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WBS item title
1 Project Preparation
1 1 Project Initiation
1 1 1Allocate Resources - hard booking with resource
management
1 1 2 Prepare Team Onboarding Document
1 2 Project Governance
1 2 1 Define Project Organization
1 2 2 Assign Roles and Responsibilities
1 2 3 Complete communication management plan
1 3 Project Charter
1 3 1 Prepare Project Charter Document
1 3 2 Identify Stakeholders
1 3 3 Obtain Project Charter Sign-off
1 4 Kick-Off Workshop
1 4 1 Prepare for Kickoff Meeting
1 4 2 Perform Kickoff Meeting
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1 5 Scope Statement
1 5 1 Document Customer Requirements
1 5 2 Review Scope Statement with Customer
1 5 3 Create Work Breakdown Structure and WBS Dictionary
1 5 4 Refine Acceptance Criteria
1 5 5 Obtain customer sign off for project scope
1 6 Project Schedule and Budget
1 6 1 Develop delivery schedule and assign resources
1 6 2 Include key workshops into the project schedule
1 6 3 Obtain Customer sign-off for project schedule
1 6 4 Establish Cost and Schedule baseline
1 7 Project Management Plan
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1 7 1 Prepare Project Management Plan
1 7 2 Obtain Project Management Plan Sign-Off
1 8 Project and Operational Standards
1 8 1 Conduct ALM Roadmap
1 8 2 Determine Solution Documentation Procedure
1 8 3 Determine Solution Implementation Procedure
1 8 4 Determine Template Management Procedure
1 8 5 Determine Test Management Procedure
1 8 6 Determine Change Control Management Procedure
1 8 7 Determine Application Incident Management Procedure
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1 8 8 Determine Technical Operations
1 8 9 Determine Business Process Operations
1 8 10 Determine Maintenance Management
1 8 11 Determine Upgrade Management
1 9 Execution, Monitoring, and Controlling of Results
1 9 1 Direct and manage project execution
1 9 2 Monitor and control project activities
1 9 3 Manage Issues, Risks and Changes
1 9 4 Communicate Status and progress to project stakeholders
1 10 Organizational Change Management Roadmap
1 10 1 Prepare Organizational Change Management Roadmap
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1 11 Project Training Strategy and Plan (team + key-users)
1 11 1 Prepare training strategy and plan document
1 12 Project Team Training
1 12 1 Conduct Solution Training and knowledge transfer
1 13 Business Process Map
1 13 1 Prepare Business Process Map
1 13 2 Prepare Demo Environment for Scope RefinementWorkshops
1 13 3 Prepare Scope Document for Workshop
1 13 4For - Demonstrate the business
processes and predefined options list
1 13 5Complete Customer Blueprint and Configuration
Requirements Template
1 13 6 Validate and Complete business process map
1 14 Value Determination
1 14 1 Prepare Value Map
1 14 2 Validate and Complete Value Map
1 15 Business Scenario Design
1 15 1 Capture Business Scenario Requirements
1 15 2 Validate and Complete Scenario Design
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1 15 3Store Scenario Level Solution Documentation in SAP
Solution Manager.
1 16 Prepare Testing Policy
1 16 1 Prepare Testing Policy document
1 16 2 Obtain Customer Sign-Off for Testing Policy document
1 17 Data Migration Approach and Strategy
1 17 1 Prepare Data Migration Workshop
1 17 2 Conduct Data Migration Workshop
1 17 3 Conduct Data Audit (Data Health Check)
1 17 4Prepare Data Migration Scope and Requirements
Document
1 17 5 Present DM scope and requirements document
1 17 6 Conduct Organizational Assessment for Data Migration
1 17 7 Conduct Infrastructure Assessment for Data Migration
1 17 8Conduct Risk Assessment for Data Migration and Prepare
Mitigation Plan
1 17 9Complete the Data Migration approach and strategy
document
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1 18Technical Requirements and Design and Solution
Landscape Deployment Plan
1 18 1 Define Solution Landscape Concept
1 18 2 Define Solution Deployment Concept
1 19 Interface Inventory
1 19 1 Prepare Interface Inventory document
1 20 Initial Hardware Sizing Proposal
1 20 1 Complete HW sizing estimation for solution landscape
1 21 Project Support Tools and System Setup
1 21 1Verify Technical System Requirements (frontend /
backend)
1 21 2 Verify Functional System Requirements
1 21 3 Check availability of SAP Solution Manager
1 21 4 Install or Upgrade SAP Solution Manager
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1 21 5Set up Business Process Hierarchy in SAP Solution
Manager
1 21 6Setup of project logistics and infrastructure, including
team collaboration environment
1 21 7 Install SAP GUI on project team computers
1 21 8Test Remote Access and Establish OSS Connection (both
GUI and Web Access)
1 21 9 Prepare SAP Best Practice Activation
1 21 10Execute Technical Installation of SAP Products (Pre-
defined solution Components)
1 21 11 Perform Installation check
1 21 12 Review installation check and knowledge transfer
1 21 13Prepare authorization roles in the systems for the project
team (DEV)
1 21 14 Set up of testing tools
1 22 Phase Closure and Sign-Off phase Deliverables
1 22 1 Conduct Knowledge Management Gate
1 22 2 Conduct Project Quality Gate
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1 22 3 Conduct Project Management Review Service
1 22 4 Obtain Customer Sign-Off for Phase Completion
1 23 MILESTONE: Project Start to Design
2 Business Blueprint
2 1 Phase Initiation
2 1 1 Allocate Resources and Update Project Schedule
2 1 2 Perform Kickoff Meeting
2 2 Execution, Monitoring and Controlling Results
2 2 1 Update Project Management Plan
2 2 2 Direct and manage project execution
2 2 3 Monitor and control project activities
2 2 4 Manage Issues, Risks and Changes
2 2 5 Communicate Status and progress to project stakeholders
2 3 Stakeholder Analysis
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2 3 1 Conduct classification of project Stakeholders
2 3 2 Identify Key Users
2 4 Change Impact Analysis
2 4 1 Validate organizational alignment approach
2 4 2 Establish Baseline of Current State
2 5 Communication Plan
2 5 1 Define Value Argumentation / Key Messages
2 5 2 Define Communication strategy
2 6 End User Training Strategy and Plan
2 6 1 Conduct Learning Needs Analysis
2 6 2 Develop Detailed End-User Training Plan
2 7 Project Team Training
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2 7 1 Conduct Blueprint Ramp-up Training
2 7 2 Conduct Key User training
2 8 End User Training Content
2 8 1 Adaptation of Pre-delivered Training Content
2 8 2Prepare and Build Training Content in Project
Environment
2 9 Scope Validation / Fit-Gap Analysis
2 9 1For - Conduct Validation and Fit-
gap Analysis
2 9 2For - Conduct Validation and Fit-gap
Analysis
2 9 3For - Conduct Validation and Fit-gap
Analysis
2 9 4Validate pre-defined RICEFW Objects (reports, forms
etc.)
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2 9 5 Determine Gap list and effort estimation
2 10 Business Solution Design for Business Objects
2 10 1 Define Business Organization Structure
2 10 2 Define General Settings and Master Data
2 10 3 Define User Role Concept
2 10 4 Define Logical Data Model
2 11 Detailed Design - Business Scenario #1 -n
2 11 1 Capture Business Scenario Requirements
2 11 2 Complete Business Scenario Design Document
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2 12 Detailed Design - Business Process #1 - n
2 12 1 Capture Business Process Requirements
2 12 2 Complete Business Process Design Document
2 12 3 Demo or Visualize Standard Functionality
2 13 Value Realization
2 13 1 Prepare Value Dashboard
2 14 Detailed Design - Configuration and Enhancements
2 14 1 Finalize Core Configuration Design
2 14 2 Finalize Delta Configuration Design
2 14 3 Define functional Design - RICEFW Object #1 - n
2 14 4Define Functional Design - SOA & 3rd party applications
#1 - n
2 15 Visualization
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2 15 1 Conduct Visualizations
2 15 2 Prepare Initial Business Process Procedure document
2 16 Legacy Data Migration
2 16 1 Ensure Master Data Management Processes Ownership
2 16 2Conduct Data Mapping workshops (master data for pre-
defined solutions)
2 16 3 Conduct Data Quality Assessment
2 16 4 Define Automated Data Migration Approach
2 16 5 Define Manual Data Migration Approach
2 16 6 Prepare Data Quality Plan
2 16 7 Prepare Data Security Design and plans
2 17 Legacy Data Archive
2 17 1Prepare baseline framework for the legacy data archiving
solution
2 18 Technical Solution Design
2 18 1 Prepare technical infrastructure specification
2 19 User Access and Security
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2 19 1 Authorization Requirements and Design
2 20 Development Environment (DEV)
2 20 1Execute Technical Installation of SAP Products for DEV
environment
2 20 2Execute Technical Upgrade of SAP Products for DEV
environment
2 20 3 Install Solution Documentation in Solution Manager
2 20 4 Execute Technical Installation of 3rd party products
2 20 5Set up Role assignment / Authorizations / Test Users in
DEV
2 20 6 Perform Manual Configuration in DEV
2 20 7 Validate Role assignment / Authorizations / Test Users inDEV
2 20 8Create master data in DEV environment - Master Data #1 -
n
2 21 Testing Strategy
2 21 1 Prepare Test Strategy document
2 21 2Define Test data approach and validated pre-defined
master data
2 21 3 Review and Validate Testing Strategy with customer
2 21 4 Obtain customer sign-off on Testing Strategy.
2 21 5 Initiate Performance Testing preparation activities
2 22 Phase Closure and Sign-Off phase Deliverables
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2 22 1 Conduct Knowledge Management Gate
2 22 2 Conduct Project Quality Gate
2 22 3 Conduct Project Management Review Service
2 22 4 Conduct Design Review Service
2 22 5 Manage Fulfilled Contracts
2 22 6 Obtain Customer Sign-Off for Phase Completion2 23 MILESTONE: Design to Build
3 Realization
3 1 Phase Initiation
3 1 1 Allocate Resources and Update Project Schedule
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3 1 2 Perform Kickoff Meeting
3 2 Execution, Monitoring and Controlling Results
3 2 1 Update Project Management Plan
3 2 2 Direct and manage project execution
3 2 3 Monitor and control project activities
3 2 4 Manage Issues, Risks and Changes
3 2 5 Communicate Status and progress to project stakeholders
3 3 Organizational Alignment
3 3 1 Execute Role Mapping and Transition Planning
3 3 2 Conduct Sounding Board/Pulse Checks
3 3 3 Refine and Execute Communication Plan
3 4 Educational Readiness Review
3 4 1 Prepare Educational Readiness Report
3 5 Knowledge Transfer
3 5 1Prepare for Key User Knowledge Transfer for
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3 5 2Perform Solution Walkthrough and knowledge transfer to
Key Users for
3 6 End User Training Delivery Enabled
3 6 1 Prepare End User Training Materials and Documentation
3 6 2 Set up Training Environment
3 6 3 Perform Training of the Trainers
3 6 4 Develop End User Training Schedule and Logistics plan
3 7 Configured General Settings and Organizational Structure
3 7 1 Configure General Settings
3 7 2 Configure Organizational Structure
3 8 Configured Master Data Objects #1 - n
3 8 1Prepare and Load master data - Master Data Object
3 8 2 Configure Master Data Objects #1 - n
3 9 Core Configuration and Documentation - Process #1 - n
3 9 1Complete Core Configuration, including documentation
and test cases
3 9 2 Prepare Unit Test Cases
3 9 3 Prepare String Test Cases
3 9 4 Execute Business Process Unit Test
3 9 5 Perform defect resolution for Business Process Unit Test
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3 9 6 Execute Business Process String Test
3 9 7 Perform defect resolution for Process String Test
3 10 Delta Configuration - Process #1 - n
3 10 1 Complete Delta Configuration
3 10 2 Complete Delta Process Documentation
3 10 3 Complete Delta Process Test Cases
3 10 4 Execute Business Process Unit and String Test Cases
3 10 5 Perform defect resolution for Unit and String Test
3 11 Enhancement Development - RICEFW Object #1 - n
3 11 1 Develop RICEFW Object #1 - n
3 11 2 Document RICEFW Object #1 - n
3 11 3 Execute Test Cases - RICEFW Object #1 - n
3 11 4 Perform defect resolution for RICEFW Object(s) Test
3 11 5 Conduct Final Code Review
3 12 SOA / Composite Application Development #1 - n
3 12 1 Develop, document and test Enterprise Service #1 - n
3 12 2Develop, document and test Composite and/or Mobile
Application #1 - n
3 12 3Conduct Final Code Review for SOA / Composite
Application
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3 13 Business Process Procedure
3 13 1 Develop Business Process Procedure Document
3 13 2Validate and Complete Business Process Procedure
Document
3 14 Value Audits
3 14 1 Perform Value Audit
3 15 Scenario Test #1 - n
3 15 1 Prepare Test Case - Scenario #1 - n3 15 2 Execute Test Case - Scenario #1 - n
3 15 3 Resolve Issues for Scenario #1 - n
3 15 4 Obtain Customer Sign-off for Testing of Scenario #1 - n
3 16 Quality Assurance Environment (QAS)
3 16 1Execute Technical Installation of SAP Products for QAS
environment3 16 2
Execute Technical Upgrade of SAP Products for QAS
environment
3 16 3Import Configuration and Development Objects to QAS
Environment
3 16 4Set up Role Assignment / Authorizations / Test Users in
QAS
3 16 5Prepare and Load Master Data into QAS Environment for
3 16 6 Perform Manual Configuration Settings in QAS
3 17 MILESTONE: Build to Test
3 18 Preliminary Cutover plan
3 18 1Conduct Organizational Change Management Readiness
Check
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3 18 2 Conduct Production Support Readiness Check
3 18 3Conduct Master Data Process Governance Readiness
Check
3 18 4 Prepare Preliminary Cutover plan
3 18 5 Review Preliminary Cutover Plan with customer
3 18 6 Refine Preliminary Cutover Plan
3 19 Approved Integration Test
3 19 1Prepare Integration Test Plan, including test of roles and
authorizations
3 19 2 Prepare and document Integration Test Case #1 - n
3 19 3 Execute Integration Test Case #1 - n
3 19 4 Perform defect resolution for Integration Test
3 19 5 Obtain Integration Test Results Sign-off
3 20 Legacy Data Migration
3 20 1 Develop Data Migration Program Units
3 20 2 Execute and validate Manual Data Migration
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3 20 3 Obtain Data Quality Reports
3 20 4 Perform SAP Target Load Test
3 20 5 Obtain Data Migration Test Results
3 20 6 Conduct Final Data Quality Assessment
3 21 Approved User Acceptance Test
3 21 1 Prepare UA Test Plan for
3 21 2 Tool adaption and delta UAT training
3 21 3Prepare and Document User Acceptance Test Cases for
3 21 4 Execute UA Test Plan for
3 21 5 Perform UA Defect Resolution for
3 21 6 Obtain UA Test Results Sign-off
3 22 SAP Data Archiving
3 22 1 Capture Legal and Business Retention Requirements
3 22 2 Prepare Data Archive Plan
3 22 3 Prepare Data Archive Storage Plan
3 22 4 Conduct Data Archive Implementation Test
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3 23 Production Environment (PRD)
3 23 1Execute Technical Installation of SAP Products for PRD
Environment
3 23 2Execute Technical Upgrade of SAP Products for PRD
Environment
3 23 3Import Configuration and Development Objects to PRD
Environment
3 23 4Set up Role assignment / Authorizations / Test Users in
PRD for
3 23 5Populate PRD with Test Master Data for
3 23 6Prepare and Load master data into PRD environment for
3 23 7Perform Manual Configuration Settings in PRD for
3 24 Failover Environment
3 24 1 Prepare Failover Environment Design and Plan
3 24 2Set-up Failover Environment and Execute Identified
Scenarios
3 24 3 Obtain Failover Environment Test Results
3 25 System and Performance Test
3 25 1 Prepare System Test Plan
3 25 2 Prepare Performance Test Plan
3 25 3 Prepare System Test Cases
3 25 4 Prepare Performance Test Cases
3 25 5 Execute Performance Tests
3 25 6 Perform Performance Test Defect Resolution
3 25 7 Obtain Test Results Sign-off
3 26 SAP Going Live Check
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3 26 1Perform SAP Going Live Check - Analysis Session and
schedule the Verification Session
3 27 System User Roles and Authorization Administration
3 27 1Set up administrative procedures for Roles and
Authorizations
3 28 Technical Operations and Handover Plan
3 28 1 Validate Support Center/Help Desk Staffing Strategy
3 28 2 Establish Support Processes
3 28 3 Set-up Business Process Monitoring
3 29 Technical Integration Check
3 29 1 Conduct TIC Service
3 30 Phase Closure and Sign-Off phase Deliverables
3 30 1 Conduct Knowledge Management Gate
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3 30 2 Conduct Project Quality Gate(s)
3 30 3 Conduct Project Management Review Service
3 30 4 Conduct Design Review Service
3 30 5 Manage Fulfilled Contracts
3 30 6 Obtain Customer Sign-Off for Phase Completion
3 31 MILESTONE: Test to Deployment
4 Final Preparation
4 1 Phase Initiation
4 1 1 Allocate Resources and Update Project Schedule
4 1 2 Perform Kickoff Meeting
4 2 Execution, Monitoring and Controlling Results
4 2 1 Update Project Management Plan
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4 2 2 Direct and manage project execution
4 2 3 Monitor and control project activities
4 2 4 Manage Issues, Risks and Changes
4 2 5 Communicate Status and progress to project stakeholders
4 3 Organizational and Production Support Readiness Check
4 3 1 Perform Business validation and Transition Planning
4 3 2Validate that Master Data Support Processes is
established
4 3 3 Establish Business Process Operations
4 3 4 Establish System Administration and Control
4 3 5 Establish Security / Role and Authorization Management
4 3 6 Execute Transition to Production Support
4 4 Pre Go-Live End-User Training Delivery
4 4 1 Validate and adapt end user training material developed
4 4 2 Deliver End User training
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4 4 3 Collect Training Evaluations feedback
4 4 4 Perform People Readiness assessment
4 5 Approved Technical System Tests
4 5 1 Execute Technical System Tests
4 5 2 Perform System Test Defect Resolution
4 5 3 Obtain System Test Results Sign-off
4 6 Production Cutover
4 6 1 Execute Go Live Simulations 1 thru N
4 6 2 Conduct Data Quality Readiness Check
4 6 3 Finalize Cutover Plan
4 6 4 Perform Pre-Cutover Weekend Closing Activities
4 6 5Final Check of Production Readiness and Sign-Off for
transition to Production
4 6 6Perform Cutover Weekend Activities including Final
Production Data Load
4 6 7 Obtain Production Data Load Sign-off
4 6 8Initiate Solution Manager Update - Solution
Documentation
4 7 Phase Closure and Sign-Off phase Deliverables
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4 7 1 Conduct Knowledge Management Gate
4 7 2 Conduct Project Quality Gate
4 7 3 Conduct Project Management Review Service
4 7 4 Manage Fulfilled Contracts
4 7 5 Obtain Customer Sign-Off for Phase Completion
4 8 MILESTONE: Production System Live
5 Go Live Support
5 1 Phase Initiation
5 1 1 Allocate Resources and Update Project Schedule
5 1 2 Perform Kickoff Meeting
5 2 Execution, Monitoring and Controlling Results
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5 2 1 Update Project Management Plan
5 2 2 Direct and manage project execution
5 2 3 Monitor and control project activities
5 2 4 Manage Issues, Risks and Changes
5 2 5 Communicate Status and progress to project stakeholders
5 3 Knowledge Support Strategy
5 3 1Define Mid-Term and Long-Term Knowledge Support
Strategy for Customer
5 4 Post Go live End-User Training
5 4 1 Prepare End-User Training for
5 4 2 Deliver End-User Training for
5 4 3 Collect Training Evaluations feedback
5 4 4 Perform People Readiness assessment
5 5 SAP Going Live Check - Verification Session
5 5 1Conduct SAP Going Live Check - Verification Session
Remote
5 6 Production Support After Go Live
5 6 1 Provide Post Go Live Support
5 6 2 Monitoring Open Issues to Resolution
5 6 3 Resolve Functional Issues
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5 6 4 Resolve Technical Issues
5 6 5Complete Transition to Customers Production Support
organization
5 6 6Finalize Solution Manager Update - Solution
Documentation
5 6 7Obtain Solution Transition to Production Acceptance
Protocol Sign-off
5 7 MILESTONE: Deploy to Run
5 8 End User Acceptance Survey
5 8 1 Prepare and distribute Survey to EU
5 9 Project Closure and Sign-Off Project Deliverables
5 9 1 Conduct Knowledge Management Gate
5 9 2 Conduct Project Quality Gate
5 9 3 Conduct Project Management Review Service
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5 9 4 Manage Fulfilled Contracts
5 9 5 Resolve and close open issues
5 9 6 Finalize Project Closeout Report
5 9 7Obtain Sign-off for Project Closure and Results
Acceptance
5 10 MILESTONE: Project Complete
6 Operate
6 1 Operations Maturity Assessment
6 1 1Perform evaluation and assessment of operations
capabilities, including CoE operational set up
6 1 2 Prepare Maturity Assessment Report
6 2 Solution Documentation Optimized
6 2 1 Perform assessment of Solution Documentation set up
6 3 Solution Implementation Optimized
6 3 1 Perform assessment of Solution Implementation set up
6 4 Template Management Optimized
6 4 1 Perform assessment of Template Management set up
6 5 Test Management Optimized
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6 5 1 Perform assessment of Test Management set up
6 6 Change Control Management Optimized
6 6 1Perform assessment of Change Control Management set
up
6 7 Application Incident Management Optimized
6 7 1 Perform assessment of Incident Management set up
6 8 Technical Operations Optimized
6 8 1 Perform assessment of Technical Operations set up
6 9 Business Process Operations Optimized
6 9 1 Perform assessment of Process Operations set up
6 10 Maintenance Management Optimized
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6 10 1 Perform assessment of Maintenance Management set up
6 11 Upgrade Management Optimized
6 11 1 Perform assessment of Upgrade Management set up
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DescriptionQ-Gate
Relevant
This phase provides initial planning and preparation for the project.
Although each project has its own unique objectives, scope, and
priorities, the deliverables outlined below assist in completing the
initiation and planning steps in an efficient and effective manner.
The purpose of this project initiation deliverable is to formally recognize that anew project exists. It supports the decision to accept the project, align
stakeholders - such as clients, customers, and SAP management - around a
project and its scope, provide updated information for planning, and obtain a
commitment to proceed. It ensures alignment between SAP, the customers
strategic direction, and the satisfaction of operational requirements.
The purpose of phase resources allocation is a confirmation of resource
availability for the particular phase.
The purpose of this activity is to prepare the onboarding package for external
consultants from SAP and partner companies.Mandatory
The purpose of this deliverable is to ensure that an efficient management
framework is in place for successful project execution.
The purpose of this task is to define the organizational structure, roles and
responsibilities of the project team.Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to identify and select global company and external
resources for the project in accordance with the required roles, skills and
responsibilities specified in the preceding task. The assignment of people to
roles should also take into account their qualifications and availability for the
whole project time frame.
The purpose of this task is to complete the communications management plan.
This document outlines the processes required to ensure timely generation,
distribution, storage, and retrieval of project information.
The purpose of this deliverable is to clearly and explicitly define the objectivesof the proposed project, analyze all possible benefits and quantify benefits in
financial terms. This information and supporting documents align key
stakeholders around the strategic intent of the project.
Mandatory
The purpose of this activity is to collect all input required for the project charter
and document it into a format suitable for both communication purpose as for
formal sign-off purpose, if possible utilizing the accelerator file(s) provided
The purpose of this activity is to ensure that the correct groupings of
stakeholders have been identified for the project.
The purpose of this activity is to achieve a formal sign-off of the project charter.
The purpose of this deliverable is to kick-off the project/phase and ensure that
all needed information is shared with the resources for a successful project
execution.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to prepare the kickoff meeting which will helps
ensure the involvement of the team and other key resources and their
commitment to the project schedule.
The purpose of this activity is to gather the whole project team, including all
remotely involved resources, to kick-off the project or project phase. The
meeting is also used to examine the approach for the specific project phase.
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The purpose of this deliverable is to facilitate an initial understanding of the
project scope and associated project-related assumptions and constraints. The
project scope statement evolves through the initiation and planning of the
project and clearly and explicitly defines the deliverables of the proposed
project. This information and supporting documents align key stakeholders
around what the project is going to deliver.
Mandatory
The purpose of this activity is to collect and document both process-related aswell as project-/non-process-related customer requirements, which in summary
and as appendix become part of the scope statement
The objective of this task is to review the scope statement document with the
customer project manager and key stakeholders in order to confirm the scope
and obtain approval.
The purpose of this task is to create the work breakdown structure (WBS) for
the project, which is a deliverable-oriented, hierarchical decomposition of the
work to be executed by the project team to complete the project. It is the basis
for the organization and coordination of the project. A WBS consists of WBS
elements that describe project tasks and subtasks to perform within a defined
time period.
Mandatory
The purpose of this activity is to clearly define the acceptance criteria against
which project deliverables and results are measured that have been listed in
the Scope Statement. These should also be updated in the Project Quality
Gate Scorecard. In the context of Agile projects this translates to the definition
of Done for the backlog items that are being delivered in the project.
Purpose of this task is to obtain customer approval (sign-off)
The purpose of the Project Schedule deliverable is to define the work schedule
to be followed, the resources and associated time commitments required for
the project and the phases of the project. The work breakdown structure
(WBS) serves as the foundation for the schedule, the deliverables to be
produced and tasks to be performed, as part of the project. The project budget,
including monitoring and control, outlines all costs associated with the project,including labor, hardware, software, contracting fees, and facilities.
At a minimum, the schedule should include:
Deliverables and tasks for the current phase
Estimated effort (work) and duration
Task dependencies (such as predecessors and successors)
Scheduled start and finish dates for each task, based on dependencies
Task constraints (such as must-start-on date and must-finish-on date)
Resources assigned to each task
High-level schedule for subsequent phases
The purpose of this activity is to create the project/phase schedule and assign
resources to the scheduled activities and tasks. Mandatory
The purpose of this activity is to extract all planned workshops during the
project/phase into a schedule that facilitates workshop planning
Purpose of this task is to obtain customer approval (sign-off)
The purpose of this activity is to create project schedule and cost baseline
against which tracking, change management and status reporting is done.Mandatory
The purpose of the project management plan deliverable is to develop the
project management plan and the subsidiary plans on the basis of the project
scope defined in the project charter.
Mandatory
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The purpose of this activity is to collect input needed for the project
management plan and document it in a format suitable for both communication
purpose as for formal sign-off purpose, if possible utilizing the accelerator
file(s) provided
The purpose of this activity is to achieve a formal sign-off of the project
management plan
The purpose of the Project and Operational Standards deliverable is to provide
consistent means of executing and governing project work in an efficient andeffective manner. The key objective of Project Standards is to identify, define,
approve, and communicate standards related to project execution.
Where and when applicable, the current customer processes and procedures,
related to the project standards should be taken into account when defining the
most suitable standards for the project.
The purpose of this task is to analyze the Application Lifecycle Management
(ALM) maturity at the customer to understand system landscape,
organizational structure requirements, usage of Solution Manager and other
ALM tools and provide recommendations for implementation of ALM
processes with SAP Solution Manager
The purpose of this task is to determine the customers framework to centrally
document and relate business processes and technical information of SAP andnon-SAP Solutions in Solution Manager, ensuring transparency, efficient
maintenance and collaboration
Mandatory
The purpose of this task, also known as Innovation Management, is to
determine the customers approach for the identification, adaptation and
implementation of new and enhanced business and technical scenarios. It is
part of the application lifecycle and designed to decouple technical installation
from business innovation using SAP Solution Manager to implement the
innovation in the system landscape.
Optional
The purpose of this task is to determine the customers template management
approach that allows customers with multi-site SAP installations to efficiently
manage their business processes across geographical distances from initialtemplate definition to template implementation and template optimization, for
example as part of a global rollout
The purpose of this task is to determine the customers approach for managing
functional and performance testing of SAP-centric business processes to
ensure validated system behavior after software change events.Optional
The purpose of this task is to determine the customers approach of handling
business and technology-driven changes, using a standardized process
leading to improved reliability of solution and minimized risk through
segregation of duties and transparency of changes.
Optional
The purpose of this task is to determine the customers approach of a
centralized and common incident and issue message processing for multiple
organization levels. The process offers a communication channel with all
relevant stakeholders of an incident, including business user, customer-side
SAP experts, SAP Service & Support and Partner Support employees.
The Application incident Management is integrated in all ALM processes of
SAP Solution Manager, in any SAP Business Suite solution and can be
connected to an Non-SAP Help Desk application.
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The purpose of this task is to determine the customers approach of monitoring,
alerting, analyzing and administrating of SAP solutions. It allows customers to
reduce TCO by predefined content and centralized tools for all aspects of
operations in SAP Solution Manager, including End-to-End reporting
functionality either out-of-the-box or individually created by customers
Optional
This task uses SAP Business Process Integration & Automation Management(BPIAM) to cover the most important application related operations topics
necessary to ensure the smooth and reliable flow of the core business
processes to meet a company's business requirements.
The purpose of this task is to determine the customers approach of
Maintenance Management, how SAP Notes are handled and how they are
applied (upon request e.g. current incident in productive environment,
information from SAP about potential issue (Hot News, Security Notes)).
The purpose of this task is to determine the customers approach for the
identification, adaptation and implementation of new and enhanced business
and technical scenarios. It uses Solution Manager to manage the upgrade
project holistically and effectively end-to-end and allows SAP customers tobetter understand and manage the major technical risks and challenges in an
upgrade project, and to make the upgrade project a non-event for the
business.
The purpose of this deliverable is to execute the project management plan and
control and monitor the work defined in the project scope statement.
Management plans developed during the project preparation phase (see
deliverable Project Management Plan) guide the approach to management,
execution, and control of project activities. The project manager is responsible
for ensuring that the management plans are applied at the appropriate level of
control.
The purpose of this activity is to assure that the project is executed according
to what was agreed to in project charter, scope statement and project
management plan.
The purpose of this activity is to assure that resources are assigned to all
scheduled project activities (and tasks) and that work is progressing and
deliverables are produced as expected.
The purpose of this activity is to capture and manage project issues and risks
and changes related to those e.g. changes of project scope, timeline, costs
etc.
Mandatory
The purpose of this activity to make sure that project stakeholders are aware of
status and progress of the project including potential disturbances due to
existing risks and issues.
Mandatory
The purpose of this deliverable is to present an overview of all planned change
management activities. It guarantees that all activities are related to each other
as well as to the overall project plan and ensures the checkability of OCM
activities.
Optional
The purpose of this activity is to collect all required input for the OCM roadmap
and document it in a format suitable for communication and inclusion into the
project management plan
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The purpose of this deliverable is to develop a comprehensive training strategy
that provides all team members with a phase-based learning path for acquiring
the skills and knowledge needed to complete the project successfully. This
learning path leads to project readiness as well as certification on the specific
applications the team members will be using.
The purpose of this task is to prepare the training strategy and plan. Optional
The purpose of this deliverable is to provide an overview of the SAP software
to be implemented so that all project team members have an understanding of
the SAP solution for their areas of responsibility.
The purpose of this task is to train the involved project team in the SAP
solutions expected to be used and/or chosen for the project scope
The purpose of the business process map is to derive and agree on the scope
for the start of the business blueprint phase. During blueprinting, the process
map builds the foundation for the process hierarchy a decomposition of the
process design which is reflected as scenarios, processes, and process
steps in SAP Solution Manager.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to complete the Business Process Map with the
content reflecting the process scope of the project
The purpose of this task is to ensure that a proper environment is available forthe options selection workshops
The purpose of this task is to prepare the scope document with the pre-defined
content according to the SOW and solution documentation
The purpose of this task is to demonstrate available options related the
selected processes in scope
The goal of this task is to complete customer blueprint document based on
interviews and assessment sessions. The document details the options
customer selected from the pre-defined solution, all modifications and details
the configuration requirements of the solution.
Validate and Complete Business Process Map with pre-defined content
depending on delivery model (Industrialized and/or Assemble to Order process
content).The purpose of Value Determination is to ensure the alignment of the business
case value drivers with key process changes and functionality by establishing a
value tracking framework and identifying business stakeholders
Optional
The purpose of this task is to review the project business case, map key value
drivers to process changes, develop the value tracking framework (KPI's and
PPI's), identify value enablers, as well as assign business accountability for
value realization.
The purpose of this task is to validate that identified key process changes, key
performance indicators, and value enablers are accurate and make necessary
adjustments to the document
Optional
The purpose of business scenario design is to provide an understanding of the
essential processes at the scenario level (process level 1-2). It builds the
foundation for the business blueprint phase where process levels 3-5 are
defined.
The purpose of this task is to capture Business requirements and relate them
to business scenarios, business objectives and benefits
The purpose of this task is to complete the Business Scenario Design
document with relevant pre-defined business process content (Assemble to
order and/or Industrialized content)
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The purpose of this task is to store Business Scenario content in Solution
Manager, according to Business Process Hierarchy structure defined for the
project.
The purpose of this deliverable is to outline key elements of the testing
methodology that the project will use as guiding principles going forward. This
is should be aligned with the customers "Enterprise" approach on how to
conduct testing (Not to be updated over time)
The purpose of this task is to collect all required information needed for theTest Policy, and to document it in a format suitable for communication.
Purpose of this task is to obtain customer approval (sign-off)
The purpose of the data migration approach and Strategy deliverable is to
capture and communicate the approach and strategy for the legacy data
migration. This deliverable is intended to educate the SAP and customer
project team members on the SAP data migration framework and methodology
used to support the data migration project. In addition, the scope and
requirement for data migration should also be determined
Optional
The purpose of this task is to make the necessary arrangements for the
execution of the workshopThe purpose of the data migration workshop deliverable is to perform a two-
day scoping workshop to explain the SAP data migration approach and to
understand the customers legacy data systems, business priorities, and
technical infrastructure.
The purpose of the data audit is to identify the legacy systems that will supply
data for the SAP applications and to profile the quality of the legacy data.
The purpose of this task is to prepare the data migration scope and
requirements document that captures the overall scope and requirements of
the data migration effort.
The purpose of this task is to present data migration scope and requirements
document to customer project team and obtain buy in.The purpose of this task is to assess customer organization for the demands of
data migration process. The outcome of this task is documented current state
of the organization and required target state.
The purpose of this task is to assess customer infrastructure for the needs of
the data migration process. As a result the project team learns about available
tools and identifies any gaps/requirements to acquire tools to support the
migration process.
The purpose of this task is to assess risk for the data migration activities. The
risk assessment focuses on organization, technical risk, data quality risk and
other risks that may impact the data migration activities. During this task the
team prepares mitigation strategies for the individual risk items in the risk
register.
The purpose of this activity to collect input needed for the Data Migration
Approach and Strategy document, in a format suitable for both communication
purpose as well as for formal sign-off purpose.
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The purpose of the technical requirements and design deliverable is to provide
the project with a specification of the target solution from a software
component standpoint. This document is intended to serve as a reference for
the rest of the project team during the Business Blueprint phase.
Included in this deliverable is the solution landscape deployment plan, which is
a high level description of the overall system landscape approach to be used
for the implementation project.
Optional
The purpose of this task is to outline the software components and the design
of the future solution landscape.
The purpose of this task is to describe the concept of how the solution in scope
will be deployed.
The purpose of the interface inventory deliverable is to preliminarily identify the
external systems, applications, and business objects or transactions that must
be integrated with the SAP solution to realize the objectives of the project
The purpose of this task is to collect necessary information for the interface
inventory document.
The purpose of the initial hardware sizing proposal is to begin the process of
assessing the hardware infrastructure requirements.
The purpose of this task is to completed sizing estimates for the Solution
Manager system and Production and non-Production environments.
The purpose of the project support tools and system setup deliverable is to
establish the basic tools and processes necessary to support the project.
One of the most vital project tools is the SAP Solution Manager, the
centerpiece of SAPs Application Lifecycle Management tools. The SAP
Solution Manager provides a central point of access for a variety of essential
project support functions, including:
Solution Implementation the identification, adaptation, andimplementation of new and enhanced business scenarios.
Solution Documentation centralized documentation repository ensuring
the relationship of business process definitions with technical configuration
decisions.
Change Control Management synchronized deployment of application
configuration with integrated project control and quality management.
In addition, customer-specific project management and documentation tools
may require installation and distribution to project team members.
Optional
The purpose of this task is to validate all technical system requirements for
delivery of the service or project. The objective is to ensure that all required
technical requirements have been satisfied and work can be performed by the
team.
The purpose of this task is to validate all functional requirements for delivery of
the service or project. The objective is to ensure that all required functional
requirements have been satisfied and work can be performed by the team.
The purpose of this task is to validate that customer has SAP Solution
Manager installed and setup.
The purpose of this task is to validate and ensure a proper Solution Manager
setup.
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The purpose of this task is to ensure that the business process structure in
SolMan is supporting the solution documentation and all continued project
activities in the coming phases (business process management, value
management, configuration & development, test, training and cut over).
The objective of this task is to setup project logistics, systems and
infrastructure that will support delivery of the project. This may include setup of
computers, setup of project team room, telephony, etc.
The purpose of this task is to install SAP GUI on project team computers.
The objective of this task is to validate that the remote connection to SAP is
working and connection can be established. This is both for the SAPGUI as
well as Web Access.
The objective of this task is to prepare for activation of the SAP Best Practices.
This consists of reviewing the Best Practice technical and functional
requirements and ensuring that the target system is on the correct release and
support package level, that all required SAP notes have been applied, etc.
The purpose of this task is to install pre-determined solution components
The objective of this task is to perform check of the installation of the servicepre-configuration, settings and objects
The objective of this task is to review the completeness of the installation
check and completion of the knowledge transfer
The purpose of this task is to prepare authorization roles in the systems for the
project team
The purpose of this task is the initial set up of all relevant testing tools (the
actual configuration will happen during Business Blueprint)
The purpose of the phase closure and sign-off deliverable is to:
Ensure that all required deliverables from this phase and the project are
complete and accurate, and close any outstanding issues
Identify lessons learned during the phase to prepare for formal project
closure Capture customer feedback and potential Customer References
The purpose of this task is to collect knowledge assets and lessons learned at
the end of each phase of the project that can be reused later by other projects.
Collecting documents, experiences, project highlights and lessons learned
throughout the duration of the project can help to facilitate the project by
providing quick access and insights into key deliverables from earlier stages of
the project.
Optional
The purpose of this task is to pass the Project Quality Gate by conducting a
quality check at critical stages of the project. Project Quality Gates are an
integral part of SAPs Quality Built In approach for SAP primed, partner or
client led projects. The objectives of the Project Quality Gate are:
To assure that all key deliverables and actions of the gate have beencompleted in compliance with recommended practices and to the customers
satisfaction
To enable project management to continuously communicate the
process and build quality directly into the project
To provide a tool to effectively manage project expectations and monitor
customer satisfaction
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The purpose of this task is to execute a Project Management Review that
provides a proactive quality assurance review, with an impartial analysis of all
aspects of the project across all project management disciplines, enabling
early detection of project issues with actionable recommendations.
Purpose of this task is to obtain customer approval (sign-off)
This milestone signifies transition for Project Startup activities to Design,
Solution Design Validation activities
The purpose of this phase is to create/update the business blueprint,
which is a detailed process-oriented and technical documentation of the
results gathered during requirements and design workshops or based on
validation of predefined solution or service description.
A blueprint consists of multiple documents illustrating how the company
intends to run its business using SAP solutions.
The purpose of the phase initiation deliverable is to formally recognize that a
new project phase starts.
The purpose of this task is to confirm resource availability for the particular
phase.Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to ensure the involvement of the team and otherkey resources and their commitment to the project schedule. The meeting is
also used to examine the approach for the specific project phase.
The purpose of this deliverable is to execute the project management plan and
control and monitor the work defined in the project scope statement.
Management plans developed during the project preparation phase (see
deliverable Project Management Plan) guide the approach to management,
execution, and control of project activities. The project manager is responsible
for ensuring that the management plans are applied at the appropriate level of
control.
The purpose of this task is to update the project management plan and the
subsidiary plans based on the changes agreed during the projects changemanagement process.
Mandatory
The purpose of this activity is to assure that the project is executed according
to what was agreed to in project charter, scope statement and project
management plan.
The purpose of this activity is to assure that resources are assigned to all
scheduled project activities (and tasks) and that work is progressing and
deliverables are produced as expected.
The purpose of this activity is to capture and manage project issues and risks
and changes related to those e.g. changes of project scope, timeline, costs
etc.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to ensure that each contract is closed by verifying
that all work specified in the contractual arrangement was completed, and that
all defined deliverables were accepted.
Mandatory
The purpose of the stakeholder analysis deliverable is to detect the level of
acceptance or the general attitude regarding the project on the part of all key
stakeholders, as well as the ways they can influence the project. Execute an
analysis of current state as-is and future state to-be business process maps
to quantify the delta transition gap
Optional
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The purpose of this task is to re-visit the stakeholder identification results,
determine the detailed level of change impacts for the identified stakeholder
(groups) in order to create transparency about the organizational and system
changes.
The purpose of this task is to identify key users needed for the different areas
(depending on the scope of this project).
The purpose of the Change impact analysis deliverable is to ensure that the
organizational and technical changes in business processes have been
identified and documented by comparing the as-is and the to-be business
processes.
Optional
The purpose of this task is to validate the chosen approach with key
stakeholders for the continued project execution.
The purpose of this task is to define the baseline for where organizational
change management starts and against which progress and success of the
OCM-activities are measured.
Optional
The purpose of the communication plan deliverable is to summarize all
planned communication measures and to help identify the dependencies
among various activities. The communication plan is aligned to the overall
OCM roadmap and addresses mainly external communication to stakeholders,
key users, end users, and suppliers.
The purpose of this task is to provide a set of key messages to describe the
benefit of the SAP solution and the change impact for every stakeholder group.
Due to the individual goals and interests of stakeholder groups, it is necessary
to define specific key messages for each stakeholder group, for example to
specify what to tell particular employees.
The purpose of this task is to define the communication strategy for the
change management activities.
The purpose of the End User Training Strategy and Plan deliverable is to
develop a high level training plan that provides the recommended approach
and corresponding activities to prepare the end users for using the new
system.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to perform an analysis of the end-user population tobe trained and determine where the skills levels, knowledge gaps, and training
requirements are located. This analysis contains the key customer information
for definition of the end-user training and documentation of high-level project
plan recommendations, proposals, and preliminary strategies.
The purpose of this task is to develop a working document to track evolution of
documents and progress of processes for all education aspects of the projectOptional
The purpose of the Project Team Training deliverable is to ensure that the
project team is informed about the way of working during the Blueprint Phase
including usage of Solution Manager for Solution Documentation.
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The purpose of this task is to clarify deliverables and expectations,
methodology, and tools. Typically two to three days should be reserved for this
training. Once the team members or at minimum the team leads are identified,
they will be brought on board with this ramp-up training before the phase
kickoff meeting. The blueprint ramp-up deliverable:
Sets project team expectations and blueprint deliverables
Provides guidance for blueprinting workshops and relevant enabling
tools
Introduces blueprint quality assurance and its acceptance criteria
Prepares for essential blueprinting skills, such as workshop facilitation,
requirements gathering, and process modeling
Fosters teamwork within project teams
The purpose of this task is to train the key users for the solution in scope (pre-
defined content)
The purpose of the end user training content deliverable is to create a
curriculum plan that covers the skills that end users will need to possess to use
the system. This document will be refined throughout the project.
The purpose of this task is to validate and adapt the standard end user training
material being pre-delivered within the solution. (delivery model 3&4).The purpose of this task is to prepare training content in the system
environment being set up for the project.
The purpose of solution validation / f it-gap analysis deliverable is to validate the
predefined scenarios, processes and enhancements; identify potential gaps
between delivered product and customer requirements. The deliverable only
captures requirements for gaps. It follows an iterative approach. Existing
documentation and models can be altered, changes have to be marked and
documented in Solution Manager.
This task validates predefined general settings and that these are still relevant
for the scope of the implementation, such as organizational structures or
customer or material masters, and to identify potential gap between deliveredproduct and customer requirements.esign a solution for these business objects
within the SAP solution. These objects are associated to processes and
reflected in applications so understanding these relationships is essential for
overall integration and cross-process integrity.
This task validates predefined scenario solution documentation, identifies
potential gap between delivered product and customer requirements. Only
requirements for gap are being captured. It follows an iterative approach.
Existing documentation and models can be altered, changes have to be
marked and documented in Solution Manager
This task validates predefined process solution documentation, identifies
potential gap between delivered product and customer requirements. Only
requirements for gap are being captured. It follows an iterative approach.
Existing documentation and models can be altered, changes have to be
marked and documented in Solution Manager.
This task validates the pre-defined RICEFW Objects (reports, forms etc.).
Additional customization and enhancements should be kept to a minimum.
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This purpose of this task is to analyze identified gaps and additional
requirements and determine effort (and duration) for the realization phase.
The purpose of business objects modeling (cross-process view) is to identify
business objects that are relevant for the scope of the implementation, such as
organizational structures or customer or material masters, and to design a
solution for these business objects within the SAP solution. Business objects
are associated to processes and reflected in applications. Understanding these
relationships is essential for overall integration and cross-process integrity.
Business object modeling may also build the foundation for service modeling, if
the project is implementing a service-oriented architecture (SOA).
The purpose of this task is to capture the design and requirements of the
organizational structure. This should reflect multiple views of a company i.e.
Legal, Fiscal, Functional, Product-oriented, Regional and geographical,
Customer-group, Distribution-channels, Purchasing-channels etc. depending
on the process scope.
It is best to store all organizational structure deliverables in the process
hierarchy in SAP Solution Manager.
Mandatory
The purpose of General Settings and Master Data is a detailed description of
design and maintenance processes for general settings and master data. This
includes definition of business rules and ownership.
General Settings and Master Data Design also addresses cross-application
general settings and master data for e.g. countries, languages, currencies,
organizational units, units of measure, number ranges, product hierarchies,
material types and shipment rules.
The purpose of the user role concept is to describe all relevant end-user roles
and corresponding responsibilities from a business point of view. This includes
User role concept overview, User role documents - one per role, Consistent
user role name and assignment to defined business organization model,
Corresponding SAP default roles, Mapping rules etc.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to define a logical data model for master or
transactional data relevant to the implementation scope across the application
landscape, including both legacy and SAP components.
This will help manage the data relationships and align interfaces correctly.
The purpose of the Detailed Design - Business Scenarios deliverable is the
continuation of process decomposition started in project preparation. This
includes documentation of requirements, solution design for the scenarios and
processes. This information is populated in the business process hierarchy in
SAP Solution Manager.
Mandatory
This task identifies requirements on a scenario level that will be refined,
iteratively, during the detailed Business process design. Documentation is
stored in Business Process Hierarchy in Solution Manager.
The purpose of this task is to continue collecting input and finalize the Scenario
Design Document, in a format suitable for both communication purpose as well
as for formal sign-off purpose. The documented business scenario provides an
understanding of the essential processes at the scenario level (PL1-2). It also
builds the foundation for the business blueprint phase where process levels
35 are defined.
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The purpose of this deliverable is to design, in detail, the to-be business
process down to activity level (PL 3-5) and to describe gaps where the
standard solution does not cover all required functionalities.
Mandatory
This task identifies requirements on a process level that will be refined,
iteratively, during the detailed Business process design. Documentation is
stored in Business Process Hierarchy in Solution Manager.
The purpose of this task is to continue collecting input and finalize the
Business Process Design Document, in a format suitable for both
communication purpose as well as for formal sign-off purpose. The document
provides details of the to-be business process down to activity level (PL 3-5)
and describes the gaps where the standard solution does not cover all required
functionalities.
The purpose of this task is to demonstrate standard functionality of the SAP
solution to the Product Owner and Key Users in order to solicit input and gain
acceptance for the standard feature. In case standard functionality needs to be
enhanced product owner captures this requirement in product backlog in the
form of user story.
Features that are complex or time consuming to configure in the system can
be presented in a visualization tool like SAP Visualization by iRise to solicit
input and gain acceptance of the feature requirements.
The purpose of Value Realization is to establish the sustainable mechanismsto monitor and controls the predefined KPI's and PPI's of the to-be process
and/or process changes.
Optional
The purpose of this task is to design the Value Dashboard by specifying the
KPI's and PPI's and how these are monitored and controlled during project
execution and post Go-Live.
The purpose of this deliverable is to specify and detail how to realize the
solution, both Core Configuration and identified gaps and core enhancements
needed to complement standard functionality, in order to fulfill business
requirements. These RICEFW objects are based on process requirements,
and they are specified in business process and solution design documents.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to complete the documentation for identified coreconfiguration objects related to business processes.
The purpose of this task is to complete the documentation for additionally
identified configuration objects related to business processes.
The purpose of this task is to complete the documentation for identified
RICEFW objects.
These objects are classified as:
Reports that have to be designed or adjusted
Interfaces that need to be developed
Conversions (mostly related to master data)
Enhancements that need to be performed
Forms for print-out or other purposes
Workflows that need to be implemented or designed
The purpose of this task is to prepare functional design document for all SOA
and 3rd party applications / solution enhancements or extensions.
The purpose of the visualizations deliverable is to ensure that the defined
processes are exemplified and easier to understand and judge by the project
team members, key users and stakeholders.
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The purpose of this task is to collect knowledge assets and lessons learned at
the end of each phase of the project that can be reused later by other projects.
Collecting documents, experiences, project highlights and lessons learned
throughout the duration of the project can help to facilitate the project by
providing quick access and insights into key deliverables from earlier stages of
the project.
Optional
The purpose of this task is to pass the Project Quality Gate by conducting a
quality check at critical stages of the project. Project Quality Gates are anintegral part of SAPs Quality Built In approach for SAP primed, partner or
client led projects. The objectives of the Project Quality Gate are:
To assure that all key deliverables and actions of the gate have been
completed in compliance with recommended practices and to the customers
satisfaction
To enable project management to continuously communicate the
process and build quality directly into the project
To provide a tool to effectively manage project expectations and monitor
customer satisfaction
The purpose of this task is to execute a Project Management Review that
provides a proactive quality assurance review, with an impartial analysis of allaspects of the project across all project management disciplines, enabling
early detection of project issues with actionable recommendations.
The purpose of this task is to execute a Design Review of SAP Solution
service that provides a proactive quality assurance review of the design of the
SAP solution which is being implemented. It delivers an impartial analysis of all
aspects of the solution design across all relevant design perspectives and
leads to an early detection of potential solution risks and offers actionable risk
mitigation recommendations.
The purpose of this task is to ensure that each contract is closed by verifying
that all work specified in the contractual arrangement was completed, and that
all defined deliverables were accepted.
Purpose of this task is to obtain customer approval (sign-off)This milestone signifies completion of Design activities and transition to Build
activities
The purpose of the realization phase is to implement the business
scenario and process requirements based on the business blueprint
completed in the previous phase.
Objectives of this phase include:
Establishment of the solution landscape
Implementation of the final solution in the development
environment
Overall testing of the solution within the quality environment
Release of the solution for production (live) operations Delivery of training materials
Preparation for data migration and data archiving
Identification of value delivery concepts
Performance testing
The purpose of the phase initiation deliverable is to formally recognize that a
new project phase starts.
The purpose of this task is to confirm resource availability for the particular
phase.Mandatory
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The purpose of this task is to ensure the involvement of the team and other
key resources and their commitment to the project schedule. The meeting is
also used to examine the approach for the specific project phase.
The purpose of this deliverable is to execute the project management plan and
control and monitor the work defined in the project scope statement.
Management plans developed during the project preparation phase (see
deliverable Project Management Plan) guide the approach to management,execution, and control of project activities. The project manager is responsible
for ensuring that the management plans are applied at the appropriate level of
control.
The purpose of this task is to update the project management plan and the
subsidiary plans based on the changes agreed during the projects change
management process.
Mandatory
The purpose of this activity is to assure that the project is executed according
to what was agreed to in project charter, scope statement and project
management plan.
The purpose of this activity is to assure that resources are assigned to all
scheduled project activities (and tasks) and that work is progressing and
deliverables are produced as expected.
The purpose of this activity is to capture and manage project issues and risks
and changes related to those e.g. changes of project scope, timeline, costs
etc.
Mandatory
The purpose of this activity to make sure that project stakeholders are aware of
status and progress of the project including potential disturbances due to
existing risks and issues.
Mandatory
The purpose of Organizational Alignment is to ensure a smooth transition
process towards the new way of working. This includes the alignment of roles
and responsibilities and activities to ensure that all employees are fully aligned
to the goals of the project and organization.
The purpose of this task is to use the results from previous change impactanalysis and the role mapping information (mapping of new business user
roles to existing roles and organizational structure) and determine an
appropriate transition approach for the business.
Optional
The purpose of this task is to get to get complex organizational feedback
regarding the progress and acceptance of the project from the customers
view.
The purpose of this task is update communication plan and execute
accordingly
The purpose of this deliverable is to determine the potential issues with the
SAP education strategy and solution before they impact the quality of the SAP
software deployment.
The purpose of this task is to capture feedback on both the training strategyand approach, determine issues and propose resolutions for identified issues.
The purpose of the Knowledge Transfer deliverable is to ensure that key users
get a good understanding of the implemented solution.
In this task the SAP project team prepares for training and enablement of the
customer project team to understand the solution and how it is implemented in
their area, as well as trains the key users as defined in the statement of work.
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The purpose of this task is to execute knowledge transfer by means of solution
walkthrough sessions, system demos on scenario and/or process level,
functional reviews etc., etc.
The purpose of the deliverable End User Training Content Enabled is to ensure
availability of end user training material, training environment, logistics
infrastructure and skilled instructors.
Optional
This task ensures a consistent appearance of the training materials and
documentation by providing the development team with standard templates.
The purpose of this task is to ensure that the training environment is correctly
populated with correct data for training.Optional
The purpose of this task is to provide a detailed outline of presentations and
activities that serve to educate and prepare the trainers scheduled to instruct
end-user training classes
The purpose of this task is to prepare the execution of end-user training by
mapping end users to appropriate training courses, developing a training
schedule and logistics plan, and inviting end users to courses
Optional
The purpose of the Configured General Settings and Organizational Structure
deliverable is to complete and document the initial configuration of the systemon the basis of the decisions made in the business blueprint phase. Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to implement the configuration related to general
settings, and to document this in Solution Manager.
The purpose of this task is to implement the configuration related to
organizational structure, and to document this in Solution Manager.
The purpose of the Configured Master Data Objects 1-n deliverable is to
configure the master data in the SAP software system according to the
business process requirements specified in the business blueprint phase.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to prepare master data required for all business
processes' unit and string tests in DEV.
The purpose of this task is to complete configuration of master data in the
system
The purpose of the Core Configuration and Documentation deliverable is to
ensure that the configuration is implemented, tested and documented. Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to implement the Core Configuration, write valid test
cases and to document this in Solution Manager.
The purpose of this task is to prepare the test cases
The purpose of this task is to prepare the test cases
The purpose of this task is to perform unit test for the configuration Optional
The objective of this task is to resolve any issues identified during the Business
Process Unit Test. It is crucial that the issues are re-tested by users that
reported them (or designated re-testers) and that they are confirmed.
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The purpose of this task is to perform string test for the configuration Optional
The objective of this task is to resolve any issues identified during the Process
String Test. It is crucial that the issues are re-tested by users that reported
them (or designated re-testers) and that they are confirmed.
The purpose of the Delta Configuration deliverable is to ensure that theconfiguration is implemented, tested and documented. Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to implement the Delta Configuration, write valid
test cases and to document this in Solution Manager.
The objective of this task is to develop process documentation for any changed
processes or for any new processes added to the standard.
The objective of this task is to develop process test cases for any changed
processes or for any new processes added to the standard solution.
The purpose of this task is to perform unit and string test for the configuration Optional
The objective of this task is to resolve any issues identified during the Unit and
String Test. It is crucial that the issues are re-tested by users that reported
them (or designated re-testers) and that they are confirmed.
The purpose of this deliverable is to develop and test the RICEFW objects.
Documentation to be stored in Solution Manager.Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to develop the RICEFW object according to the
functional specification,
The purpose of this task is to document the RICEFW object information in a
technical specification and define the appropriate test case(s). Documentation
is stored in Solution Manager.The purpose of this task is to perform unit and string test of the developments. Optional
The objective of this task is to resolve any issues identified during the RICEFW
object(s) Test. It is crucial that the issues are re-tested by users that reported
them (or designated re-testers) and that they are confirmed.
The purpose of this task is to perform final code review of the development
objects and confirm readiness for transport into QAS.
The purpose of the SOA / composite application development deliverable is to
implement and document the enterprise services, including developing and
realizing the composite application. The technical design and specifications
from the business blueprint phase serve as input.
The purpose of this task is to develop the Enterprise Service according to the
functional specification, document this in a technical specification and define
the appropriate test case(s). Documentation is stored in Solution Manager.
The purpose of this task is to develop the Composite and/or Mobile Application
according to the functional specification, document this in a technical
specification and define the appropriate test case(s). Documentation is stored
in Solution Manager.
The purpose of this task is to perform final code review of the development
objects and confirm readiness for transport into QAS.
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The purpose of the Business Process Procedures deliverable is to provide the
basis for end-user training, end-user training documentation and test case
creation. The procedures may also be used by security to develop roles and
authorizations.
The purpose of this task is to validate and complete Business Process
Procedures from the blueprint phase.
The purpose of this task is to validate and complete Business Process
Procedures from the blueprint phase.
The purpose of the value audit deliverable during the realization phase is to
monitor and control the implementation of key process changes and value
enablers, as well as to ensure the design and implementation of the Value
Dashboard for KPI tracking purposes.
Optional
The purpose of this task is to perform value audit according to defined Value
Dashboard, and provide mitigation strategies for identified risks that could
jeopardize the value identified during the business case development.
The purpose of this deliverable is to provide evidence that the scenarios
designed can be supported by the solution implemented.
The purpose of this task is to identify and document applicable test case(s) for
the scenario.The purpose of this task is to perform scenario test. Optional
The objective of this task is to resolve any issues identified during the scenario
testing. It is crucial that the issues are re-tested by users that reported them (or
designated re-testers) and that they are confirmed.
Purpose of this task is to obtain customer approval (sign-off)
The purpose of the quality assurance infrastructure and environment design
and setup deliverable is to install a viable, correctly configured technical QA
environment that is available for use by the project team to perform QA testing.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to install SAP components needed for the
realization of project scope.The purpose of this task is to upgrade SAP components needed for the
realization of project scope.
The purpose of this task is to build the quality assurance (QA) environment
with changes that have been unit-tested and released from the development
environment.
The purpose of this task is to set up users in the Quality Assurance
environment.
The purpose of this task is to prepare master data required for all business
processes in QAS.
The objective of this task is to perform any remaining manual configuration
changes in the Quality Assurance environment.
This milestone signifies completion of Build activities and transition to
Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing and Non-Functional Testing
The purpose of the preliminary cutover plan deliverable is to document the
strategy, scope and timelines for moving from the as-is solution to the to-be
solution and the hyper care period immediately following go-live.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to assess to what level the organization is prepared
for the cut over/transitionOptional
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The purpose of this task is to visualize the data quality metrics defined in the
data quality plan
The purpose of this task is to load the cleansed legacy data into the SAP
software target structures using a standard SAP load utility such as LSMW.
The purpose of this task is to obtain the results of the various test cycles so the
team can monitor the accuracy and efficiency of the data migration solution.Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to provide one final assessment at the end of the
realization phase to report on the quality of the converted legacy dataMandatory
The purpose of this deliverable is to execute the User acceptance test (UAT).
This is the last test cycle of an SAP solution implementation and is an essential
part of gaining end-user acceptance of the software system.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to define and document UAT test cases according
to the test plan. Test plans and test case documentation is stored in Solution
Manager
The purpose oft his task is to adapt testing tools if needed (e.g. add of field
values and additional security roles) and train project team members, asusually the test team gets extended before and during the UAT test cycle.
The purpose of this task is to document the integration test case outlined in the
UAT test plan
The objective of this task is to perform the End User Acceptance test
according to previously defined plan. During the test all issues must be logged
and documented in the system for traceability purpose.
The objective of this task is to resolve any issues identified during the User
Acceptance Test. It is crucial that the issues are re-tested by users that
reported them (or designated re-testers) and that they are confirmed.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to execute the testing, document the results and
obtain customer approval (sign-off)The purpose of the SAP data archiving deliverable is to provide a method to
check, remove, and store data that has completed its lifecycle within the
solution. Data that meets the check criteria of data retention rules and is no
longer actively used in the system can be archived and deleted. Storage of the
data is a secondary process to enable data that has been archived and deleted
to still be viewed and reported on even though the data is no longer stored on
the transactional system.
The purpose of this task is to identify legal and business retention
requirements needed in prier to establish the baseline for data arched and
removal plan.
The purpose of this task is to develop the data archive plan that outlines the
planning for data archiving of the business objects at the customer site.
The purpose of this task is to develop the data archive storage plan needed for
the execution of each data archive run and creates the indexes for each
archive execution.
The purpose of this task is to test the data archive implementation execution in
QAS.
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The purpose of the production infrastructure and environment design and
setup deliverable is to install a viable, correctly configured technical production
environment to support productive operations of the delivered solution.
Mandatory
The purpose of this task is to install and set up the production environment.
The purpose of this task is to upgrade the production environment.
The purpose of this task is to build the production (PRD) environment with