SAP Project Management-Risk, Task and Responsibilities

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Major risks factor to SAP project Accelerated SAP (ASAP): An overview Accelerated SAP (ASAP) Roadmap 1 & 2 Setting up the program organization Project Management team's Task and Responsibility Triple Constraints Balancing for Successful SAP project

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Major risks factor to SAP project : Introduction to SAP Project Management Inadequate sponsorship Poor/slow decision making Poor/no scope definition Inadequate attention to change management Lack of cooperation between business areas/departments Poor use of consultants Inappropriate resources Unrealistic goal Poor project management

Major risks factor to SAP project

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Normally call as ASAP -One of the Methodology for Implementing SAP:

ASAP consists of five high-level phases or milestones:

Project Preparation Business Blueprint Realization Final Preparation Go-Live and Support

Accelerated SAP (ASAP): An overview

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According to standard ASAP Methodology, the below is included the Roadmap and brief content like in literature;

Phase 1 – Project Preparation Change Charter Project Plan Scope Project team organization

Phase 2 – Business Blueprint AS is Process document To be process document

Accelerated SAP (ASAP) Roadmap -1

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Phase 3 – Realization Master Lists – Define business scenarios and R/3 transactions to be realized in the system. Configuration BPP – Business Process procedures Unit testing & documentation Development Programs Training MaterialPhase 4 – Final Preparation Stress & Volume tests Cutover Plan – The details of how to move to the production environment and go live. Conduct End User TrainingPhase 5 –Go live & Support Go- live & Support

Accelerated SAP (ASAP) Roadmap -2

Contents.. Setting up the program organization

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Project Management team : The members of the project management team have to

be 100% available for project work.

Tasks and responsibilities : Implementing the project. Communicating, coordinating, and controlling the projects. Evaluating and deciding about functional issues. Configuring and customizing the system. Training and supporting project members and users. Documenting the project. Reporting to the project manager.

Project Team's Task and Responsibility

Contents.. Balancing scope, time, and money is often among the biggest responsibilities of the project

manager. These factors are considered the three sides of the project triangle.

Project Scope - Articulating the specific work to be done for the project. Project Time - Setting the finish date of the project as well as any interim deadlines for

phases, milestones, and deliverables. Project Project Cost - Calculating and tracking the project costs and budget .

Triple Constraints Balancing for Successful SAP project

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