Tuesday, June 24, 2025

App build strategy

Here's a comprehensive checklist to launch and scale your Clouderpa venture around the "5 A's" strategy (Automation, A-Team, Application, Analytics, Agentic AI), focused on enterprise apps for SAP, Oracle, and cloud-first systems:


🧱 I. Foundation & Strategy

  • Clear vision & mission statement

  • Positioning: "Cloud-first enterprise apps for ERP ecosystems"

  • Name/brand identity for each of the 5 "A" service lines

  • Competitive landscape analysis (vs Deloitte, Capgemini, startups like Workato, Tray.io)

  • Go-to-market strategy (direct enterprise vs channel vs partnerships)


🏗️ II. Core Offerings & Architecture

Create modular offerings mapped to your 5-A strategy:

A. Automation

  • RPA tools (UiPath, SAP IRPA, Power Automate)

  • Event-based triggers (SAP Event Mesh, Oracle Integration Cloud)

  • Prebuilt workflow templates (e.g. Invoice Processing, PO Approvals)

A. A-Team

  • Expert delivery pods (SAP, Oracle, cloud, integration, AI)

  • Flexible resourcing model (project, retainer, support)

  • Capability deck & case study library

A. Application

  • App frameworks (SAP Fiori/UI5, Oracle VBCS, React, Node.js)

  • Microservices architecture templates

  • Reusable connector kits (to SAP/Oracle APIs)

A. Analytics

  • Data pipeline blueprints (ETL tools, data lakes)

  • Dashboard templates (Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud)

  • Embedded analytics modules in apps

A. Agentic AI

  • ChatGPT-powered copilots for ERP users

  • Document understanding workflows (OCR + GPT)

  • AI agents for decision automation (LangChain, RAG, Azure AI)


👨‍💻 III. People & Talent

  • Founding team: CTO, delivery lead, sales lead, product lead

  • Key hires: Integration architect, SAP/Oracle consultant, AI engineer

  • Advisory board with ERP, cloud, and enterprise SaaS experts

  • Offshore/nearshore talent pipeline


⚙️ IV. Technology Stack

  • ERP Connectors: SAP BTP, Oracle OIC, APIs

  • Cloud: Azure (preferred for SAP/Oracle), AWS or GCP (optionally)

  • Data: Snowflake, BigQuery, Data Factory, Kafka

  • AI: OpenAI API, Azure OpenAI, vector DBs (Pinecone, Weaviate)

  • DevOps: GitHub, Docker, CI/CD, Terraform

  • Observability: Datadog, Grafana, Sentry


📦 V. Productization & IP

  • Bundle solutions into productized offerings (e.g. "Smart Invoicing Bot for SAP")

  • Create accelerators & prebuilt templates

  • Marketplace-ready apps (SAP Store, Oracle Cloud Marketplace)


📈 VI. Marketing & Sales

  • Website (clouderpa.com) with clear 5-A message

  • Pitch decks for each A offering

  • Case studies & whitepapers

  • Webinars, LinkedIn content, technical blogs

  • Strategic partnerships (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, OpenAI)

  • Lead funnel: email campaigns, outbound, events


📊 VII. Operations & Legal

  • Business registration, IP protection

  • Legal: MSAs, NDAs, SoWs

  • Contracts with subcontractors/freelancers

  • CRM (HubSpot, Zoho) + Project mgmt (ClickUp, Jira)

  • Finance: Invoicing, accounting, payments, forecasting


🔄 VIII. Customer Engagement Lifecycle

  • Presales assets: demos, ROI calculators

  • Engagement model: discovery → PoC → pilot → scale

  • SLA-based support and ticketing

  • Customer success function (NPS tracking, renewals)


🌍 IX. Scale-Up Plan

  • Build a repeatable services delivery model

  • Expand regionally (APAC, EU, North America)

  • Raise funding (if needed for SaaS product play)

  • Create training/certification academy (for your IP)


💬 Bonus: Internal Mantra

"Clouderpa delivers cloud-first enterprise transformation powered by the 5 A's: Automation, Application, Analytics, Agentic AI — with the A-Team you can trust."


Would you like me to turn this into a PDF one-pager or strategy deck? Or help sketch sample architecture diagrams for one of your services (like SAP AI copilot or invoice automation)?

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