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AdvancedCapabilitySolutions(ACS)

OutlineCapability

©AdvancedCapabilitySolutionsLimited

Introduction

• ACS specialise in delivering expert business, technology and data solutions to business of allsize.

• We are addressing a large gap in the market for a dynamic and agile consultancy and deliverypartner providing genuine subject matter expertise and end to end delivery capability.

• We are being seen in the market as a very ‘safe pair of hands’ who mitigate delivery risk,seek to protect our client’s reputation and have an innovative approach to solving problems.

• Some clients are branding us as “a disruptive consultancy”, an early challenger to thetraditional way that consulting is delivered.

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AboutACS- OurHistory

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• ACS launched by a group of industry leading experts to provide end to end delivery capability.

• 1st client - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) delivering Oracle’s flagship financial services solution.

• Offshore Delivery Centre set up in Gurgaon, India and Smart Source engagement model implemented.

• ACS establish a delivery academy including client specific modules.

• End to end delivery of RBS strategic group risk platform achieved.

• Capability proven - Genuine thought leadership, consulting and delivery experience, coupled with an

exceptional ability to resource the best skills.

• Global client base established including Fortune 500 organisations and UK small and mid corporates.

• Multiple market leading propositions developed supported by leading edge and innovative technology

solutions.

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OurKeyOfferings

1) Ouruniqueapproachtostrategyandtransformation/integration

2) Ourdeepunderstandingofglobalregulatorycompliance

3) DeliveringeffectiveFinancialControlandRiskManagementcapability

4) Expertiseinstreamliningbusinessoperations5) ProvidingleadingedgeBI,bigdataand

analyticscapability6) Ourstrongbusiness&ITchangedelivery

capability7) Our‘RightFirstTime’DeliveryCentre,basedin

India8) TestingCentreofExpertise9) OurDeliveryAcademy10) GlobalSmartsourcedeliverymodel11) Consulting,managedservice,resource

optimisation

Finance&Risk

OperationsTransformation

DeliveryAcademy

TestingCoE

TransformationStrategy

DigitalTransformation

ProgrammeDelivery

Onshore&Offshore

Strategy

Solutions

Delivery

DeliveryCoE

Insight&Analytics

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Project Management

Programme Management

OurSmartSourceDeliveryModel

Onshore/Onsite Offshore20- 30%

Projectresource70- 80%

Projectresource

Project Management

Programme Management

Business Analysis / Key Leads

Development

Testing

Configuration

Deployment

ACSoperateasuccessfulonshore/offshoredevelopmentandtestingservicessolution.Keyfeaturesinclude:

ü Stableteamswithexceptionallylowattritionrates.

ü Alloffshoreresourceshaverelevantdomainknowledge,andarelandedonclientsiteforregularknowledgetransferandtrainingsessionstoensureconsistencyofdelivery.

ü Captiveteamsabletoflexwithdemand.

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ACSDeliveryCentreofExpertise

In2012ACSinitiatedtheestablishmentofourDeliveryCentreofExpertise(CoE)basedinGurgaon,IndiathroughtheincorporationofACAPSolutionsIndiaPvtLtd.

OurCentreofExpertiseIntellectualProperty

ExperiencedResourcesLaboratory

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Tailoreddeliverymethodologies

Technicalexpertise

ExperiencedResources

Functionalexpertise

Outcomesfocused

Proventrackrecords

Toolkits

ThoughtLeadership

IntellectualProperty

Methodologies

BestPractice

DeliveryAccelerators

TestFacilities

ConfigurableEnvironments

Laboratory

DemonstrableSolutions

VirtualAccess

ClientLabs

OurCentreofExpertise

1. Theintellectualpropertythattranslatesthoughtleadership,bestpracticeandouruniquetoolkitsanddeliveryacceleratorsintosolutionsthataredesignedtoachievethedesiredoutcomes.

2. Therelevantexperiencetomanagethecompleteend-to-enddeliverysothattheoutcomeisachieved.

3. Physicallaboratory,environmentsandintegratedsolutionstofacilitateend-to-enddelivery.

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OurDeliveryAcademy

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ACSBestPracticeACSCollaborativeExperience,Methodologies,ThoughtLeadership,

Training.

BusinessSubjectMatter

ProjectManagement

ReleaseManagement

TestManagement

ConfigurationManagement

DataManagement

ApplicationConfiguratione.g.OFSAA

DeliveryAcademyandDemonstrationLaboratory

KTManagement

ArchitectureandDesign

DeliveryRe

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Sustaina

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Developmente.g.Oracle/OBIEE Co

ntrolledClientDelivery


Wearepartneredwithsomeofthelargestsoftwareprovidersglobally.

Asaresultofourdeliverytrackrecord,wearealsopartneredwithanumberofleadingandbleedingedgeBigDataandAnalyticssoftwaretechnologies.Thesespecialisttechnologies,alongwithourexpertiseandknowledgeofhowtoapplythesetothebusinessalldrawoutthe‘artofthepossible’foryourdataenabledproject.

TechnologyCapability

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TechnologySolutions

OfftheShelfSolutions

ETL

Database

BigData

Mobility

BespokeSolutions

QA

BI/Analytics

IBMOpenPages/OFSAA/OpGRC(Oracle)/MetricStreametc

Informatica

OracleDB/MicrosoftSQLServer/MySQL/NoSQL(CouchDB,MongoDBetc.)/GraphDB(Neo4j)

MULTIPLETECHNOLOGIES

IBMBluemix/Appcelerator/Ionic

Java/J2EE/Microsoft.Net/JQuery/AngularJS

JIRA/HPQualityCentre/iceDQ(Automation)

IBMCognos/Watson/OBIEE(Oracle)/SAPBusinessObjects/MicrosoftBI/Tableau/SAS

Wearecommittedtoprovidingourclientswiththebestapplicationsandsolutionstailoredtotheirindividualneeds.Ourapproachinvolvescollaborationthroughpartnership,providinganiterativedevelopmentprocessanddeployingagilemethodologiestoensuresuccessfuldelivery.Ourtechnologydeliverycentreisattheforefrontofstateoftheartanalyticsdeliverysupportingmultipletechnologies,asample(only)ofwhichareoutlinedbelow.

SpecialistCollaboration


APPENDIXOurKeydifferentiators

ExampleLeadingEdgeProposition- ConductRisk

SampleCaseStudy• GlobalRiskChange

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OurKeyDifferentiators

SeenAs

Client

Weprovideconfidenceandinstiltrust,throughourpeople,theirhistory,knowledgeandrepeatability.

A‘SafePairofHands’.Wegenuinelyfocusonclientoutcomes,notjustclientoutputs.

WhyACS?

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ConfidenceandTrust

AgileandClientFocused

Ourtechnologydeliverycentreisattheforefrontofstate-of-the-arttechnologydeliverysupportingmultipletechnologies.Technology

CapabilityWefocusondoingtherightthingattherighttimetoensurequalityandtimelydelivery.

Wedon’tbehaveasanexternalparty,weactlikeyouandactinyourbestinterests.

OutcomesNot

Outputs

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AccesstoRight

Resources

WeoperateasuccessfulSmartSourcedeliverysolution,proventobedelivering‘rightfirsttime’forglobalorganisations.FocusisontherightSMEsattherighttimeutilisingtheACSDeliveryAcademy.

Ourteamwillimpressyou.Wethinkdifferentlyandhavegenuinethoughtleadershipbasedonexperienceandclarityofinsight.

UniqueThought

Leadership


Thestartingpointforfocussingeffortcouldinvolveanyofthehighlightedgeneralareasofconductconcern,referencedbackthroughthecustomerjourney.

Dependingontheareaoffocus,arangeoftechnicalcomponentsanddataassetsarerequiredtodelivertheMI/ Analyticssolution.

Examplecomponentsareshownfor‘TreatingCustomersFairly’.

ExampleProposition- AdvancedAnalyticsandConductRisk

Documents

InstantMessagingInternet

Procedures

Physicalmail

Email

SystemActivity

Pastevents

SocialNetwork

Sensors

Voice

StaffRole

Transactions

Systems SecurityClearance

FacialRecognition

GEOLocation

Machinelearning

Training

Policy

InternetofThings

AntiCompetitiveBehaviour

Sanctions

InsiderTrading

MarketAbuse

Cyber

DueDiligence

Disclosure

RegulatoryReporting

CustomerFraud

MoneyLaundering

FinancialCrime

TreatingCustomers

Fairly

RogueTrading

InformationSecurity

RecordKeeping

CodeofEthics

UnapprovedPurchasing

RiskManagement

ComplaintsSegmentation

InappropriateAdvice

CustomerExperience

Pricing

CustomerSatisfaction

Training

TalentManagement

Negligence

Communication

EmployeeFraud

EmployeePerformance

Conflictofinterest

Bribery&Corruption

Culture

Compensation&Incentives

Overcharging

FinancialControl

MarketStatements

Taxation

ProductPerformance

ComplaintsHandling

ProductDesign

Misselling

SalesProcesses

Purchasing

CustomerService

Claims

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BackgroundEndofenddeliveryofasingleconsolidatedplatformforRegulatoryReporting,RiskReporting,MIReportingandOtherExternalStakeholdersReporting.ThisplatformwasdeliveredfortheGroupRiskChangefunctionofaglobalbank.

• Posttheglobalfinancialcrisis,thebankhadundergonemassivescrutiny,particularlyregardingit’sRiskManagementpractices.ArisktransformationwasrequiredtosatisfytheRegulatorandotherstakeholders.

• Programmehadadeephistoryofconsultingfailure(3oftheBig4consultancieshadfailedtodeliver).• Legacyreportingplatformhaddifferentphysicalinstancesofdaily/weekly/monthlyreporting.• Legacyreportingtoolwasbasedonout-datedtechnology.• Legacyreportingprocesshadmanymanualstepsanddependenciesforfinalreportproductionsandsubmissionsto

regulators.• Legacyplatformhadmanydataqualityandreferencedataissuesleadingtodataadjustmentsandcorrections.

Approach• Designedsingleconsolidatedplatformforallbankregulatoryreporting.• ImplementedandcustomisedOracleFinancialServicesdatamodelanddatawarehouse.• Gapanalysisondatasourcingandprocessingmechanismtoreducedataqualityimpact.• ReplacedALLregulatoryreporting,includingIFRS,BaselII,inflightBaselIII,COREP,FDSF,ForbearanceandotherMI

reportingsuchasIntraGroupReporting,LargeExposureReporting,EconomicCapital/Pillar2etc.• ReplacedCountryRiskreportingframework.

CaseStudy:StrategicGroupRisk&RegulatoryReportingPlatform

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CaseStudy:StrategicGroupRisk&RegulatoryReportingPlatformApproach• Gapanalysisofcurrentdatafeedsagainstdatarequirements.• DefinedrevisedTargetOperatingModelforriskreporting.• Servicelevelagreementswithsourcedataproviders.• Operationallevelagreementwithdataconsumers.

AgreedSolution• SingleandcommondatawarehouseforallRiskreporting.• ETLsolutionforExposurev/sLimitreporting.• CountryRiskTransferandReportingframework.• OBIEEbasedriskreportingforallRegulatoryReporting,COREP,Capitalandotherstakeholderreporting.• Enhancedreportingfordaytodayanalysisforthebusinesscommunity.• Automateddatacaptureandcontrolframeworkforreducingmanualprocessesintheareaofadjustments.

RealisedBenefits• ACSdeliverysupportedBank’slicensetooperate.ImprovedRegulatoryconfidencewiththeFinancialServicesAuthority.• Improvedtimingofreporting,accuracyandcompleteness.• Reducedreconciliationanddatainputeffort,andimprovedprocessworkflow.• Reducedinfrastructuremaintenanceandsupportcostduetosingleplatformfordifferentreporting.

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HowtoContactUs

LondonHeadOffice60CannonStreetLondonEC4N6NP

+44(0)2070781906

IndiaDeliveryCentre425,4thFloor,TowerB-3SpazeI-TechParkSohnaRoad,Sector49Gurgaon,India– 122018India

www.acsconsulting.com

@ACSConsultingUK

[email protected]

www.linkedin.com/company/advanced-capability-solution

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