Introducing a breakthrough in SAP POS Software Implementation

RapidStore: A Winning Solution for Retail POS Store Systems from RedIron

RapidStore program is breakthrough in the implementation of SAP POS software for retailers large and small. Offered through a partnership between RedIron and SAP, it is a combination of platform, product, processes and people that, when applied to the implementation of SAP POS software significantly reduces the cost and time to deliver a high quality POS solution to retailers.

Why RapidStore?

Retailers have been implementing integrated PC-based POS solutions for more than 20 years. Far too often, however, these implementations are long in duration and costly to complete. Much of this can be attributed to two main factors:

The effort, time and cost associated with getting the technology platform right: creating a robust, supportable, secure technology platform that supports the true needs of a retailer.co
The effort, time and cost associated with getting the functionality right: starting from scratch and creating a highly customized solution for the retailer is a lengthy, time consuming process.

The Result? Time to market is long; critical internal resources are distracted from regular duties to tackle the project; and risk levels are high.

The RapidStore Solution

RapidStore breaks through these obstacles with its unique four-fold approach:

Platform - Retail Hardened Transaction Platform

The "Retail Hardened Transaction Platform" is the foundation of the RapidStore Program. It includes a number of components that minimize the cost, time and effort associated with securing the platform from tampering, protecting sensitive data, integrating to H.Q. systems and allows for a rapid certification of the retail environment by security auditors. This is done while maintaining the underlying infrastructure of the existing technology platform, so there is not a steep learning curve for the technical support resources in the retailer's environment. Click here for more information about the features included in the RapidStore Retail Hardened Transaction Platform. (Link to Features List)

Product - Feature Rich In-Store Applications

RapidStore utilizes SAP's POS product set for store systems. SAP POS is a feature-rich, highly configurable software solution deployed in hundreds of retail businesses worldwide. Such software can be difficult and costly to customize and implement, largely because of the time required to define requirements, design a solution, set a myriad of configuration options, modify software code and then fully regression test the unique solution. To achieve rapid cost effective implementation, the RapidStore program couples this feature -rich SAP POS software with a ready-to-go, best practices standard configuration as a baseline solution. From there, this standard configuration can be implemented as-is or, if necessary, can be fine-tuned within a fixed set of options to fine tune it to more closely match your specific operations. Click here for a complete list of RapidStore's Business Features. (Link to Business Features list.)

People - Highly Skilled, Experienced Human Resources

The RapidStore Implementation Team specializes in retail business processes and solutions. Each team member has five or more years of experience with in-store retail business systems. Plus, each has several years of experience at configuring and implementing the SAP POS solution. The RapidStore solution is built on deploying the right people with the right skill set for the job, reducing the human resources required for an in-store implementation.

Processes - Streamlined, Optimized Approach

RapidStore uses a streamlined implementation process to achieve a rapid, cost-effective store systems implementation. Standard in-store implementation processes generally include several steps or phases to define unique business processes, gaps in fit between software and business function, customization for resolution of gap items and quality assurance of the final solution. These steps tend to be labor intensive and overhead laden, adding significantly to the cost and duration of a POS implementation project. For those retail businesses that require it, these steps are an effective way to achieve a systems implementation that meets business goals.

RapidStore provides a streamlined implementation process for those retail in-store implementation projects where this level of uniqueness and customization is not necessary. The program starts with an early validation of the suitability of the RapidStore solution to meet the goals of the project. The validation process is brief but provides a strong indication that the retailers business needs will be met by the feature-set of the RapidStore solution. This sets the stage for the implementation project to follow a streamlined implementation process where the project can proceed directly to mapping features to business needs, configuring (turning on) the needed features at a large-grained level, selecting the appropriate options for each feature and then testing the configured solution.

Compare Traditional vs. RapidStore Processes

Traditional Approach Timeline 9 - 12 months	RapidStore Approach Timeline 2 - 4 months
Discovery	Discovery
Blueprinting	Validation
Configuration	Configuration (Feature Selection)
Requirements	Acceptance Testing
Design	Pilot
Development	-
Unit Testing	-
System Testing	-
Performance Testing	-
User Acceptance testing	-
Pilot	-

The Optimized RapidStore Timeline

Milestone	Deliverables	Weeks
Preparation	Lab acquisition & setup Software Setup Network and EFT connectivity	1-2
Validation	Software feature review Feature set and option identification Gap identification	2-6
Configuration	Configuration feature set & options Acceptance test set selection Solution delivery	6-7
Testing Phase	Lab acceptance confirmation	7-10
Pilot Phase	Live store acceptance confirmation	13-16

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