Aerojet Rocketdyne
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturer
Oracle E-Business Suite
Enterprise-wide transformation to retire legacy systems and support changes to business operating model.






The Challenge
Following years of growth through acquisition, Aerojet Rocketdyne faced redundant legacy systems, high technical debt, and complex compliance requirements from the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).
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Complex organization with many acquisitions and disparate systems
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High technical debt and manual, non-standard processes
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Need to implement Oracle E-Business Suite across the enterprise
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Required to meet DCAA control and traceability requirements
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Risk of program delays, cost overruns, and limited business value

Inflective’s Role
Inflective was engaged to collaboratively lead the transformation and focus on process standardization, data insight, and business accountability to drive value across the enterprise.
Key areas of focus included:
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Program leadership and governance
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Process standardization and redesign
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Data readiness and migration
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PMO leadership & program control
- Application development and testing
- Business accountability using ASSERT™
- Value realization
- Stakeholder engagement and alignment

How ASSERT™ Was Applied
Using our proprietary ASSERT™ framework, we partnered with the Steering Committee to create an environment of business accountability and focus on value.
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Defined future-state readiness conditions and success measures
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Established accountability for decisions and deliverables
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Assessed readiness and surfaced gaps early
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Built confidence through transparency and evidence-based reporting
The Result
With focus on purpose and value over tasks, initial business capabilities were delivered early and subsequent major business changes were delivered on time.

Initial capabilities delivered early

Major business changes delivered on time
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Stronger business accountability and stakeholder alignment

Improved visibility, compliance, and operational insight
Client Perspective
"If we had used the Assert approach on our prior projects, we would have saved millions."
— Business Integration Lead
"Assert is what I use to drive accountability of my business leaders."
— Chief Operating Officer
Transform with confidence. Realize sustainable value.