ASAP Implementation Methodology

Overview of the New, Refreshed and Streamlined

ASAP Implementation Methodology

January 2010
 Presentation Objective

Our objective is to educate the attendees about the new, refreshed and
streamlined ASAP implementation methodology and its use in delivery projects.

Topics covered in today’s session

What is ASAP
ASAP value proposition
ASAP structure and taxonomy
Walk through the individual phases of project delivery
Provide links to materials and other information for further study

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 Agenda

1. ASAP methodology introduction

Why new ASAP
ASAP business benefits
ASAP methodology overview

2. Key ASAP improvements

Complete delivery life-cycle coverage
Streamlining of ASAP
New content areas

3. High-level overview of ASAP phases

4. How to access ASAP

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 Streamlining ASAP to Facilitate Faster Time to
Value and Lowering of TCO/TCI

Customer

Quality

Lower TCI /TCO

Faster time to value (speed, scale)

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 Delivering Successful Solutions
AcceleratedSAP Methodology

Description
AcceleratedSAP (ASAP) provides a proven,
comprehensive, repeatable and rich implementation
methodology to streamline projects.
ASAP covers implementations, upgrades, strategic studies
and more.

Benefits
• Reduced total cost of implementation by embedding Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) principles into a
streamlined and modular ASAP implementation roadmap
• ASAP delivers content rich implementation accelerators, templates and guides for implementation
projects from Strategy to Support (E2E)
• Ensure transparency of value delivery through consistent business case reflection
• Enables efficient project governance and quality management
• Efficient guidance for SOA, BPM and traditional implementation projects
• Drive combined Business Process and IT Architecture approach (E2E)
• Covers entire project life-cycle – from evaluation through delivery to post project solution management
and operations
• Delivers revised content in all traditional ASAP areas –Project Management, Solution Manager,
Organizational Change Management, Training, Blueprinting, Realization, Cutover planning and
execution, and others

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 Agenda

1. ASAP methodology introduction

Why new ASAP
ASAP business benefits
ASAP methodology overview

2. Key ASAP improvements

Complete delivery life-cycle coverage
Streamlining of ASAP
New content areas

3. High-level overview of ASAP phases

4. How to access ASAP

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 Three Key Components of Implementations

Project Lifecycle Get the

system
ready

Get the Get the

data ready people ready

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 Roadmap Adds Value to the Implementation

Why and how you

should do it

What to do, and

Who participates
when to do it

Subject area

Accelerators,
samples, templates

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 New ASAP Significantly Improves Quality of
Content Over Entire Delivery Lifecycle

Project Delivery Run

Project Final Go-Live

Blueprint Realization Run
Preparation Preparation Support

New ASAP extends coverage to the entire value chain

Embedding Value Management, SOA, BPM, …

Significantly streamlined traditional ASAP

Significantly revised content for areas like Blueprint, Testing, OCM, etc.

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 Streamlined Work Breakdown Structure in
ASAP Roadmap

MHP KEY MESSAGE

Key deliverable of the Methodology Harmonization Program is ASAP Core which represents a
deliverable-based structure outlining project deliverables in typical implementation project.

ASAP V3.10 –
WBS Structure ASAP Methodology 7.0
current release (2009)

Phase Phase

Deliverable group Work stream

Deliverable Streamlined WBS Deliverable

Sub-deliverable Sub-deliverable

Activity

Task

Output

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 New ASAP WBS: Concept of Core and Add-Ons

KEY MESSAGE
ASAP Core does not contain solution or industry specific content; Business Add-on packages deliver this
content
ASAP Core with Add-ons defines specific project deliverables (e.g. WBS)

ASAP Core – common project deliverables ASAP Add-on – industry or solution focused

Phase Sub-Deliverable

Work stream Deliverable

Deliverable Sub-Deliverable

Scenario “Demand Planning”

Sub-Deliverable

Process 1

Process Step 1

Standard deliverables for entire delivery project lifecycle
Streamlined – reduced complexity
Emphasizes new and strategic areas, e.g. Integrated
Service Delivery, Value Delivery, Modeling, SOA etc.
Includes standard Global Service references
Value-added accelerators, templates and samples
Establishes “anchor” points for solution/industry/project
type add-ons
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Delivers solution or industry specific implementation
content
Can be switched on/off based on project needs
Designed to support implementable steps/solutions
Uses ASAP Core content as basis
Clearly defined owner, delivery plan and maintenance
strategy
 New ASAP Taxonomy – Subject Areas

MHP KEY MESSAGE

Subject area attribute groups logically related work streams, deliverables and sub-deliverables.
Users can use subject area filters to display only information of their interest.

ASAP Core
Subject Areas
Roadmap

Phase

Work stream Subject Area A

Deliverable Subject Area A

Sub-Deliverable Subject Area A

Deliverable Subject Area B

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 New ASAP Taxonomy – Project Roles

MHP KEY MESSAGE

Each lowest level node contains list of project roles involved in the production of deliverable or
sub-deliverable.

ASAP Core
Project Roles
Roadmap

Phase

Work stream

Deliverable

Sub-deliverable Roles

Deliverable Roles

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 New ASAP Taxonomy – Flavors

MHP KEY MESSAGE

Roadmap flavors indicate the SAP solution that the content is related to or mark the node as
‚generic‘ ASAP Core topic.

Solution Flavor
ASAP Core Roadmap

Phase Core ASAP

Work stream Core ASAP

Deliverable Core ASAP

Sub-deliverable Core ASAP

ASAP Add-on Scenario Solution X

Process Solution X

Process step Solution X

ASAP Core elements – generic WBS

Add-on elements – Business Content

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 Agenda

1. ASAP methodology introduction

Why new ASAP
ASAP business benefits
ASAP methodology overview

2. Key ASAP improvements

Complete delivery life-cycle coverage
Streamlining of ASAP
New content areas

3. High-level overview of ASAP phases

4. How to access ASAP

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 ASAP for Implementation Roadmap Phases

Project Final Go-Live

Blueprint Realization Run SAP
Preparation Preparation Support

Initiate, plan Implement Initial production

and set up your business and support after
SAP project process require- cutover;
ments based transition to
on the Business support
Blueprint processes

Capture Complete the Run

requirements, preparation for implemented
document system cutover SAP solution
solution and
technical design

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 Agenda

1. ASAP methodology introduction

Why new ASAP
ASAP business benefits
ASAP methodology overview

2. Key ASAP improvements

Complete delivery life-cycle coverage
Streamlining of ASAP
New content areas

3. High-level overview of ASAP phases

4. How to access ASAP

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 ASAP Roadmap – Further Information

ASAP Collaterals
ASAP: Proven Methodology for rapid; successful
implementation

ASAP Roadmaps in Service

Marketplace
http://www.service.sap.com/roadmaps

SAP Education Training

http://www.sap.com/usa/education/
SM210 - Implementation Methodology Overview

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