to new sanctions imposed.

Many departments of international companies faced a typical situation when critical applications are located outside the Russian Federation and/or are part of the global IT infrastructure. This applies not only to accounting systems, but also to planning systems, tracking supply chains, client systems directly related to daily business activity. Companies have to think through solutions that would allow localizing the infrastructure, continuing operational activities, and protecting the business from further technological risks.

For each company, the scheme to overcome obstacles will be unique: in some cases, a quick solution to the problem simply does not exist. The developed methodology and a set of measures will help reduce the risk of interruption of continuity, business processes as well as allow you to further develop and scale automation tools after the need of the business.

The program also takes into account the company's own experience, when in 3 weeks it was necessary to completely localize IT solutions: select various solutions, deploy and configure, transfer data and train personnel. The company's specialists made the transition to a number of key local systems without losing manageability and reducing the quality of services for customers - and are now ready to share their experience.

The business risk management program is diversified according to the specifics, key tasks and needs of a particular business. It can include 4 types of work: rapid analysis of the IT landscape, development of various infrastructure options for ensuring continuity and protection against risk, implementation of necessary changes and support of implemented applications.