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createdbyAnamikaJainonNov15,20137:10AM,lastmodifiedbyAnamikaJainonNov15,20139:19AM
HiAll,
ThisdocumentwillhelpingengbasicunderstandingonASAPMethodology.
We'lldiscussbelowpoints:
1WhatisASAPMethodology?
2PhasesofASAPMethodology
3Briefexplanaonofeachphase
1WhatisASAPMethodology?
ASAPstandsforAcceleratedSAP.
ItspurposeistohelpdesignSAPimplementaoninthemostecientmannerpossible.
Itsgoalistoeecvelyopmizeme,people,qualityandotherresources,usingaproven
methodologytoimplementaon.
1PhaseofASAPMethodology
ASAPfocusesontoolsandtraining,wrappedupinavephaseprocessorientedroadmapfor
guidingimplementaon.
Theroadmapiscomposedofvewellknownconsecuvephases
Phase1ProjectPreparaon
Phase2BusinessBlueprint
Phase3Realizaon
Phase4FinalPreparaon
Phase5GoLiveandsupport
Briefexplanaonofeachphase
ASAPMethodologyPhase1:ProjectPreparaon
Phase1iniateswitharetrievalofinformaonandresources.Itisanimportantmetoassemble
thenecessarycomponentsfortheimplementaon.Someimportantmilestonesthatneedtobe
accomplishedforphase1include
Obtainingseniorlevelmanagement/stakeholdersupport
Idenfyingclearprojectobjecves
Architectanecientdecisionmakingprocess
Creanganenvironmentsuitableforchangeandreengineering
Buildingaqualiedandcapableprojectteam.
ASAPMethodologyPhase2BusinessBlueprint
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SAPhasdenedabusinessblueprintphasetohelpextractpernentinformaonaboutyour
companythatisnecessaryforimplementaon.Theseblueprintsareintheformofquesonnaires
thataredesignedtoprobeforinformaonthatuncovershowyourcompanydoesbusiness.As
such,theyalsoservetodocumenttheimplementaon.
Eachbusinessblueprintdocumentessenallyoutlinesyourfuturebusinessprocessesand
businessrequirements.Thekindsofquesonsaskedaregermanetotheparcularbusiness
funcon,asseeninthefollowingsamplequesons:
1)1)Whatinformaondoyoucaptureonapurchaseorder?
2)2)Whatinformaonisrequiredtocompleteapurchaseorder?
ASAPMethodologyPhase3Realizaon
Withthecompleonofthebusinessinphase2,"funconal"expertsarenowreadytobegin
conguringSAP.
TheRealizaonphaseisbrokenintotwoparts.
1)1)YourSAPconsulngteamhelpsyoucongureyourbaselinesystem,calledthebaseline
conguraon.
1)2)Yourimplementaonprojectteamnetunesthatsystemtomeetallyourbusinessandprocess
requirementsaspartofthenetuningconguraon.
Theinialconguraoncompletedduringthebaselineconguraonisbasedontheinformaon
thatyouprovidedinyourblueprintdocument.Theremainingapproximately20%ofyour
conguraonthatwasnottackledduringthebaselineconguraoniscompletedduringthene
tuningconguraon.
Finetuningusuallydealswiththeexceponsthatarenotcoveredinbaselineconguraon.This
nalbitoftweakingrepresentstheworknecessarytotyourspecialneeds.
ConguraonTesng
WiththehelpofyourSAPconsulngteam,yousegregateyourbusinessprocessesintocyclesof
relatedbusinessows.Thecyclesserveasindependentunitsthatenableyoutotestspecicparts
ofthebusinessprocess.YoucanalsoworkthroughconguringtheSAPimplementaonguide
(IMG).AtoolusedtoassistyouinconguringyourSAPsysteminastepbystepmanner.
KnowledgeTransfer
Astheconguraonphasecomestoaclose,itbecomesnecessaryfortheProjectteamtobeself
sucientintheirknowledgeoftheconguraonofyourSAPsystem.
Knowledgetransfertotheconguraonteamtaskedwithsystemmaintenance(thatis,
maintenanceofthebusinessprocessesaerGolive)needstobecompletedatthisme.In
addion,theenduserstaskedwithactuallyusingthesystemfordaytodaybusinesspurposes
mustbetrained.
ASAPMethodologyPhase4FinalPreparaon
Asphase3mergesintophase4,youshouldndyourselvesnotonlyinthemidstofSAPtraining,
butalsointhemidstofrigorousfunconalandstresstesng.
Phase4alsoconcentratesonthenetuningofyourconguraonbeforeGoliveandmore
importantly,themigraonofdatafromyouroldsystemorsystemstoSAP.
Workloadtesng(includingpeakvolume,dailyload,andotherformsofstresstesng),and
integraonorfunconaltesngareconductedtoensuretheaccuracyofyourdataandthe
stabilityofyourSAPsystem.Becauseyoushouldhavebeguntesngbackinphase2,youdonot
havetoofartogounlGolive.
Nowisanimportantmetoperformpreventavemaintenancecheckstoensureopmal
performanceatyourSAPsystem.Attheconclusionofphase4,takemetoplananddocumenta
Golivestrategy.PreparaonforGolivemeanspreparingforyourendusersquesonsasthey
startacvelyworkingonthenewSAPsystem.
ASAPMethodologyPhase5GoliveandSupport
TheGolivemilestoneisitselfiseasytoachieve;asmoothandunevenulGoliveisanother
maeraltogether.Preparaonisthekey,includingaenontowhatifscenariosrelatednotonly
totheindividualbusinessprocessesdeployedbutalsotothefunconingoftechnology
underpinningthesebusinessprocessesandpreparaonforongoingsupport,including
maintenancecontractsanddocumentedprocessesandproceduresareessenal.
Thanks&Regards,
AnamikaJain
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JanMusilNov21,20139:02PM
Thedescriptionsabovesoundsomewhatdated.Irecommendeveryonetolookatofficialdescription
ofASAPphasesforeachoftheASAP8preselectionsthatarelinkedfromthemainpageinthe
community:
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC8032
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BalajiMNov25,20132:13PM(inresponsetoJanMusil)
ItsgoodknowaboutbasicsofASAP.
ThankingyousharingAnamikaJain,ifyousharesomerealtimedocumentsitwillbehelpful
tofreshers.
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G.SRamanjaneyuluMay26,20142:39PM
Wellexplained,Thanksforsharing.
Regards,
G.S.Ramanjaneyulu.
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RuslanKaydashovApr1,20151:16PM
Gooddayeveryone:)
Ifudon'twantreadingtextaboutitseemyVIDEOCLIPaboutASAPMETHODOLOGY
BRProjectMamanagement,Episode#1,10.03.2015YouTube
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RajeevSinghMar18,20165:22AM
VeryfruitfulcontentforASAPmethodology.ThanksAnamika.
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AnamikaJainApr19,20167:07AM(inresponsetoRajeevSingh)
ThanksRajeev.
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WernerJacobsMar22,20167:09AM
Doesn'tmatterifitisoldornew.IhadnoideawhatASAPmeantandaftergooglingit,thisisthefirst
documentthatcameup.AtleastIhaveanideanowwhatitisallabout.Itisexplainedproperlyfor
beginners.ThanksAnamikaWelldone.
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AnamikaJainApr19,20167:08AM(inresponsetoWernerJacobs)
ThanksJacobs.
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ShubhamSrivastavaApr19,20167:11AM
Welldocumented...Isuggestyousupplementthisdocumentbysomerealtimeprojectexample...
Justforvalueadditionandbetterunderstanding
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ShrinivasSawreJun14,20166:08AM
HelloAnamika,
VeryusefulDocument,VerySimpleandunderstandablelanguage.
Regards
Shrinivas
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