Requirement Study

• Defining a True CBS
  
• Study of existing system in the bank
  
• Current bottlenecks, future requirements identification, statutory requirement of technology, functionality and reports
  
• Analyze the exiting hardware, networking, system software, and WAN, for possible reutilization, up gradation, and replacement.
  
• Study of present level of ability to use computer and application software by bankers in different roles
  
• Definition of new training required
  
• Definition of responsibilities and tasks to be completed by the Software Company, 3rd party system hardware and software supplier, WAN solution provider, CBS supplier and bankers.
  
• Time lines for various activities
  
• Hardware sizing
  
• WAN / LAN network specification
  
• Definition of essential functionality requirements e.g. NPA, file based clearing
  
• Definition of essential technology requirements e.g. multi-threaded, ease in patch management, ease in parameter setup et cetera
  
• RBI Reports

Selection of Vendor

• Discussions and negotiations and finalization of Hardware vendor
  
• Discussions and negotiations and finalization of 3rd Party Software vendor
  
• Discussions and negotiations and finalization of CBS vendor
  
• Discussions and negotiations and finalization of WAN vendor
• Discussions and negotiations and finalization of networking equipment vendor
• Presentations, sites visits and attending demonstrations for the selection process
  
• Definition of technical, commercial, payment, warranty and AMC Terms

Project Monitoring

• Identify the various tasks, logistics at various stages
  
• Prioritizing the tasks
  
• Creations of teams in the bank for various tasks
  
• Gantt Charts for various implementations teams and tasks
  
• Monitoring of actual execution
  
• Ensuring that the plan has no areas of bottlenecks or slack periods
  
• Creation of banks owned key first level support team, so that they take on the job training
  
• Ratification of various trainings by vendors for program, contents, delivery, attendance by bank staff and testing for achievements levels by bankers

Implementation

• Systematic integrated networking device and computing device testing to ensure that the massively parallel computing structure is functioning properly from a functional and stress/load test perspective
  
• Coordinating with Bank IT Team, bankers and vendors for resolution of issues if any
  
• Coordinating with Bank IT Team, bankers and vendors for requirement of information and data for creation of tools like migration utility, data entry screens and other similar tasks
  
• Consultancy for bank activities like data entry
  
• Acceptance of work done by vendors as per scope of order

Post Implementation analysis

• Adherence to objectives of the project
  
• Identifying existing GAPS
• Suitable measures for completion of the GAPS