SAP Implementation
Methodology
Business Benefits of ERP
Improve alignment of strategies and operations
Standardize the business processes in the
organization.
Achieve better efficiency of operation.
Adopt best practices, processes and systems
Set up and Implement an integrated and up to date
IT SAP system
Rationalize multiple non-integrated systems into
one common solution
Replace a high percentage of manual tasks with an
automated solution through SAP
Provide immediate access to enterprise information
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Projects from another perspective
An estimated 68% of corporate IT
projects are neither on time nor
budget, and they dont deliver the
originally stated business goals.
Some even claim that during the
last two years, $100 billion to $150
billion of U.S. IT projects have failed
altogether.
Mark Jeffery and Ingmar Leliveld: Best Practices in IT Portfolio
Management,
MITSloan Management Review, Spring 2004
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Ingredients of Success
Adequate budget
including training, documentation and conversion.
Alignment with Business Goals:
The strategic objectives of the program should be in
alignment with organizations business goals.
Clear and concise Deliverables
End-User Involvement
People need to be involved from beginning to end. Topdown control without bottom-up involvement is a
recipe for disaster.
Adequate Training:
Training is not an expense; it is investment in human
resource.
Change Management:
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When changes are prepared for and introduced
gradually, it does not make people insecure and
resentful; it turns them into advocates
Typical questions when you starting the project
How to best use selected
solution capabilities?
How and where
do we start?
How to build
internal
expertise?
Do we have internal
capabilities
and capacity to
staff the project?
Who does what
in this project?
How to manage
project and business
risks involved?
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How expensive will
this project be? How
do we keep the costs low?
How do we assure
success?
Delivering Successful Solutions
AcceleratedSAP Methodology
Description
Accelerated SAP (ASAP) is SAP's standard implementation
methodology. It contains the Roadmap, a step-by-step guide that
incorporates experience from many years of implementing R/3.
Accelerated SAP contains a multitude of tools, accelerators and
useful information to assist all team members in implementing R/3.
Quality checks are incorporated at the end of each phase to easily
monitor deliverables and critical success factors.
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Phase 1 : Project Preparation
Goal Setting
Define project goals & objectives
Implementation strategy
1.Clarify the scope of implementation
2.Establish the project organization
and relevant committees and assign
resources
Implementation Sequence
Define sequence in project has to be
executed
During this phase the
team goes through
initial planning and
preparation for SAP
project.
Team
Core team+ project team+
consultant team
Sign Off
At the end of phase every above steps
will be documented & will be signed off
with the client
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Project Preparation
The purpose of this phase is to provide initial planning and preparation for your SAP project.
Although each SAP project has its own unique objectives, scope, and priorities; the steps in
Phase 1 help you to identify and plan the primary focus areas that need to be considered.
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Phase 2 : Business Blueprint
SCOPE DOCUMENT
This document will consists of
questionnaire of entire business
process
AS IS
1.Understanding the business Process
from the core team. 2.Based on the
input ASIS document has to be created
according to module wise
TO BE
1.In this process will map the business
process in SAP based on ASIS
2.Module wise TOBE document has to
be created
The purpose of this phase is to
achieve a common
understanding of how the
company intends to run SAP to
support their business. The
result is the Business Blueprint, a
detailed documentation of the
results gathered during
requirements workshops.
GAP ANALYSIS
1.The GAP b/w ASIS process & TOBE process
is called GAP analysis ie., The inputs or the
business process which cant mapped into
standard SAP will be analyzed here
2.GAP document has to be created
SIGN OFF
Each process above has to be
taken sign off from client
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Business Blueprint
The purpose of this phase is to create the Business Blueprint, which is detailed
documentation of the results gathered during requirements workshops. Furthermore,
the Business Blueprint documents the business process requirements of the company.
With this, you can better understand how the company intends to run its business
within the SAP System
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Phase 3 : Realization
Baseline
Major scope
Final Configuration
Remaining scope
SIGN OFF
Each process above has to be
taken sign off from client
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The purpose of this phase is to
implement all the business
process requirements based on
the Business Blueprint. The
system configuration methodology
is provided in two work packages:
Baseline (major scope); and Final
configuration (remaining scope).
Realization
The purpose of this phase is to implement business and process requirements based on
the Business Blueprint. The objectives are final implementation in the system, an overall
test, and the release of the system for production (live) operation. In addition, the project
team receives relevant knowledge.
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Phase 4 : Final Preparation
Unit Testing
Testing within each module
Integration Testing
Integrate testing of modules ie.,
combine testing of all the
modules
User Training
Cut over Strategy
The purpose of this phase is to
complete the final preparation
(including testing, end user
training, system management and
cutover activities) to finalize your
readiness to go live. The Final
Preparation phase also serves to
resolve all critical open issues. On
successful completion of this
phase, you are ready to run your
business in your live SAP System.
legacy system will be migrated to
SAP system.
SIGN OFF
Each process above has to be
taken sign off from client
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Final Preparation
The purpose of this phase is to complete the final preparation (including testing, end user
training, system management and cut-over activities), to finalize your readiness to go live.
The Final Preparation phase also serves to resolve all crucial open issues. On successful
completion of this phase, you are ready to run your business in your live SAP System.
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Phase 5 : Go Live & Support
Production Support
Monitor System
Transactions
Optimize Performance
Help Desk &
Competency Center
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The purpose of this phase is to
move from a project-oriented, preproduction environment to live
production operation.
Go Live and Support
The purpose of this phase is to cut over to live productive operation
and to continuously support and improve live operations
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NEW GlobalASAP Local Rollout Roadmap
Project
Preparation
Business Blueprint
Final
Preparation
Realization
GoLive and
Support
Setup of Local Project
Organization
General
Project Management
General
Project Management
General
Project Management
General
Project Management
Adaption of
Strategic Framework
OCM Organizational
Alignment + Change Analysis
OCM
OCM
OCM
Establish OCM
Procedures + Responsibles
Early Adoption of Best
Business Practice Processes
Early Adoption of Best
Business Practice Processes
End User Training
System Support
Early Adoption of Best
Business Practice Proceesses
Training Planning
Training Preparation
Cutover Management
Business Support
Training and
Documentation Strategy
Local Business Blueprint
Documentation
Configuration &
Development
Business Simulation
Infrastructure Requirements
and Design
Security Requirements
Unit / Process / Integration /
Business Acceptance Testing
End User Practice in the
System
Data Management
Standards Implementation
Infrastructure Planning
Infrastructure
Implementation
Infrastructure Finalization
Data Cleansing
and Data Preparation
System Operation Stategy
Completion Check &
Prepare for Next Phase
Data Cleansing
and Data Preparation
Completion Check &
Prepare for Next Phase
Project Mgt
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OCM + Training
Processes
Data Preparation & Data
Migration Simulation
Data Migration to
Production
Cutover Planning
& Preparation
Pre-Go-Live Operations
Business Transition
Planning for Cutover
Final Cutover and
Controlled Process GoLive
Completion Check &
Prepare for Next Phase
Completion Check &
Prepare for Next Phase
System Prep
Data
Cutover
Project Closing
Key components for success
AcceleratedSAP - proven methodology
Project Management expertise
Management of the implementation project
Aligned with industry standards and procedures (PMI PMBOK)
Specific to implementation of SAP solutions
AcceleratedSAP toolset
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SAP Solution Composer
SAP Roadmaps
SAP Solution Manager
Aligns customers business
requirements to SAP
solutions
Offers AcceleratedSAP
roadmap composed to fit
specific project needs
Facilitates efficient solution
design, documentation,
configuration, testing and
operations
Roadmap Adds Value to the Implementation
When used properly, a roadmap will provide guidance on the following:
Who
participates
Knowledge
Area
Why and how you
should do it
What to do,
and when to
do it
Accelerators,
Samples,
Templates
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Implementation Roadmap - Structure
Phase
Deliverable Group 1
Deliverable
O: Output .1
O: Output .2
M: Activity 1.1
Task 1.1.1
Task 1.1.2
M: Activity 1.2
Task 1.2.1
Deliverable Group 2
Milestone A
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Deliverable
consists of several
outputs
Methods (activities
and tasks) that
create or contribute
to creation of the
deliverable
Hope we will not end up like this
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