The Mahindra Group is a large, global conglomerate with $16.2 billion in revenues and strong growth over the last ten years. It has implemented a new common IT platform across its 72 companies to standardize processes and provide a single user experience. This includes a new analytical tool called Qlikview that provides daily automated financial reports and enables business users to directly access transaction-level data and create their own reports and queries. This has improved reporting capabilities while reducing the burden on IT systems and staff.
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We are a GLOBAL group with
revenues of $16.2 billion and
growing at a scorching pace...
In the last ten years*,
group revenues and
profits have grown ten times
(10x)
*FY04-13, in Rupee terms
Gross Group Revenue and PAT after Minority Interest
MAHINDRA GROUP
2. The Mahindra Group
Automotive
Sector
Farm Equipment
Sector
Information
Technology Sector
Systech
Sector
Financial
Services Sector
Partners
Division
After Market
Sector
Real Estate
Sector
Two Wheeler
Sector
Hospitality
Sector
Corporate Center
Defense
Sector
11 Business Sectors,
18 Industries
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Speedy Integration of New Companies
Standardization on a Single Platform
Uniform One Mahindra Experience
Employee Portal
Common Analytics Platform
Harmonised Processes
72 Companies on a Single Instance
Project Harmony
Worlds Largest Big Bang Project
IT at Mahindra & Mahindra
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Earlier Process
For Monthly Financial Reporting
After the month end.
Download data from the main system.
Massage the data into the required formats
Add the required provisions
Analyze the data with relation to budgets, previous
periods etc.
Publish the monthly accounts
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Revised Process
For Monthly Financial Reporting
System driven MIS
Click to drill down to the document level
Daily Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account, Cash
Flow with related schedules.
Regular analysis of data with relation to budgets,
previous periods etc.
No need to publish the accounts, Access is given to
the concerned.
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One Way Street
Smarter, Smoother & Faster System Access
Preconfigured outputs from Qlikview
Instant transaction level outputs
Simplified screens and intuitive
navigation
Current Pain Points F-14 Roadmap
Over 3 Years of data
System response
Multiple jobs being fired simultaneously
Incorrect parameters
Period end jobs
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1. Accountants can spend more time on Analysis of numbers rather than
handling volumes of data on MS Excel & MS Access.
2. Monthly they can save minimum 2 to 3 days per month in finalizing
monthly accounts.
3. It enables accounts users to create their own queries & reports
4. Online Monthly Accounts with Automated provisions based on volume/
period can be enabled on a daily basis.
5. Outputs can be rendered on any mobile device
Benefits to Business Users
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Qlikview provides the following benefits from the IT Perspective:
• Heavy drain on the Transaction server will be avoided as business users
will not use the Core system for reporting purposes.
• Exploring the possibility of using it as a data archival tool.
• Enabled document generation on the fly.
• Reduction in IT Consultant cost as users will create their own reports.
IT Benefits