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ASAP Methodology: 1. Project Preparation / Requirement Gathering
ASAP Methodology: 1. Project Preparation / Requirement Gathering
ASAP stands for Accelerated SAP methodology which is used to implement and deliver the
project efficiently.
The five stages of ASAP methodologies are-
Project plan, Business Blue print, Realization, Final preparation & Go-Live - support.
1. Project Preparation: In this phase the system landscape will be set up.
2. Business Blueprint: It is a detailed documentation of your company's requirements. (I.e. what
are the objects we need to develop are modified depending on the client's requirements).
3. Realization: In this only, the implementation of the project takes place (development of
objects etc)
And we are involved in the project from here only.
4. Final Preparation: Final preparation before going live i.e. testing, conducting pre-go-live, end
user training etc.
End user training is given that is in the client site you train them how to work with the new
environment, as they are new to the technology.
5. Go-Live & support: The project has gone live and it is into production. The Project team will
be supporting the end users.
Collect requirement thru interviews with Business teams /Core users / Information Leaders.
Study& analyze KPI’s (key figures) of Business process.
Identify the measurement criteria's (Characteristics).
Understand the Drill down requirements if any.
Understand the Business process data flow if any.
Identify the needs for data staging layers in BW – (i.e need for ODS if any)
Understand the system landscape.
Prepare Final Requirements Documents in the form of Functional Specifications containing:
Report Owners,
Data flow,
KPI’s,
Measurement criteria’s,
Report format along with drilldown requirements.
2. Business Blueprint:
Identify the Roles & Authorizations required and Document it – follow standard templates
Final review of design with core BW users.
Sign off the BBP documents
In this phase you create a blueprint using the Question & Answer database (Q&Adb), which
documents your enterprise’s requirements and establishes how your business processes and
organizational structure are to be represented in the SAP System. You also refine the original
project goals and objectives and revise the overall project schedule in this phase.
3. Realization
4. Final Preparations:
Prepare the final check list of objects to be released .identify the dependencies & sequence of
release
Test for production scenarios in a pre-production system which is a replica of production system.