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Journey of transforming
legacy monolith to SaaS
Kartik Suryanarayan | Product @Ellucian
息 2022 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 2
2
About Ellucian
 Worlds largest Higher Education Enterprise
Technology Company
 Revenue: $721.3 Million
 Owners: Blackstone and Vista
 Impact 18 million students and 3000
higher education institutions globally
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 3
3
 Institutions are seeing an increase trend in Department
staff attrition
 Attrition is due to staffs being under paid
 Existing staffs end up working more
 22% of staff users are getting close to retirement in US,
Canada
Why Highered institutions are preferring
cloud?
息 2022 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 4
4
Why SaaS?
息 2022 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 5
5
Discovery is Key
 Existing solution analysis is key
 Features the customers use the
most (Use poll or survey)
 Maintenance revenue analysis
(based on usage)
 Customer interviews to validate
key assumptions
 UX discovery  Design Sprints
Prototype validation
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 6
Purpose? - Product Vision: How do you know if you have a clear
vision?
 Vision should have a purpose
 Visualize end state
 Centered around the problem you want to solve
 External and internal stake holders should be able to
align to vision
Today, when [identified group] want to [desirable outcome], they have to
[current solution].
This is unacceptable because [shortcomings of current solutions]. We envision a
world where [shortcomings
of current solutions]. We envision a world where [shortcomings resolved]. We are
bringing this world about through [basic technology/approach]
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 7
Staged Roadmap (How?)
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 8
Managing priorities between Legacy/Monolith and SaaS is key to
success
 Any request should be aligned to strategy
 Possible work arounds needs to be evaluated
 Can customer live with for a little longer?
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 9
Support
Maintenance
Regulatory
Enhancement
Net New
Support
Maintenance
Regulatory
Enhancement
Net New
Shift to
Layer Cake
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 10
10
Migration Strategy
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 11
Option 1  Lift and Shift
 Straight forward approach
 Can be expensive
 Not Recommended for large ERP systems
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 12
Option 2  Router/Proxy
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 13
13
Packaging and Pricing
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 14
Packaging - Legacy Monolith
Core Bundle
Add-ons (additional price)
Perpetual License (XXX $)
Yearly Maintenance
 One time upfront payment
 Life time access
 Less Flexibility in pricing
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 15
15
 Pricing survey
 Price sensitivity analysis
 Determine Willingness to Pay
 Determine Willingness to Purchase
(Demand rate)
 Cannibalization analysis
 Determine probable optimum price
point
Pricing
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 16
Premium
Premium+
Basic/Foundation
Not Interested
Differentiation
Add-On
Avoid Table Stakes
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 17
Table stakes/MHs
Target Customer
Funnel (B)
Target Customer
Funnel (A)
Table stakes/MHs
Foundation/
Basic
Premium
Differentiation
Target Customer
Funnel (C)
Table stakes/MHs
Differentiation
Add-On
Premium+
SaaS
X $
XX $
XXX $
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 18
Strategy Equals Execution.
All great ideas and visions in the world are worthless if
they cant be implemented rapidly and efficiently. 
COLIN POWELL (Former US Secretary of State)
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 19
19
GTM Strategy  2024
ISPMA Conference J
息 2022 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 20
Thank you.
Kartik Suryanarayan
Product @Ellucian
息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 26
Option 2  Strangler Fig Pattern

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  • 1. Journey of transforming legacy monolith to SaaS Kartik Suryanarayan | Product @Ellucian
  • 2. 息 2022 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 2 2 About Ellucian Worlds largest Higher Education Enterprise Technology Company Revenue: $721.3 Million Owners: Blackstone and Vista Impact 18 million students and 3000 higher education institutions globally
  • 3. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 3 3 Institutions are seeing an increase trend in Department staff attrition Attrition is due to staffs being under paid Existing staffs end up working more 22% of staff users are getting close to retirement in US, Canada Why Highered institutions are preferring cloud?
  • 4. 息 2022 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 4 4 Why SaaS?
  • 5. 息 2022 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 5 5 Discovery is Key Existing solution analysis is key Features the customers use the most (Use poll or survey) Maintenance revenue analysis (based on usage) Customer interviews to validate key assumptions UX discovery Design Sprints Prototype validation
  • 6. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 6 Purpose? - Product Vision: How do you know if you have a clear vision? Vision should have a purpose Visualize end state Centered around the problem you want to solve External and internal stake holders should be able to align to vision Today, when [identified group] want to [desirable outcome], they have to [current solution]. This is unacceptable because [shortcomings of current solutions]. We envision a world where [shortcomings of current solutions]. We envision a world where [shortcomings resolved]. We are bringing this world about through [basic technology/approach]
  • 7. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 7 Staged Roadmap (How?)
  • 8. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 8 Managing priorities between Legacy/Monolith and SaaS is key to success Any request should be aligned to strategy Possible work arounds needs to be evaluated Can customer live with for a little longer?
  • 9. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 9 Support Maintenance Regulatory Enhancement Net New Support Maintenance Regulatory Enhancement Net New Shift to Layer Cake
  • 10. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 10 10 Migration Strategy
  • 11. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 11 Option 1 Lift and Shift Straight forward approach Can be expensive Not Recommended for large ERP systems
  • 12. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 12 Option 2 Router/Proxy
  • 13. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 13 13 Packaging and Pricing
  • 14. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 14 Packaging - Legacy Monolith Core Bundle Add-ons (additional price) Perpetual License (XXX $) Yearly Maintenance One time upfront payment Life time access Less Flexibility in pricing
  • 15. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 15 15 Pricing survey Price sensitivity analysis Determine Willingness to Pay Determine Willingness to Purchase (Demand rate) Cannibalization analysis Determine probable optimum price point Pricing
  • 16. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 16 Premium Premium+ Basic/Foundation Not Interested Differentiation Add-On Avoid Table Stakes
  • 17. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 17 Table stakes/MHs Target Customer Funnel (B) Target Customer Funnel (A) Table stakes/MHs Foundation/ Basic Premium Differentiation Target Customer Funnel (C) Table stakes/MHs Differentiation Add-On Premium+ SaaS X $ XX $ XXX $
  • 18. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 18 Strategy Equals Execution. All great ideas and visions in the world are worthless if they cant be implemented rapidly and efficiently. COLIN POWELL (Former US Secretary of State)
  • 19. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 19 19 GTM Strategy 2024 ISPMA Conference J
  • 20. 息 2022 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 20 Thank you. Kartik Suryanarayan Product @Ellucian
  • 21. 息 2021 ELLUCIAN | CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY 26 Option 2 Strangler Fig Pattern