Project-Plan - EN - 21Q4-Activity and Task-Level - V2

ID Name Duration
1 S/4HANA Sample Project 621 days
2 Discover 70 days
3 Strategic Planning 60 days

4 Create an Innovation Strategy and a High-Level Road Map 20 days
5 Explore SAP Business Technology Platform 3 days
6 Make yourself familiar with SAP Extension Suite 3 days
7 Make yourself familiar with SAP Integration Suite 3 days
8 Accelerate Your Innovations with the Help of Intelligent Technol 40 days
9 Create a 360-Degree View on Security 5 days
10 Define the Analytics Architecture 10 days
11 Define the UX / UI strategy 3 days
12 Application Value and Scoping 50 days
13 Discover the Value of SAP S/4HANA for Your Company 15 days

14 Use SAP Signavio and SAP Process Insights 15 days
15 Identify the impact of SAP S/4HANA on existing business process15 days
16 Check the Conversion Readiness of SAP ERP 5 days
17 Perform a Business Scenario and Solution Mapping 15 days

18 Define the Implementation Strategy 10 days
19 Create a Strategic Road Map and Value Case 10 days
20 Trial System Provisioning 2 days
21 Provide a Trial System 2 days
22 Prepare 90 days
23 Project Team Enablement 61 days

24 Conduct Agile Training for the Project Team 1 day
25 Conduct SAP Solution Manager Training 1 day
26 Self-Enable on SAP Process Insights and SAP Signavio 3 days

27 Perform Mobilization Training for the Project Team 1 day
28 Conduct Project Team Enablement prior to Fit-to-Standard Analy1 day
29 Self-Enable on SAP S/4HANA Data Migration 3 days
30 Conduct Key User Training 1 day
31 Prototype 0 days
32 Run Prototyping 0 days
33 Transition Planning 23 days
34 Check the Conversion Readiness of SAP ERP 5 days
35 Define Scope and Objectives 5 days
36 Determine Business Process Performance Baseline 3 days
37 Model As-Is Business Processes 10 days
38 Define Cutover Approach 5 days

39 Clarify Custom Code Adaption 5 days
40 Clarify Operational Readiness 5 days
41 Define Technical Architecture 10 days

42 Define the Data Migration Approach and Strategy 10 days
43 Perform Data Volume Planning 3 days
44 Clarify the impact on your Authorization Concept 3 days
45 Prepare Interface Register 5 days
46 Run a Legacy Impact Analysis on Interface Inventory and Data In 5 days
47 Run a first Assessment on Output Management 5 days
48 Run a first Assessment on Training Requirements 3 days
49 Optional: Run a Technical Security Self Check 2 days
50 Transition Preparation 12 days
51 Execute on Follow-Ups from Transition Planning 0 days

52 Clean up of Archive Data 0 days
53 Decommission Unused Code (Optional Task) 0 days
54 Improve Custom Code Quality Measures (Optional Task) 0 days
55 Prepare Tools for Project Support 10 days
56 Import the Best Practices Content 2 days
57 Project Initiation 5 days
58 Conduct Handover Meeting(s) from Opportunity Phase 1 day
59 Review Order Form with Customer 1 day
60 Identify Stakeholders, Stakeholders' Requirements and Expectati0 days
61 Set Stakeholder Expectations for Agile Project 1 day
62 Create Project Charter 1 day
63 Create Project Management Plan 2 days
64 Establish Project Governance 4 days
65 Define Roles and Responsibilities 2 days

66 Define Project Organization 1 day
67 Review Project Management Plan 1 day

68 Plan Project 3 days
69 Create Scope Statement 3 days
70 Create WBS 2 days
71 Create Project Schedule 2 days
72 Create Budget 2 days
73 Plan Quality 2 days

74 Plan Communications 2 days
75 Plan Risks 1 day
76 Plan Procurement 1 day

77 Plan Stakeholders Management 2 days
78 Project Kick-Off and On-Boarding 8 days
79 Prepare for Kick-off Meeting 2 days
80 Conduct Kick-off Meeting 0 days

81 Prepare Team On-boarding Document 1 day
82 On-board Project Team 5 days
83 Project Standards, Infrastructure, and Solution 3 days
84 Define Project Standards 2 days
85 Determine Operational Standards 2 days
86 Define and Set Up Agile Project Standards and ALM Tools 2 days
87 Check Availability of SAP Solution Manager 2 days
88 Set up Project Team Logistics and Infrastructure 3 days
89 Setup and Test Remote Support 3 days
90 Execution, Monitoring, and Controlling of Results 2 days
91 Direct and Manage Project Execution 2 days
92 Monitor and Control Project Activities 1 day

93 Manage Issues, Risks and Changes 1 day
94 Communicate Status and Progress to Project Stakeholders 1 day
95 Organizational Change Management Plan 0 days
96 Prepare Organizational Change Management Roadmap 0 days
97 Conduct OCM Workshop with Project Manager and all Project 0 days
98 Phase Closure and Sign-Off Phase Deliverables 23 days
99 Conduct Knowledge Management Gate 1 day
100 Conduct Project Quality Gate 2 days
101 Conduct Project Management Review Service 1 day
102 Obtain Customer Sign-Off for Phase Completion 1 day

103 Explore 246 days
104 Phase Initiation 4 days
105 Review Deliverables of Explore Phase 2 days
106 Review Acceptance Criteria 1 day
107 Review RACI Chart for Explore Phase 1 day
108 Learning Design 20 days
109 Develop a Training Concept 20 days
110 Activate Solution 50 days
111 Finalize Mandatory System Preparation Activities (System Conver20 days
112 Reconfirmation of Scope for Activation (New Implementation onl1 day
113 Activation of Best Practices and Test-Activated Processes (New 5 days
114 Set up Integration with other Test Systems 5 days
115 Fit-to-Standard Workshop Preparation 7 days
116 Make yourself familiar with Fit-to-Standard 2 days
117 Prepare and Schedule Workshops 5 days
118 Workshop Participant Enablement 5 days
119 Fit-to-Standard System Preparation 5 days
120 Prepare sample data 5 days
121 Enhance system with additional configuration and test 5 days
122 Fit-to-Standard Workshops and Documentation 35 days
123 Fit-to-Standard Workshops Execution 30 days
124 Fit-to-Standard Workshop Documentation 5 days
125 Fit-to-Standard Workshop Validation 10 days
126 Prioritize Delta Requirements 5 days
127 Gap Validation 5 days
128 Design Workshops and Documentation 35 days

129 Design 30 days
130 Define Business Process Target State 5 days
131 Review and Customer Sign Off 15 days
132 Perform design review 5 days
133 Perform validation and approval 10 days
134 UX Activation and Design 122 days
135 UX Activation 10 days
136 UX Design 20 days
137 Security Design 30 days
138 Define Security Infrastructure 30 days
139 Data Volume Design 172 days
140 Get Transparency on the HANA DVM Quick Wins 5 days
141 Optional: Set Up a DVM Strategy for Business Documents 20 days
142 Get Transparency on Open Business Documents 10 days
143 Adapt your DVM Strategy 20 days
144 Data Migration Design 65 days
145 Conduct Data Migration Assessment 20 days
146 Run a Data Audit in the Source Systems 10 days
147 Finalize the Data Migration Approach and Strategy Document 10 days
148 Define Specifications for Data Migration 20 days
149 Set up and Configure Data Migration Tools 5 days
150 Perform Data Cleansing Activities 10 days
151 Custom Code Impact 20 days
152 Create a List of Impacted Custom Code Objects 20 days

153 Integration Design 40 days
154 Define Interface Architecture 20 days
155 Prepare Integration Design 20 days
156 Analytics Design 30 days
157 Design Filter for Embedded Analytics 30 days

158 Test Planning 162 days
159 Self-Enable on Test Management Tools and Solution Manager 10 days
160 Determine Test Scope 5 days
161 Detailed Test Planning 5 days
162 Sandbox Setup / Conversion 35 days

163 Set Up SANDBOX (System Conversion scenario only) 30 days
164 Downtime Optimization Preparation (System Conversion scenario5 days
165 Set Up SANDBOX (New Installation scenario only) 5 days
166 DEV Setup /Conversion 40 days
167 DEV Setup (New Implementation) 10 days
168 DEV Setup (System Conversion) 15 days
169 Activate SAP Fiori in DEV 0 days
170 Sizing 10 days
171 Perform / Check Sizing 10 days
172 Technical Architecture and Infrastructure Definition 179 days
173 Discover Technical Boundary Conditions 20 days
174 Create Technical Solution Map 10 days
175 Decide on Integration with Cloud Applications 10 days
176 Hardware Selection and Utilization 2 days
177 Develop Virtualization Strategy 3 days

178 Design Network 5 days
179 Test Preparation 5 days
180 Technical Design 20 days

181 Create a Technical Solution Design Document 20 days
182 Operations Impact Evaluation 10 days
183 Operations Impact Evaluation 10 days
184 Execution / Monitoring / Controlling Results 3 days
185 Update Project Management Plan 1 day
187 Conduct SCRUM Meetings 1 day
189 Manage Issues, Risks and Changes 1 day
191 Release and Sprint Plan 9 days
192 Update and Prioritize Backlog 3 days
193 Estimate Backlog Items Effort 2 days
194 Conduct Release and Sprint Planning Meeting 2 days
195 Validate Release and Sprint Plan Against SoW 2 days
196 Change Impact Analysis 0 days

197 Validate Organizational Alignment Approach 0 days
198 Establish Baseline of Current State 0 days
199 Phase Closure and Sign-Off phase Deliverables 7 days
202 Execute Baseline Retrospective 1 day

204 Manage Fulfilled Contracts 1 day

206 Realize 217 days

208 Review Deliverables of Realize Phase 2 days
209 Review Acceptance Criteria 1 day
210 Review RACI Chart for Realize Phase 1 day
211 Plan Realize Phase 6 days

212 Plan Sprints and Solution Reviews 3 days
213 Plan Testing 3 days
214 Learning Realization 30 days
215 Train your Key User 20 days
216 Create Training Material for End User 30 days

217 Sprint Initiation (Iterative) 5 days
218 Conduct Sprint Planning Meeting (Iterative) 5 days
219 Execution Plan for Realize Phase 5 days

220 Manage Sprints 1 day
221 Manage Unit/String Tests 1 day
222 Manage Integration Test 1 day
223 Manage Security Test 1 day
224 Manage User Acceptance Test 1 day
225 Configuration: Introduction 0 days
226 Make yourself familiar with Configuration 0 days
227 Configuration: Handover 5 days
228 Run Handover Session 5 days
229 Configuration: Main Configuration 50 days

230 Perform Main Configuration 50 days
231 Configuration: Unit Test 15 days
232 Run Unit Test 15 days
233 Configuration: String Test 15 days
234 Run String Test 15 days
235 Configuration: Solution Walk-Through 5 days
236 Run Solution Walk-Through 5 days
237 Configuration: Bug Fixing 15 days
238 Resolve Identified Issues 15 days
239 Configuration: Documentation 0 days
240 Document Configured Settings 0 days
241 Product Enhancements 20 days
242 Adjust Affected Existing Custom Code 20 days
243 Adjust Custom Code with Re-Design or Re-Platforming 20 days
244 Develop Extensions following the Clean Core Strategy 20 days
245 Enhancement and development of user interface (e.g. FIORI) 20 days
246 Custom Development 0 days
247 Sprint Closing 3 days
248 Conduct Sprint Review Meeting 1 day
249 Signoff Sprint Results 1 day
250 Conduct Sprint Retrospective 1 day
251 Security Implementation 30 days
252 Implement Security 30 days
253 Data Volume Management Configuration 20 days

254 Cleanup or Archive Data 20 days
255 Configure Data Archiving and Data Aging (Design Time) 10 days
256 Test execution of Data Archiving and Data Aging (Runtime) 10 days
257 Integration Validation 45 days
258 Identify the IV Scope 10 days
259 Initiate the Corresponding IV Support Activities 30 days
260 Initiate SAP Going-Live Check 5 days
261 Data Migration and Verification 45 days
262 Legacy Data Migration (New Implementation) 40 days
263 Perform Load and Verification Runs (System Conversion) 40 days
264 Selective Data Transition Scenarios 40 days

265 Custom Code Quality 10 days
266 Establish / Adjust Custom Code Quality 10 days
267 Integration Implementation 50 days
268 Implement Integration Design 30 days
269 Validate Integration Implementation 20 days
270 Analytics Configuration 35 days
271 Configure Analytics and Digital Boardroom 30 days
272 Knowledge Transfer 5 days
273 Test Preparation 20 days
274 Prepare Tests 20 days
275 Test Execution 65 days
276 Perform Integration / Regression / User Acceptance Test 40 days
277 Perform Test Steps 20 days

278 Test Suite Analytics and Reporting 5 days
279 QAS Setup/ Conversion 10 days
280 QAS Setup (New Implementation) 5 days
281 QAS Setup (System Conversion) 10 days
282 Sizing and Scalability Verification 5 days
283 Optional: Perform Sizing Verification 5 days
284 Optional: Perform Scalability Verification 5 days
285 IT Infrastructure Setup 30 days
286 Set Up IT Infrastructure 20 days
287 Test IT Infrastructure 10 days
288 Operations Implementation 30 days
289 Collect detailed Operations Requirements 10 days
290 Roles and Responsibilities 10 days
291 Support Processes and Procedures 10 days
292 Operations Support Tools 10 days
293 Operations Documentation 10 days
294 Knowledge Transfer 10 days
295 Cutover Preparation 79 days
296 Production System Setup 10 days
297 Create Cutover Plan (New Implementation) 10 days
298 Create Cutover Plan (System Conversion) 10 days
299 Create Cutover Plan (Selective Data Transition) 10 days
300 Execution, Monitoring and Controlling Results 7 days

302 Update Project Management Documents 1 day
303 Manage Project Issues, Risks, and Changes 5 days
304 Communicate Project Status and Progress 1 day
305 Plan and Execute Agile Sprints 1 day
306 Perform Scrum-Of-Scrums Meeting (Iterative) 1 day
307 Organizational Alignment 30 days
308 Execute Role Mapping and Transition Planning 0 days
309 Conduct Sounding Board and Pulse Checks 0 days
310 Communicate Sprint Scope and Plan (Iterative) 0 days
311 Communicate Sprint Result (Iterative) 0 days
312 Refine and Execute Communication Plan 0 days
313 OCM and Testing alignment 0 days
314 OCM and Data Migration alignment 0 days
315 Phase Closure and Sign-Off Phase Deliverables 7 days
318 Execute Baseline Retrospective 1 day
320 Manage Fulfilled Contracts 1 day

322 Deploy 251 days

324 Allocate Resources and Update Project Schedule 2 days
325 Perform Kick-off Meeting 1 day
326 Learning Realization 25 days

327 Create Training Execution Plan 5 days
328 Execute End User Training 20 days
329 Integration Validation 10 days
330 Finalize Integration Validation 10 days
331 Operations Readiness 10 days
332 Operational Readiness (System Conversion) 5 days
333 Operational Readiness (New Implementation) 10 days
334 Organizational Readiness 0 days
335 Perform Business Validation and Transition Planning 0 days
336 Dress Rehearsal 20 days
337 Finalize IT Infrastructure Services 10 days
338 Perform Cut-Over Rehearsal 10 days
339 Execution, Monitoring and Controlling Results 23 days
340 Update Project Management Plan 1 day
343 Manage Issues, Risks and Changes 3 days

346 Release Closing 4 days
347 Prepare Product Backlog for Next Release/Sprint 2 days
348 Conduct Release Retrospective 1 day
349 Update the Release and Sprint Plan 1 day
350 Production Cutover 3 days

351 Convert Productive System (System Conversion) 3 days
352 Production Cutover (New Implementation) 3 days
353 Production Cutover (Selective Data Transition) 3 days
354 Hyper Care Support 22 days
355 Monitor Resource Consumption 20 days
356 Analyze Workload 20 days
357 Check System Scalability 5 days
358 Follow-up on GoingLive Check (Verification Session) 5 days
359 Delete Obsolete Data with the "Obsolete Data Handling Tool" 2 days
360 Post Go-Live End User Training 17 days

361 Prepare End-User Training for Scope Option 3 days
362 Deliver End-User Training for Scope Option 10 days
363 Collect Training Evaluations Feedback 2 days
364 Perform People Readiness Assessment 2 days
365 Handover to Support Organization 40 days
366 Resolve and Close Open Issues 30 days
367 Handover Operations Responsibility 10 days
368 Project Closure and Sign-Off Project Deliverables 8 days
371 Manage fulfilled Contracts 1 day

372 Resolve and close open Issues 2 days
373 Finalize Project Closeout Report 2 days
374 Obtain Sign-off for Project Closure and Results Acceptance 1 day
375 Run 0 days
376 Operate Solution 0 days

377 Safely and Efficiently Operate the new Solution 0 days
378 Continuously Optimize IT Operations 0 days
379 Improve and Innovate Solution 0 days
380 Assess the Value of the SAP S/4HANA Transformation 0 days
381 Periodically Update your SAP System 0 days
382 Initiate a new Innovation Cycle 0 days

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March 29, 2022 8:00 AM March 31, 2022 5:00 PM
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April 1, 2022 8:00 AM April 12, 2022 5:00 PM
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April 4, 2022 5:00 PM April 4, 2022 5:00 PM 79

April 5, 2022 8:00 AM April 5, 2022 5:00 PM 80
April 6, 2022 8:00 AM April 12, 2022 5:00 PM 81
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April 13, 2022 8:00 AM April 15, 2022 5:00 PM 82
April 5, 2022 8:00 AM April 6, 2022 5:00 PM
April 5, 2022 8:00 AM April 6, 2022 5:00 PM 80
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April 12, 2022 5:00 PM April 12, 2022 5:00 PM 82
April 12, 2022 5:00 PM April 12, 2022 5:00 PM 96
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May 20, 2022 8:00 AM June 30, 2022 5:00 PM 102
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April 18, 2023 8:00 AM June 26, 2023 5:00 PM 228
June 27, 2023 8:00 AM July 17, 2023 5:00 PM
June 27, 2023 8:00 AM July 17, 2023 5:00 PM 230
July 18, 2023 8:00 AM August 7, 2023 5:00 PM
July 18, 2023 8:00 AM August 7, 2023 5:00 PM 232
August 15, 2023 8:00 AM September 4, 2023 5:00 PM
August 15, 2023 8:00 AM September 4, 2023 5:00 PM 236
September 4, 2023 5:00 PM September 4, 2023 5:00 PM
September 4, 2023 5:00 PM September 4, 2023 5:00 PM 236,238,230
April 17, 2023 5:00 PM May 15, 2023 5:00 PM
April 18, 2023 8:00 AM May 15, 2023 5:00 PM 266,228,152
April 18, 2023 8:00 AM May 15, 2023 5:00 PM 268,228,152
April 18, 2023 8:00 AM May 15, 2023 5:00 PM 266,228,127,133
April 18, 2023 8:00 AM May 15, 2023 5:00 PM 136,133,127,228,266
April 17, 2023 5:00 PM April 17, 2023 5:00 PM 133,127,228,266
September 5, 2023 8:00 AM September 7, 2023 5:00 PM
September 5, 2023 8:00 AM September 5, 2023 5:00 PM 246,245,242,240,218
September 6, 2023 8:00 AM September 6, 2023 5:00 PM 248
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM 137
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM 210,138
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM April 25, 2023 5:00 PM

March 29, 2023 8:00 AM April 25, 2023 5:00 PM 52,210
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM April 11, 2023 5:00 PM 210,143
April 12, 2023 8:00 AM April 25, 2023 5:00 PM 255
September 5, 2023 8:00 AM November 6, 2023 5:00 PM
September 5, 2023 8:00 AM September 18, 2023 5:00 PM 246,245,242,238
October 31, 2023 8:00 AM November 6, 2023 5:00 PM 259
April 5, 2023 8:00 AM June 6, 2023 5:00 PM
April 5, 2023 8:00 AM May 30, 2023 5:00 PM 280,148
April 12, 2023 8:00 AM June 6, 2023 5:00 PM 281,164
April 12, 2023 8:00 AM June 6, 2023 5:00 PM 281,280

March 29, 2023 8:00 AM April 11, 2023 5:00 PM
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM April 11, 2023 5:00 PM 210
February 14, 2023 8:00 AM April 24, 2023 5:00 PM
March 28, 2023 8:00 AM April 24, 2023 5:00 PM 268
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM May 16, 2023 5:00 PM
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM 210,157
May 10, 2023 8:00 AM May 16, 2023 5:00 PM 271
August 8, 2023 8:00 AM September 4, 2023 5:00 PM
August 8, 2023 8:00 AM September 4, 2023 5:00 PM 281,280,234,232,161
September 5, 2023 8:00 AM December 4, 2023 5:00 PM
October 31, 2023 8:00 AM November 27, 2023 5:00 PM 276

March 29, 2023 8:00 AM April 11, 2023 5:00 PM
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM April 4, 2023 5:00 PM 210,167
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM April 11, 2023 5:00 PM 210,168
September 5, 2023 8:00 AM September 11, 2023 5:00 PM 240,171
September 5, 2023 8:00 AM September 11, 2023 5:00 PM 240,171
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM April 25, 2023 5:00 PM 210,181
April 26, 2023 8:00 AM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM 179,286
February 28, 2023 8:00 AM April 10, 2023 5:00 PM
March 14, 2023 8:00 AM March 27, 2023 5:00 PM 289
March 14, 2023 8:00 AM March 27, 2023 5:00 PM 289
March 14, 2023 8:00 AM March 27, 2023 5:00 PM 289
March 14, 2023 8:00 AM March 27, 2023 5:00 PM 289
March 28, 2023 8:00 AM April 10, 2023 5:00 PM 290,293,292,291
May 31, 2023 8:00 AM September 18, 2023 5:00 PM
May 31, 2023 8:00 AM June 13, 2023 5:00 PM 287,280,262
September 5, 2023 8:00 AM September 18, 2023 5:00 PM 240,280,262
September 5, 2023 8:00 AM September 18, 2023 5:00 PM 281,240,263
September 5, 2023 8:00 AM September 18, 2023 5:00 PM 281,280,264,240
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM April 6, 2023 5:00 PM
March 29, 2023 8:00 AM March 30, 2023 5:00 PM 210

March 31, 2023 8:00 AM March 31, 2023 5:00 PM 301
March 31, 2023 8:00 AM April 6, 2023 5:00 PM 301
March 31, 2023 8:00 AM March 31, 2023 5:00 PM 301
March 31, 2023 8:00 AM March 31, 2023 5:00 PM 301
March 31, 2023 8:00 AM March 31, 2023 5:00 PM 301
March 28, 2023 5:00 PM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM
May 9, 2023 5:00 PM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM 252
May 9, 2023 5:00 PM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM 308
May 9, 2023 5:00 PM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM 309
May 9, 2023 5:00 PM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM 310
May 9, 2023 5:00 PM May 9, 2023 5:00 PM 311
March 28, 2023 5:00 PM March 28, 2023 5:00 PM 210,198,197
March 28, 2023 5:00 PM March 28, 2023 5:00 PM 313
December 5, 2023 8:00 AM December 13, 2023 5:00 PM
December 5, 2023 8:00 AM December 7, 2023 5:00 PM 298,297,296,294,293,292,

May 10, 2023 8:00 AM April 24, 2024 5:00 PM

May 10, 2023 8:00 AM June 13, 2023 5:00 PM 214

May 10, 2023 8:00 AM May 16, 2023 5:00 PM 216
May 17, 2023 8:00 AM June 13, 2023 5:00 PM 327
December 15, 2023 8:00 AM December 28, 2023 5:00 PM 325,259
December 15, 2023 8:00 AM December 21, 2023 5:00 PM 325,294,293,292,290,291
December 15, 2023 8:00 AM December 28, 2023 5:00 PM 325,294,293,292,291,290
December 28, 2023 5:00 PM December 28, 2023 5:00 PM 331
December 28, 2023 5:00 PM December 28, 2023 5:00 PM
December 29, 2023 8:00 AM January 11, 2024 5:00 PM 337,299,298,297

January 17, 2024 8:00 AM January 19, 2024 5:00 PM

January 22, 2024 8:00 AM February 20, 2024 5:00 PM
January 22, 2024 8:00 AM February 16, 2024 5:00 PM 351,352,353
January 22, 2024 8:00 AM February 16, 2024 5:00 PM 351,352,353
January 22, 2024 8:00 AM January 26, 2024 5:00 PM 351,352,353
January 22, 2024 8:00 AM January 26, 2024 5:00 PM 260,353,352,351
February 19, 2024 8:00 AM February 20, 2024 5:00 PM 355
June 14, 2023 8:00 AM July 6, 2023 5:00 PM

June 14, 2023 8:00 AM June 16, 2023 5:00 PM 328
June 19, 2023 8:00 AM June 30, 2023 5:00 PM 361
July 3, 2023 8:00 AM July 4, 2023 5:00 PM 362
July 5, 2023 8:00 AM July 6, 2023 5:00 PM 363
February 19, 2024 8:00 AM April 12, 2024 5:00 PM 350
February 19, 2024 8:00 AM March 29, 2024 5:00 PM 355,356,357,358
April 1, 2024 8:00 AM April 12, 2024 5:00 PM 366
April 15, 2024 8:00 AM April 24, 2024 5:00 PM
April 17, 2024 8:00 AM April 17, 2024 5:00 PM 370
April 15, 2024 8:00 AM April 16, 2024 5:00 PM 367,366
April 17, 2024 8:00 AM April 17, 2024 5:00 PM 370

April 18, 2024 8:00 AM April 19, 2024 5:00 PM 371
April 22, 2024 8:00 AM April 23, 2024 5:00 PM 372
April 24, 2024 8:00 AM April 24, 2024 5:00 PM 373
April 12, 2024 5:00 PM April 12, 2024 5:00 PM
April 12, 2024 5:00 PM April 12, 2024 5:00 PM

April 12, 2024 5:00 PM April 12, 2024 5:00 PM 367
April 12, 2024 5:00 PM April 12, 2024 5:00 PM 367
April 12, 2024 5:00 PM April 12, 2024 5:00 PM
April 12, 2024 5:00 PM April 12, 2024 5:00 PM 367
April 12, 2024 5:00 PM April 12, 2024 5:00 PM 367
April 12, 2024 5:00 PM April 12, 2024 5:00 PM 367

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Notes
In the Discover phase, customers become familiar with the benefits of SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA, and the benefits it ca
business. ...
Over the last 10 years, SAP has helped customers begin their own digital transformations with SAP HANA software and an
the enterprise. Now the &bdquo;Intelligent Enterprise“ combines new technologies and
The objective of this task is to create a company specific innovation strategy, and to derive a high-level multi-year road ma
SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) is the platform for the intelligent enterprise. It brings together intelligent ente
management, analytics, integration and extension capabilities into one platform for bo
The SAP BTP Extension Suite provides a modern foundation to deliver innovations across the entire business application po
development options: from no-code via low-code/”citizen developer” to pro-code/professio
The SAP BTP Integration Suite provides a modern foundation to deliver innovations across the entire business application p
scenarios and proven out- of-the-box integration content, seamlessly connecting from cloud to on
Most likely your innovation strategy that was created before has identified the need to further evaluate the value of advan
(Internet of Things) in your industry area). This task describes how the Intelligent Tec
The goal of this task is to make you familiar with all SAP Security & GRC relevant topics, and to collect security relevan
for a scoping on security. The roles and authorizations will be affected by the
The purpose of this task is to evaluate the impact of SAP S/4HANA on the company’s analytics architecture. The aim
protecting past investments and innovating via new platform capabilities. .. Requiremen
With SAP S/4HANA comes a new user interface concept named “SAP Fiori”. The purpose of this task is to cre
incorporate the SAP Fiori concept. .. Requirements and Constraints .. You already have knowledge
Once the general innovation strategy and high-level road map has been defined, you will need to become familiar with SA
for your company’s business. .. Furthermore, the impact on existing business processes
The objective of this task is to become familiar with SAP S/4HANA, and to discover the value SAP S/4HANA may bring to yo
familiar with SAP S/4HANA proceed as follows (all links can be found in the accelerator sectio
Customers with existing SAP ERP can use SAP Signavio and SAP Process Insights to identify innovation potential. ...
The implementation of SAP S/4HANA may have a significant impact on existing business processes. This is obvious for new
the application design. However especially for system conversion and selective data transition
There could be show stoppers (e.g. incompatible Add-On’s installed in the existing SAP ERP system) or requirement
NetWeaver hub system) that could have an impact on your conversion project. The objective of
Business Scenario & Solution Mapping establishes the business process scope and relevant adjustments for the SAP S
data transition, with a focus on SAP S/4HANA. .. Prerequisites .. The business areas in scope fo
The objective of this task is to define an implementation strategy, based on the “to-be state” of the business
The objective of this task is to derive the road map for implementing SAP S/4 HANA considering the findings from previous
the road map is based on: .. .. Key findings from previous tasks .. Identified archite
To support the value identification, and the impact evaluation in the Discover phase, it could be beneficial to have access t
project, there is no hardware available to run a new SAP system on-premise, therefo
Request an SAP Trial system in the cloud, and provide it to your project team. .. Prerequisites .. User account at cloud pro
(AWS)). .. . Procedure .. You can access the SAP cloud appliance via the SAP Cloud Appl
Once the business case has been approved, the project is initiated in the Prepare Phase as depicted in the figure below. ..
There are customers running a prototype project in front of the real transition pro
The purpose of this deliverable is to ensure that the project team is informed about the way of working during the Explore
for Solution Documentation. .. Organize self-learning possibilities for IT professionals t
The purpose of this task is to educate project team on Agile implementation approach, principles and techniques. .
The purpose of this task is to help the team understand the concept of SAP Solution Manager with the focus on supporting
based on SAP Best Practices. .. SAP Training platform provides Virtual Live Classroom "Impl
The purpose of this task is to learn about SAP Process Insights and SAP Signavio. .. Requirements and Constraints .. SAP Pr
used to support the implementation project. .. Procedure .. The purpose of this tas
The purpose of this task is to educate the project team on Agile implementation approach, principles and techniques. The
to enable the project manager and team leads to effectively embed and execute Agile Proj
The purpose of this task is to clarify deliverables and expectations, methodology, and tools. Typically, two to three days sh
the team members or at minimum the team leads are identified, they will be brought on b
The purpose of this task is to learn about data migration and the SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit. The SAP S/4HANA migra
solution built into SAP S/4HANA. .. Procedure: .. Review the test scripts included in the SA
The purpose of this task is to train the key users for the solution in scope (pre-defined content). .. Procedure .. There are m
SAP for enabling (key) users for SAP S/4HANA. See accelerator section for a link to a
To properly plan and prepare for the transition, it is key to understand the value of the innovations delivered by the new s
Prototyping enables the customer to evaluate the value addition with real business scenarios
The goal of this task is to run a prototype. .. Procedure .. The prototyping project is usually run in the Discover, Prepare, a
implementation road map. In the Discover phase, the customer and SAP agree on the detai
The planning of the transition project helps to properly define the scope and execution plan for the upcoming SAP S/4HAN
version of an action plan, which can serve as the basis for a project plan. The project pla
In case the conversion readiness has not been checked already in the Discover phase of the project (see activity Applicatio
Readiness of Sap ERP): ...
To define and document the objectives of the transition project, you should create a scope document. The scope documen
transition project. It must describe the starting point of the project as well as the projec
The purpose of this task is to determine the business process performance baseline. This analysis will help to determine th
be prioritized during implementation. The results from this baseline will later be used i
The purpose of this task is to understand current business processes to better understand the impact and change needs w
Requirements and Constraints .. SAP Signavio will be used to support the implementation project. A
A good starting point to become familiar with system cutover is the “Administration Guide for the Implementation
the new installation of a system, and the system conversion. As always administration, implement
Custom code must be adapted to work properly with SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA. ...
With the introduction of a new solution like SAP S/4HANA, your current IT support framework will change. For this, many a
provides guidance on the target IT support process activities, tools and resources required for y
With the introduction of the first productive SAP component running on SAP HANA, the IT architecture will change (e.g. ne
options…). ...
The purpose of this task is to create a first strategy on how to migrate business data from source systems. ...
Data Volume Management should be considered prior to a system conversion to reduce the amount of data to be convert
downtime of the cutover) as well as to reduce the amount of data in memory (has implications of hard
The objective of this task is to identify the impact on your future authorization concept and plan the necessary tasks. .. Pro
of your authorization concept and compare this to the requirements in your future
The purpose of the interface register task is to preliminarily identify the external systems, applications, and business objec
with the SAP S/4HANA system to realize the objectives of the project. .. Requirements
The objective of this task is to assess the impact on interfaces when moving over from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA via system
cases, interfaces can be affected by technology changes (i.e. field changes). .. General rem
SAP S/4HANA introduces a new style of output management (OM). .. The output management for SAP S/4HANA comprise
related to the output of documents. This includes the integration of output management functions in
The objective of this task is to identify the enablement scope for end user training. .. Procedure .. Run a first assessment o
from the SAP transition project: .. .. Gather information about the SAP transition pro
With the conversion to SAP S/4HANA, new technical and functional security requirements may come up. The technical sec
components that are part of SAP S/4HANA (e.g. new security settings, and security role changes relat
This activity covers all preparation work which happens before the project starts. The intention to exclude the preparation
business downtime small during cut-over weekend. However, each significant prepa
The goal of this task is to plan and execute all preparation activities which should happen before the transition project star
transition planning document stored in SAP Solution Manager. This preparation act
In this task you clean up or archive data in the productive SAP system (before it gets converted). See the accelerator sectio
Requirements and Constraints .. This task is of particular interest in case of a system conver
The objective of this task is to decommission custom code which is not in use upfront of a system conversion. Although thi
to avoid adjustment efforts for coding which is not required. .. Procedure .. Proceed
The objective of this task is to improve the software quality of your custom code upfront of a system conversion. It also se
development process in general (thus relevant for all scenarios) and for going back to the s
There should be at least an SAP Solution Manager 7.2 already set up and configured on-premise. See Accelerator’s
Solution Manager. .. Requirements and Constraints .. SAP Solution Manager is required for a
The purpose of this task is to import the SAP Activate Best Practices content either in SAP Signavio or into SAP Solution Ma
the functional design activities. .. Prerequisites .. SAP Signavio or SAP Solution Man
An important part of the Prepare Phase of a project is the formal setup of the project. This needs to be aligned between SA
assumptions with respect to Project Management are as follows: .. .. The customer has bought one of
The purpose of this task is to efficiently transition the project from the opportunity team to the delivery team. During this
conducts internal meetings to transfer key information from the opportunity phase into the
The purpose of this task is to clarify any questions in regarding to the Signed SAP Contract (SOW), Order Form, confirm sco
includes review of the delivery model. .. Procedure .. .. Review Order Form Assumptions .. R
The stakeholder identification process is a critical process of initiating the project and aligning the project objectives with t
stakeholders. It is critical for the success of the project to identify, and involve s
. The purpose of this task is to build agile awareness of key stakeholders, secure commitment to adopt standard SAP functi
to conduct informal and formal meetings to set the expectations and confirm the project app
The Project Charter formally documents the business needs and benefits of the project to confirm alignment with custome
and is based on the Order Form(s) and Business Case. This document outlines the purpose, h
.. The Project Management Plan is the document that describes how the project will be executed, monitored and controlle
subsidiary plans and baselines from the planning process. .. Procedures .. .. Establish Scope Ba
Project Governance is an oversight function that is critical to the success of the project. It provides the project manager(s)
and controlling the project which includes tools for decision making, role definition
The purpose of this task is to determine the structure and composition of the team and to ensure that roles and responsib
people to roles should also take into account their qualifications and availability for
. The purpose of this task is to define the organizational structure of the project team. .
.. The purpose of this deliverable is to review the project management plan and the subsidiary plans on the basis of the pro
The purpose of this deliverable is to properly plan the project to guide both project execution and project control. .
The purpose of this task is to prepare the scope document with the pre-defined content according to the Statement of Wo
project scope statement evolves through the initiation and planning of the project and clearly a
The purpose of this task is to create the work breakdown structure (WBS) for the project, which is a deliverable-oriented, h
executed to complete the project by the project team. It is the basis for the organizat
The purpose of this task is to create a project schedule. The detailed project schedule defines the work to be performed, th
commitments required for the project, and the individual phases of the project. The work breakdown
The purpose of this task is to create a project budget, that outlines all the costs associated with the project, includin
provisioning, contracting fees, and facilities. The project budget is a living document that t
The purpose of this task is to identify the standards of the project and how the quality will be managed and valided throug
project. .
The purpose of this task is plan the commincation Management plan and define the communication requirements for the
The purpose of this task is to plan and define the project risks. .. Procedures: .. .. Identify Risks .. Assess Risks : Estim
Register ( refer to the "Risk Register Template" provided ) .. Define R
The purpose of this task is to plan and prepare the guidelines for all the procurement activities on the project. This i
services identified for outside procurement. .
The purpose of this task is to plan the appropriate management strategies to identify and engage stakeholders. .
The purpose of this deliverable is to kick-off the project and ensure that all required information is shared with the project
anybody involved in the project. The goal of the kickoff meeting is to ensure that everybo
The purpose of this task is to prepare the kick-off meeting which will help ensure the involvement of the team and other k
project schedule. .
The purpose of this task is to schedule and prepare the project kick-off meeting. The kick-off meeting includes discussion o
structure, roles and responsibilities, project governance, schedule, scope, communication stan
The purpose of this activity is to prepare the onboarding package for external consultants from SAP and partner companie
The purpose of this activity is to prepare the on-boarding package for external consultants and new project team member
to the project. The on-boarding package contains the essential information that each new team me
The purpose of this deliverable is to provide consistent means of executing and governing project work in an efficient and
Project Standards is to identify, define, approve, and communicate standards related to proje
The purpose of this task is to identify, define, approve, and communicate standards related to project execution. Project st
executing and governing project work in an efficient and effective manner. .. Project standar
The purpose of the Operational Standards task is to provide consistent means of executing and governing project work in a
objective of Project Standards is to identify, define, approve, and communicate standards re
The purpose of this task is to define and set up SCRUM standards and tools, such as SCRUM board, burn-down chart, prod
template. Organization of daily stand-up meetings, scrum-of-scrum-, release/sprint planning and re
SAP Solution Manager supports heterogeneous system environments. Its functions cover all aspects of implementation, de
improvement of solutions. As a centralized, robust solution, SAP Solution Manager combines tools, con
The objective of this task is to setup a physical project team environment and ensure that the project team members have
facility, project room and the project systems. This activity also involves the setup of p
SAP customers are advised to set up remote access to SAP Support to ensure timely response to incidents and support tick
can quickly diagnose and solve incidents you report, without needing to be at your desk or on
The purpose of this deliverable is to execute the project management plan and control and monitor the work defined in th
plans developed during the project preparation phase (see deliverable "Project Management Pl
The purpose of this activity is to ensure that the project is executed according to what was agreed to in the project charter
plan. .
The purpose of this activity is to ensure that resources are assigned to all scheduled project activities (and tasks) and that w
produced as expected. .
The purpose of this activity is to capture and manage project issues, risks and changes related to changes of project scope,
The purpose of this activity to make sure that project stakeholders are aware of the status and progress of the project incl
risks and issues. .
The purpose of this deliverable is to present an overview of all planned change management activities. It guarantees that a
as to the overall project plan and ensures the "checkability" of OCM activ
The purpose of this activity is to collect all required input for the OCM roadmap and document it in a format suitable for co
management plan. .
The purpose of this workshop is to align with the entire project management team regarding OCM activities to be conduct
stakeholder analysis on hand at this stage should be shared. An initial communication strategy shoul
The purpose of the phase closure and sign-off deliverable is to: .. . .. Ensure that all required deliverables from this phase a
and close any outstanding issues .. Identify lessons learned during the phase to pre
The purpose of this task is to collect knowledge assets and lessons learned at the end of each phase of the project that can
documents, experiences, project highlights and lessons learned throughout the durati
The purpose of this task is to conduct regular quality checks at defined or critical stages of the project lifecycle to assess th
Review the QGate Checklist Concept SAP Activate accelerator to ensure an unde
The purpose of this task is to execute a Project Management Review that provides a proactive quality assurance review, w
project - across all project management disciplines, enabling early detection of proje
The purpose of this task is to ensure that all required deliverables from this phase and the project are complete and accura
project manager should identify lessons learned during the phase to prepare for formal pr
Once the Prepare phase has been finalized considering a detailed planning for the functional and technical work streams t
activities of the Explore phase are displayed in the following figure. .. .. .. Figu
The purpose of the phase initiation deliverable is to formally recognize that a new project phase starts. .
The purpose of this task is to review all Deliverables of the Explore Phase with the Customer. .
The purpose of this task is to review the acceptance criteria with the Customer. .
The purpose of this task is to review the RACI Chart for the Explore Phase with the Customer. .
In this activity, the training requirements for key user and end users are analyzed and documented. Based on the analysis,
executed in the following project phases. .. Requirements and Constraints .. This activity i
The objective of this task is to develop a training concept for key users and end users based on planned application
locations of training requirements. .. Procedure .. A first assessment on training r
The purpose of this activity is to ensure that a functional system is available to be used for demonstration and visualization
workshops. This is an essential part of the overall implementation strategy as this is the found
In case of a system conversion, the sandbox should be set up at that start of the Explore phase to support the Fit-to-Stand
done on a copy of the production system. Refer to the deliverable “Sandbox Setup
In this task the business process scope of the sandbox system is reconfirmed, to avoid a mismatch in process configuration
discovery and preparation phase, the best practices scope must be confirmed, as this
The objective of this task is to activate / validate the Best Practices configuration. .. Procedure .. The general activation pr
activity Sandbox System Setup / Conversion in this phase. .. .. In case of using
To be able to design cross-system business processes later in Fit-to-Standard workshops. it might be required to integrate
systems (SAP / Non-SAP). .. In case your sandbox has been created from a copy of producti
The purpose of Fit-to-Standard analysis and design is to validate the predefined business processes, identify delta requirem
done based on the standard solution in the sandbox which reflects the implementation s
The objective of this task is to prepare for the upcoming Fit-to-Standard workshops and the subsequent design activities. .
sandbox system available. .. Procedure .. It is important that the project team und
The aim of this task is to plan, schedule and prepare the Fit-to-Standard workshops and ensure the relevant processes are
Constraints .. There is a sandbox system available. .. Procedure .. First review the nu
In new implementations, workshop participants understand the predefined SAP processes before the workshops. .. Requi
sandbox system available. .. Procedure .. Ideally, the workshop attendees should step through the
In this activity, the sandbox system setup is finalized building on the pre-defined solutions that come with SAP Best Practic
determine which user stories will be implemented in the sandbox and which ones will be
In a new implementation, project specific sample master data is created based on the sandbox processes. This will be used
use project specific data for each relevant line of business (e.g. material master data and b
Especially in a new implementation scenario, some processes may not fully fit the required business scope. For example, t
approach to certain country localization requirements. One of the key aspects of a successfu
In a new implementation, the aim of this activity is to demonstrate and discuss the pre-configured processes and design el
In system conversion, the focus is on existing processes, SAP S/4HANA Simplification Item
The objective of this task is to run the Fit-to-Standard Workshops for your business priorities, business areas, and other fun
Procedure .. For each Line of Business, business area, and application in scope for implementa
The goal of this task is to have an initial classified backlog available as input for the next step. Delta requirements identified
to be documented and require an initial classification with important criteria. Re
Before moving ahead with specifying the solution with design documents, it is important to sort out, which delta requirem
objectives, and to perform a dedicated quality review. .. A specific UI session (deep dive) n
Check the quality and completeness of the delta requirements in the backlog. .. Procedure .. The solution architect and pr
prioritize the requirements considering the project objectives and overall SAP S/4HANA solution ar
For customers with an SAP Premium Engagement agreement, SAP can quality review and validate the delta requirements
configuration (gaps). .. Procedure .. Gap validation aims to keep to the SAP standard as closely as possi
The purpose of design is to detail and document solutions for the delta requirements that were identified and prioritized d
design workshops are executed to agree the solution. Afterwards, design documents are
The purpose of design is to detail and document solutions for the delta requirements that were identified and prioritized d
Procedure .. Iterative design workshops are executed to agree the solution for the topics s
The purpose of this task is to ensure the To-Be business processes help achieve the correct value KPIs. The To-Be processe
business processes have been correctly defined. .. Requirements and Constraints .. All To-Be
During this activity a quality review of the design documents is performed and formal approval is obtained from business a
Perform design review. .. Perform validation and approval . .. How SAP Can Support .. SAP
This task performs a quality review of the finalized design documentation including design documents, configuration requi
project independent review can be delivered by SAP. .. Procedure .. The design review shoul
The goal of this task is to obtain formal approval for all the documents created during the Fit-to-Standard Analysis / Design
from the business and IT departments sign off the design documentation. With the sig
The objective of this activity is to determine the difference between the SAP standard configuration for Fiori and customer
standard Fiori configuration will be set-up as the basis for comparison. A series of works
The objective of this task is the preparation of the sandbox with Fiori apps to ensure readiness for Fit-to-Standard worksho
appliance (CAL, BluRay) or on activation using SAP Best Practices. .. .. For new implementa
The following applies to both scenarios, new implementation and system conversion. .. The objective of this task is: .. .. Th
requirements that cannot be solved with an SAP standard configuration for Fiori. .. The revi
In the security design phase you will create a specific road map for the security topics that have to be covered during the t
customer requirements. ...
Define all required security topics concerning infrastructure security, covering network security, operation system and dat
Requirements and Constraints .. .. Required: ... ... Define communication security ...
The purpose of this activity is to agree on a data volume management strategy that defines which data is sto
how long (i.e. defining the residence and retention time). This considers and include
The objective of this task is to identify data, which could be easily reorganized or deleted because they are temporary or b
only relevant for system conversion. .. Procedure .. There is a Guided Self S
Setting up and executing a DVM strategy is often time-consuming. One reason is that data residence time (i.e. time the da
and the retention time (i.e. total lifetime of the data before its destruction) need
Open business documents cannot be archived from the SAP system. To reveal additional reduction potential, you need to
business documents. .. Prerequisites .. This task is of particular interest for system con
The objective of this task is to adjust your DVM strategy according to the new options and requirements of SAP S/4HANA.
all scenarios. .. Procedure .. Proceed as follows: .. .. Inform yourself. The SAP On
In this activity the transfer of business data from legacy systems to the newly implemented SAP S/4HANA system is design
scenario, where standard tools or best practices concepts are sufficient, and the complex L
The purpose of this task is to clarify requirements by running a data migration assessment. .. Prerequisites .. During the F
the predefined scenario provided by the S/4HANA solution. The documented fits and gap
The purpose of the data audit is to identify the legacy systems that will supply data for the SAP applications and to profile
is the process of analyzing the legacy source data to detect anomalies and of vali
The purpose of this task is the finalization of the data migration approach and strategy document for the legacy data migra
align all project team members on the data migration framework and methodology. ..
The purpose of this task is to define the specifications (functional, technical) for data migration (extraction, transformation
process and manual process. .. Procedure .. The overall objective of the automat
Depending on the scenario and transformation strategy, the relevant tools for data migration need to be set up and config
approach and strategy for data migration has been created. .. Procedure .. The procedure dep
The purpose of this task is to cleanse the legacy data. Inaccurate data or inconsistent formatting should be corrected. Unn
legacy data to reduce the volume of data to load and keep the new system free from extraneo
As part of the transition to SAP S/4HANA, customers need to identify code, that must be adjusted. .. Requirements and Co
Always in the case of a system conversion. .. In case of a new implementation, where cu
Create a list of custom objects which are candidates for adjustment. .. Prerequisites .. You are familiar with the SAP tool s
been set up in your system landscape. .. Procedure .. Use the tools as documented
The purpose of the integration design activity is to detail and document all integration aspects of the project, that have be
Fit-to-Standard analysis. .. Important topics for the integration design are: .. ..
SAP and non-SAP systems use interfaces to communicate to other system in the solution landscape. The interface a
indicates additional attributes i.e. the used technology (i.e. middleware), protocol type, frequen
The purpose of the integration design activity is to detail and document the different integration aspects, that were identifi
system & solution Landscape with interfaces and the interface architecture. .. This le
Analytics design covers business intelligence, predictive analytics and planning requirements. Customers can furthe
infrastructure with regards to new reporting options that have been introduced with SAP S/4HANA. New ope
The objective of this task is to fine-tune the analytics architecture. .. How SAP Can Support .. To support the analytics des
Design Workshop” : .. .. As a follow-up or deep dive on the “Analytics
...
The goal of this task is to make you familiar with the test tools in SAP Solution Manager, and their setup. .. How SAP Can S
can find a lot of information and services on the SAP Test Suite in SAP Solution Manag
The scope of testing for a project, regardless if the project is executed independently or as part of a release, needs to be d
testing environments and materials are available for execution. With such a variety of tes
Scoping and planning the tests required for the transition project is a requirement regardless if the project is executed as a
or as a combined conversion project with the enablement of new functionality, or as a n
The purpose of this activity is to technically set up a sandbox environment. The sandbox is later on finalized by func
Solution) to serve for Fit-to-Standard activities. The procedure to create a sandbox depe
This task covers the provisioning of a sandbox environment in a conversion scenario. ...
Depending upon the downtime requirements of the business and the downtimes already achieved during the test migratio
iterative testing cycles to optimize the migration and conversion procedures. The time required for th
The purpose of this task is to setup the sandbox system – ideally with all the capabilities that are delivered by Best
system which is already pre-configured. In case this is not possible (e.g. because no best
Before configuration and development work starts in the Realize phase, the development system (DEV) needs to be set up
done. .. Please note: This road map documents the setup of a DEV and a QAS system. Of course, th
The goal of this task is to provide a viable, correctly configured technical development environment that is available for us
phase. .. Procedure .. Proceed as follows: .. .. Decide if the sandbox environment sh
The goal of this task is to provide a viable, correctly configured technical development environment that is available for us
phase. DEV is not installed newly – instead, the old DEV system is converted to S
The purpose of this task is to activate and set up SAP Fiori Applications that you will be using during the implementation pr
with SAP Fiori but additional setups are necessary to ensure it is running properly. The s
Run a capacity estimation on the required hardware for application server and databases (CPU, RAM, storage, network). ..
Budget sizing for smaller companies, using very simple algorithms. .. Advanced
The objective of this task is to either perform a sizing, or in case a first estimate has been provided check the initial sizing. .
required knowledge about sizing of your specific transition scenario, by consumi
To be able to provide a detailed definition of the technical target architecture and infrastructure, you will first need to clar
the basis for the creation of the Technical Solution Blueprint. .. Within the IT
The technical boundary conditions are input into the technical design document, which is the basis for the subsequent Dat
conditions are already defined by the customer. .. Procedure .. The Technical Boundary C
The objective of this task is to update technical solution map of the target architecture. .. Prerequisites .. The technical bo
documented. .. Procedure .. Proceed as follows: .. .. Collect information on installable technic
The objective of this task is to decide on the integration with cloud applications. .. Procedure .. In case cloud applications
implementation project, backend integration with these must be discussed. For instance, avail
Within this task, customers decide on server and storage hardware. .. Prerequisites .. As a prerequisite, the sizing results i
landscape must to be mapped to possible hardware and/ or virtual container sizes. .. P
. . The objective of this task is to develop a virtualization strategy. . Procedure .. Especially for the SAP application layer, vir
enhance agility and adaptability and to provide a “cloud-like” behavior
A network design for the new system must be created .. Procedure .. The network design needs to include data cen
zones. For instance, isolation of different network zones from a performance perspective is cr
After the clarification of the target technical architecture including hardware and virtualization platform, meaningful test c
target technical architecture has been designed and documented. .. Procedure ..
This activity creates a technical design document. .. Requirements and Constraints .. This task is recommended for all imp
architecture, and the IT infrastructure has been designed and documented. . Procedure .. T
The objective of this task is the creation of a technical solution blueprint. ...
...
The objective of this task is to evaluate the impact on IT operations when implementing SAP S/4HANA. .. Procedure .. Du
activity, the SAP S/4HANA project scope is analyzed to evaluate potential operational risks and
plans developed during the project Prepare phase guide the approach to management, execution, and
The purpose of this task is to update the project management plan and the subsidiary plans based on the changes agreed
process. .
The purpose of this task is to ensure that the project is executed according to what was agreed to in project charter, scope
The purpose of this task is to plan, setup and conduct various SCRUM meetings to keep the project teams aligned around c
the SCRUM teams and align individuals within each team. The purpose of these standard meetings
The purpose of this activity is to capture and manage project issues and risks and changes related to those e.g. changes of
The purpose of this task is to ensure that each contract is closed by verifying that all work specified in the contractual arra
defined deliverables were accepted. .
The purpose of this deliverable is to refine the Initial Release Plan that was defined earlier. At this time the team also defin
SAP provides customers with a SAP Solution Manager tool set that supports customer
The purpose of this task is to update the backlog with delta requirements gaps and to prioritize the backlog items by busin
Methodology recommends using the MSCW prioritization framework (e.g. the Must-Have, Should-Have, Co
The objective of this task is to estimate effort for the backlog items. This activity is done by the project team that has the e
complete the backlog items (requirements) from the backlog. For the project team it
The objective of this task is to prepare release a and sprint plan that will guide the project team in building the requiremen
integrated solution that supports customer’s business. The starting point for
The purpose of this task is to review the release and sprint plans against the statement of work(SoW). The objective of this
have been surfaced during the baseline build that may not be part of the original scope
The purpose of the Change impact analysis deliverable is to ensure that the organizational and technical changes in busine
documented by comparing the as-is and the to-be business processes. .. Tasks .. .. Validate O
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 p
measured. .
The purpose of the phase closure and sign-off deliverable is to: .. .. Ensure that all required deliverables from this phase a
and close any outstanding issues .. Identify lessons learned during the phase to
The purpose of the Quality Gate is to ensure that both compliance and project management standards are being upheld w
milestone at the end of a project phase. Prior to moving into the next phase each project ma
The purpose of this task is to conduct retrospective meeting with the SCRUM team to identify potential improvements of t
task is to serve as continuous improvement mechanism for the team to adjust to changing project
project - across all project management disciplines, enabling early detection of projec
The purpose of this task is to obtain customer approval (sign-off). .
Once Quality Gate 2 (i.e. Q2) – Explore-to-Realize has been passed successfully, the functional and technical implem
The activities of the Realize phase are displayed in the following figure. .. .. Figure:
The purpose of this deliverable is to formally recognize that a new project phase starts. .. Tasks .. .. Review Deliverables o
.. Review RACI Chart for Realize Phase with Customer . .
The purpose of this task is to review all Deliverables of the Realize Phase with the customer. .
The purpose of this task is to review the acceptance criteria with the customer. .
The purpose of this task is to review the R.A.C.I Chart for the Explore Phase with the Customer. It is important to clarify ro
completing tasks and deliverables during this phase .
The purpose of this activity is to define plans for Sprints, Solution Reviews and prepare all business-process-related tests a
configurations. ..
The purpose of this task is to plan Sprints and prepare to evaluate the proposed solution. .
The purpose of this task is to plan the test sessions from a Project Management point of view. .. Procedure .. .. Review Te
Schedule Test Sessions and Plan Resources . .
In this activity the training material for end user will be created. .. Requirements and Constraints .. This activity is required
preconditions are required before end user training material creation can start: .. ..
The goal of this task is to train the key user as planned in the activity Learning Design in the Explore phase. .
planned in the Explore phase. Training could happen e.g. via class room training, or on th
The goal of this task is to create the required training material according to the training concept (see activity Learni
The purpose of this task is to initiate sprint in a formal Sprint Planning Meeting. .
The purpose of this task is to initiate sprint by selecting the set of user stories that will be implemented in the sprint (scope
meeting the SCRUM team estimates the stories and clarifies with the product owner
The purpose of this deliverable is to execute the work defined in the Realize Phase and manage the Sprints and Testing acc
test execution all issues must be logged and documented in the system for traceability pur
The purpose of this task is to ensure consistent execution and monitoring of sprint activities. .
The purpose of this task is to properly manage the Unit/Spring Test. During the test all issues must be logged and documen
The purpose of this task is to properly manage the integration test. During the test all issues must be logged and documen
The purpose of this task is to properly manage the security test. During the test all issues must be logged and documented
The purpose of this task is to properly manage the User Acceptance test (UAT). During the test all issues must be logged an
purpose. .
The purpose of this activity is to configure the mandatory settings, according to the design defined and agreed during the E
for details). The design documents contain changes related to both the implementation of
The objective of this task is to prepare for the upcoming configuration activities and tasks. .. Requirements and Constraint
describing enhancement and configuration requirements. .. Procedure .. You and all in
The purpose of this activity is a structured handover from the design team (in charge of the design documents) to the confi
is executed per Line of Business / business area and sprint. .. .. Run Handover Sess
The objective of this task is to properly hand over all required material from the design team to the configuration team. ..
properly documented and approved. .. Procedure .. Run a hand-over workshop to pass all
The purpose of this activity is to perform the necessary customizing in the Development system according to the agreed b
activity is executed per Line of Business / business area and sprint. .. .. Perform Main
The objective of this task is to perform the main configuration of the Line of Business / business area. In case of an agile im
at the core configuration whereas subsequent sprints provide the delta configurat
The purpose of this activity is to unit test the newly configured functions in the Development system. .. Procedure .. This
business area and sprint. .. .. Run Unit Test . .
The objective of this task is to properly unit test the newly implemented functions in the Development system, and to prop
Prerequisite .. Functionality has been implemented and configured in the Development
The purpose of this activity is to test an initial solution integration within the business priorities / end-to-end solutions in s
test (see activity Test Execution later in this phase). .. Procedure .. This
The objective of this task is to run a first test on solution integration within the business priorities / business areas in scope
completed. .. Procedure .. Run an initial test on solution integration within t
The purpose of this activity is to have an early knowledge transfer from the configuration team. .. Procedure .. This activit
area and sprint. .. .. Run Solution Walk-Through . .
The aim of this task is to present the new solution capability to the corresponding project team members for early knowle
have been completed. .. Procedure .. Proceed as follows: .. .. Run a session per Lin
The purpose of this activity is to resolve issues identified during the unit and string test or solution walk-through. .. Proced
Business / business area and sprint. .. .. Resolve Identified Issues . .
The aim of this task is to resolve and correct issues which have been identified during tests and solution walk-through. .. P
been completed. .. Procedure .. .. Resolve issues which have been identified in the u
The purpose of this activity is to document the configured settings and upload the results in SAP Solution Manager. .. Proc
Business / business area and sprint. .. .. Document Configured Settings . .
The objective of this task is to properly document the configuration settings. .. Prerequisite .. Bug fixing has been complet
documents, by properly documenting the configuration settings in SAP Solution Manager
The activity Product Enhancements covers the development of custom code to close the delta requirements
activities in the Explore phase. .. It further covers the adjustment of already existing custom co
The goal of this task is to adjust custom code and make it ready for SAP S/4HANA. This task explains on the classic a
following tasks for new approaches. .. Requirements and Constraints .. The list of affect
.. Instead of “quick-fixing” custom code, and for important code extensions (e.g. complex code w/ hi
competition-differentiating processes) you may consider a re-code / re-design within SAP S
The purpose of this task is to provide coded enhancements within the defined project scope and specified from a function
Where the former tasks of this activity have focused on the adjustment of existing custom code
The purpose of this task is to provide UI enhancements within the defined project scope and specified from a functional pe
Procedure .. Configuration and development of customer-specific user interfaces. Config
For development requirements exceeding a certain threshold (which is project specific), or considering those as too critica
manage those as custom developments with the help of SAP. .. Procedure .. Custom developme
The purpose of this deliverable is to formally close the sprint by conducting the Sprint Review Meeting with key users, prod
formally sign-off the results and conduct sprint retrospective. .
The purpose of this task is to demonstrate the results of the sprint to the product owner team, key users and key project s
either acceptance of the backlog item or in case the feature is not accepted, the user stor
The purpose of this task is to obtain formal acceptance and signoff of the sprint results following the sprint review meeting
provides the sign-off to the project team. In case some features are not accepted they
In the security implementation activity, the customer specific results from the Security Design phase are implemented. All
initiated. .. Requirements and Constraints .. This activity is recommended for all sce
In the security implementation activity, the customer specific results from the Security Design phase are implemented. All
initiated. .. Requirements and Constraints .. This activity is recommended for all sce
Based on the analysis conducted in the Explore phase of the project (see activity Data Volume Design ), Data Volume Man
of the project. .. Requirements and Constraints .. This activity is required for all scena
If not already started earlier in the project (see task Cleanup or archive data in the Prepare phase): In this task you clean up
system (before it gets converted). See the accelerator section for a procedure descripti
The goal of this task is to configure data archiving and data aging as described in the SAP Help Portal. .. Procedure .. Confi
described in the SAP Help Portal (see accelerator section). .. Results .. Data archivi
After you have configured data archiving and data aging, you can test your configuration as described in the SAP Help Port
archiving and data aging has finished .. Procedure .. Test your data archiving set
When implementing and running Solution Landscapes that drive mission-critical business processes, the integration of solu
implementation work is typically distributed across many teams and in most cases many stakeh
The goal of this task is to identify the scope of Integration Validation in the context of the implementation of new function
Validating the integration of a complex solution is a challenging and extensive ta
Based on the IV scope which has been defined before, the goal of this task is to initiate the corresponding support activitie
been defined. .. Procedure .. Initiate appropriate IV activities for your implemen
The SAP GoingLive Check safeguards your SAP solution to a smooth start of production, which is the final milestone of a su
this task is to request the right SAP GoingLive Check. .. Prerequisites .. The SAP Goi
For new implementations, the purpose of this activity is to develop, test, and execute the data migration programs and pro
consists of iterative data migration and testing cycles focused on the analysis of data, re
The purpose of this task is to develop, implement, and test the data migration programs and processes defined in the Expl
migration and testing cycles focused on the analysis of data, refinement of business r
The objective of this task is to verify the silent data migration. .. Additional attention is required for large systems. The co
the available downtime window. In this case the “ Minimized Downtime Service
As the Selective Data Transition caters for a broad variety of requirements, it will always be delivered in an individualized c
standard New Implementation or System Conversion. .. A thorough evaluation of the customer&rs
This activity implements the required quality level for custom coding. .. Procedure .. Establish / Adjust Custom Code Qualit
The objective of this task is to establish custom code quality as part of the SAP S/4HANA implementation project and base
guidelines. .. Procedure .. Before development starts (see activity Product Enhancements in this
In the activity integration implementation, the customer specific integration design from the Explore phase is implemented
activity is recommended for all scenarios. .. Procedure .. This activity should be exec
The integration design documents the planned concept in order to realize the integration architecture requested by the cu
types of activities: .. .. Configure and customize SAP standard integration .. Implement exi
The objective of integration validation is to ensure technical readiness of the entire solution for Go.Live. It includes analysi
validating scalability, performance, data consistency and exception management.
This activity implements and configures the analytics architecture as part of the transition project. SAP has plans to describ
Furthermore SAP has plans to support this activity with an “Analytics Execution&rdquo
The objective of this task is to configure analytics and the SAP Digital Boardroom. .. Procedure .. Configure analytics functi
In case of the SAP Digital Boardroom, SAP recommends to implement this product tog
The objective of this task is to train business analysts and end users on the SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom
Boardroom has been set up and configured. .. Procedure .. The SAP Digital Boardroom is a n
The purpose of this activity is to prepare all business-process-related tests according to customer- specific configurations.
activity is required for all scenarios. .. Tasks .. .. Prepare Tests . .. Please be a
As determined in the evaluation of the existing test materials and documented within the testing plan, additional assets m
execution of the testing cycles. Develop the missing test materials and test scripts in accord
The purpose of this activity is to execute the integration test, regression test and user acceptance test. Once the tests have
on the test systems, testing can begin. .. Requirements and Constraints .. This acti
The goal of this task is to perform an integration test, regression test and user acceptance test. .. Procedure .. Perform te
Integration Test: .. Integration Testing is performed to verify proper execution
The purpose of this task is to confirm that the test cases have been assigned to the right tester and testing can begin. In SA
- Tester Worklist App, the tester sees a list of all tests packages assigned. The
The purpose of this task is to monitor the status of the test cases and their executions. In the Test Suite - Analytics App of t
can use reports to evaluate information on testing. The defects and incidents report
This activity sets up a quality assurance environment (QAS). It depends on the scenario how this is done. It must be
support the data migration activities and integration tests. .. Please note: This road map
The goal of this task is to provide a viable, correctly configured technical quality assurance environment that is available fo
configuration and development in a “production like” environment. .. Procedure .
The goal of this task is to provide a viable, correctly configured quality assurance environment that is available for use by t
development in a “production like” environment. QAS is not installed as ne
In this activity, the sizing estimation performed in the Explore phase (see activity Sizing in the Explore phase) is further de
assumptions made are now challenged with KPIs from reality. Requirements and
The goal of this task is to validate the sizing estimation from the Explore phase based on the planned application design. ..
sizing estimation from the Explore phase stored in SAP Solution Manager. .. There is a p
To guarantee the success of the smooth processing of core business processes, these processes need to be measured, test
target systems. As a goal the converted SAP system shall deliver the same or better performance i
In the Realize phase the technical infrastructure must be installed and configured as required for the Go-Live. Prior to the G
to ensure that SAP Best Practices are followed. The technical infrastructure follows
The goal of this task is to set up the IT infrastructure. It covers (besides others): .. .. The setup of the server hardwar
In the event SAP HANA is delivered as an appliance, only sizing, floor space, pow
Once set up, the IT Infrastructure should be tested thoroughly. .. Prerequisites .. The IT infrastructure has been set up. ..
the infrastructure tests based on the test cases and test plan. This should in
Based on the outcome of the Operations Impact Evaluation in the Explore phase, support operations need t
affect the IT support staff (their roles and responsibilities; knowledge transfer), support processe
The Operations Impact Evaluation main outcome is the definition of a list of relevant changes to the current support frame
activities that will support the implementation of those changes. This list is based on the futur
Whatever the current IT support framework is: Operational activities are handled by support personnel organized in roles.
and even different companies when a service provider is engaged, with responsibilities and
With the implementation of SAP S/4HANA, the IT support processes may need to be modified to reflect new operational re
processes need to be documented and tested. Prerequisites The documented results of the Operations
Based on the results of the Operations Impact Evaluation , requirements on IT operational support tools need to be finaliz
may also include surrounding components like the Fiori Front End Server). The tools need
IT operations documentation should be stored centrally in an operations documentation repository, which is then shared a
Prerequisites .. The documented results of the Operations Impact Evaluation (Explore phase) a
The primary goal of this activity is to analyze all the aspects of the knowledge required to sustain the implementation of th
groom’ the future SAP IT support resources to effectively and efficiently support the
The purpose of this activity is to perform the final preparation steps for cutover. The cutover plan will be tested in the&nb
Deploy phase. .. Requirements and Constraints .. This activity is required for all act
The goal of this task is to provide a viable, correctly configured production environment that is available for use by the pro
simulations. This environment will be used as the future production system (PRD) as of Go-Live
The objective of this task is to create the cutover plan. The plan is based on the learnings from the legacy data migration ru
Procedure .. Run a workshop to document cutover activities such as: .. .. Setting up a
The objective of this task is to create the cutover plan. The plan is based on the learnings from the load & verification
Procedure .. The conversion of the production system requires a clearly defined cuto
The purpose of the “Productive Migration Plan” is to schedule the main steps for the productive migration a
communication for the productive migration. In addition, a period of hyper care that follows t
The purpose of this deliverable is for the project the team to carry out the planned and approved project wor
identify variances from the plan. Executing manages the scope of the work to be done, while monito
The purpose of this task is for the project manager and the project team to execute the project management plan and to
scope statement .In executing the project work, the project team will perform the foll
The purpose of this task is to ensure that the project manager keeps the key project management documents up-to-date.
schedule, refinement of the project budget, and appropriate updates to the management plans,
The purpose of the Manage Project Issues, Risks, and Changes task is to have a consistent, comprehensive approach to ma
of an effective project management system. Effective issue management involves the appropr
The purpose of this task is to communicate project status and progress. Throughout the project, several project performan
purposes and audiences, as defined in the project communication plan. The project manager
The purpose of this task is for the project team to plan and execute agile sprints. The project team runs the Realize phase i
team follows the process outlined below. The goal of these sprints is to incrementally
SCRUM of SCRUMs Meeting is conducted to coordinate the work between different project SCRUM teams. SCRUM of SCRU
work, focusing especially on areas of overlap and integration. The meeting cadence is defined for the
The purpose of Organizational Alignment is to ensure a smooth transition process towards the new way of working. This in
responsibilities and activities to ensure that all employees are fully aligned to the goals of the pr
The purpose of this task is to use the results from previous change impact analysis and the role mapping information (map
roles and organizational structure) and determine an appropriate transition approach for t
The purpose of this task is to get to get complex organizational feedback regarding the progress and acceptance of the pro
The purpose of this task is to communicate the scope and plan for the sprint to the users outside of the core project team.
stakeholders, people external to the project that have interest in information about the project pl
The purpose of this task is to communicate the sprint results to the users outside of the core project team. This may includ
external to the project that have interest in information about the progress of the project a
The purpose of this task is to update the communication plan and manage the tasks defined. The communication plan is a
addresses mainly external communication to stakeholders, key users, end users, and suppliers. .
The purpose of this task is to understand the testing strategy, validate its alignment with the project charter, and to identi
associated with functionality not working as expected. Any deviation from expectations shoul
The purpose of this task is to understand the data migration strategy, validate its alignment with the project charter, and t
associated with data quality or availability that are not as expected. Any deviation
The purpose of the phase closure and sign-off deliverable is to. .. .. Ensure that all required deliverables from this phase an
and close any outstanding issues .. Identify lessons learned during the phase to prepar
milestone at the end of a project phase. Prior to moving into the next phase each project
project - across all project management disciplines, enabling early detection of projec
defined deliverables were accepted.
The purpose of this task is to obtain the customer approval (sign-off). .. Procedure: .. .. Obtain customer approval (sign-off
Once Q3 – Realize-to-Deploy has been passed successfully, the final preparation for Go-Live starts in the Deploy Ph
displayed in the following figure. .. .. . . .. .. End users are trained f
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. .
The purpose of this task is to ensure the involvement of the team and other key resources and their commitment to the pr
examine the approach for the specific project phase. .
This activity continues from the Realization phase. Based on the learning material which has been created there, end user
Requirements and Constraints .. This activity is recommended for all scenarios. .. The devel
Create a training execution plan... Procedure .. The training execution plan is based on the results as of the training conce
end user assignment. The training execution plan should include: .. .. The scheduling
Based on the results of the Learning Needs Analysis and the training concept, the end user training covers the training nee
training execution plan has been created before. .. Procedure .. The training will
The Integration Validation activities initiated in the Realize phase, are continued and finalized in this activity. Requiremen
recommended for all scenarios. Procedure Finalize the Integration Validation acti
The goal of this task is to finish IV activities before Go-Live. .. Prerequisites .. Integration Validation has started in the Real
usually executed with SAP participating. The SAP TQM will initiate the right
This activity checks the customer’s ability to operate SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA as of Go-Live. .. Requirements a
all scenarios. .. Procedure .. . .. Operational Readiness (System Conversion) . .. .
In case of a system conversion where the customer operated a productive SAP ERP system over a longer period of time an
management, event management) have been designed and operated for SAP already. Therefore, th
In case the customer knows already how to operate SAP ERP, then again only the delta to safely operate SAP S/4HANA nee
case of a new SAP customer, all core IT support processes (as documented in the SAP Support st
The purpose of this survey is to take the pulse of the organization, prior to go-live, to determine the general comfort level
level is not there, it is critical to determine where additional OCM work needs to be
The purpose of this task is to validate the outcome of the role mapping and change impact analysis. This is done with the i
gain sponsors approval. .
In preparation for the Go-Live of the transition project, it is imperative to execute an end-to-end dress rehearsal of the cut
executed about two to four weeks prior to the Go-Live. All changes intended to be includ
Due to cost saving reasons the hardware for production is set up just in front of Go-Live (system conversion case). In case o
required to have the hardware ready by the end of the Realize phase (see activity Cutover Prep
The goal of this task is to execute an end-to-end dress rehearsal of the cutover procedures. .. Procedure .. Execute the cu
environment, which is representative of the current state and end-state of producti
plans developed during the project preparation phase guide the approach to management, execution,
The purpose of this task is to update the project management plan and the subsidiary plans based on the changes agreed
process. .. .
The purpose of this activity is to ensure that the project is executed according to what was agreed to in project charter, sco
plan. .
The purpose of this task is to capture and manage project issues and risks and changes related to those e.g. changes of pro
This is the final Quality Gate in front of the cutover. The purpose of this Quality Gate is to ensure that the project is ready f
decision”). A Quality Gate is a checklist milestone. Prior to Go-Live each project manager
The purpose of this task is to make sure that project stakeholders are aware of status and progress of the project including
and issues. .
The purpose of this deliverable is to formally close the release and prepare for next release and/or sprint planning meeting
The purpose of this task is to 'groom' the product backlog. Product Owner Team needs to detail the user stories
planning meeting. The stories need to meet definition of Ready for Build so they are understood b
The purpose of this task is to conduct retrospective meetings with the project team to identify potential improvements of
task is to serve as a continuous improvement mechanism for the team to adjust to a changing
The purpose of this task is to update the Release and Sprint Plan according to changed priorities and focus of the team. It i
maintain the Release and Sprint plan and keep it current during the project. .
The purpose of this deliverable is to perform the cutover to the production software and go live. .. Requirements and Con
business, functional, technical, and system aspects of the project are ready to be us
The goal of this task is to convert the productive system. .. Procedure .. Proceed as follows: .. .. Request Restore Point of P
Activities .. Execute the conversion of the production system following the tasks defi
The goal of this task is to cut over production. .. Procedure .. .. Execute the cutover following the tasks defined in the cuto
data load. .. Document the actual duration of each step to support future project
In accordance with the productive cut-over plan, the migration process begin. .. Procedure .. The production cutover proc
transition scenario, e.g.: .. .. Client Transfer .. System Merge .. Company Code Transfer .. May
After the Go-Live it is important to verify how the new workload behaves as opposed to the old system, and to use the Hyp
performance. .. Workload analysis .. With the analysis of the current hardware consumption, the load
The objective of this task is to identify the resource consumption after Go-Live and to manage it permanently to answer qu
workload profile? .. Is the resource consumption at a reasonable ratio to the business logic
Workload analysis first has the goal to provide information which applications, transactions, jobs and processes dominate
second step, candidates for performance optimization will get identified and prioritized. ..
A system scalability check has the goal to understand the top resource consumers with respect to: .. .. .. Adequacy
level .. Adequacy and optimization potential on a service level .. Adequacy and optimizati
Depending on the project scope, you have either ordered the analysis session of an SAP OS/DB Migration Check, or an SAP
SAP GoingLive Check for Implementation (see activity Integration Validation in the Realize
Obsolete data originates from .. .. Data model simplifications in many application areas (MM, FIN, SD, EHS, Retail/Fashion,
functionality in SAP S/4HANA (compared to SAP ERP) .. Temporary data stores that are c
The purpose of EU training is to ensure that end users have adopted the solution, knowledge resources are maintained, an
survey are positive .. Tasks .. .. Prepare End-User Training for Scope Option .. Deliver End-U
This purpose of this task is to adapt available training material and make it suitable for End User training .
This task executes the delivery of EU training as well as capturing feedback on both the training session and the trainer. .
The purpose of this task is to capture feedback on both the training session and the trainer delivering the material. .
This task checks how prepared the people in the organization are with regards to the identified changes and received EU t
Once the hyper care phase ends it is important to fully enable the regular support organization at the customer site to safe
system. This includes (but is not limited to): .. .. The finalization of system documentation .
The purpose of this task is to achieve a closure of all open project issues which is a prerequisite for the final project closure
achieve a closure of all open project issues. In case this is not possible w
In this task, operations responsibility is formally handed over from the team who operated the new SAP S/4HANA system (
team and IT support) to the IT support operations team. .. Prerequisites .. .. Syste
The purpose of the phase closure and sign-off deliverable is to: .. .. .. Ensure that all required deliverables from th
accurate, and close any outstanding issues .. Identify lessons learned during the
checklist milestone at the end of a project phase. Prior to moving into the next phase each projec
The purpose of this task is to achieve a closure of all open project issues which is a prerequisite for the final project closure
The purpose of this task is to document the results of the project, both regarding achieved objectives, deliverables as well
delivered value. .
The purpose of this activity is to formally close the project by obtaining customer signatures on dedicated deliverables/doc
Closeout Report. .
The transition project has ended with the Deploy phase. The activities of the Run phase are displayed in the following figur
a safe and efficient operations of the newly created solution. This includes the op
With project end, the customer support organization is responsible to operate the new solution. The aim of this activity is
affects IT support people, IT support processes, and tools. In addition, the customer su
The purpose of this task is to safely and efficiently ensure business continuity and the operability of the solution. Operabili
functioning and operating condition, guaranteeing systems availability and require
The purpose of this task is to continuously improve IT operations (e.g. via automation, or switching from a re-active to a pr
.. This task can only name some out of the many improvement options: .. .. .. Advan
The aim of this activity is to further improve and simplify your new solution to realize maximum benefit. On the one hand,
implementing feature and support packs, to bring the latest innovations from SAP into your sol
The goal of this task is to assess the value of the SAP S/4HANA transformation. This task relates to: .. .. The task Determine
from the Prepare phase, which documented the performance of the business processes i
The goal of this task is to keep the SAP system current, by implementing innovations and corrections from SAP in a timely m
maintenance management process. .. Procedure .. Implement a maintenance management process
The goal of this task is to close the loop but initiate a new innovation cycle. .. Procedure .. Innovation is not a one-step-pr
system runs stable and is updated with the latest innovations from SAP. .. Now it i

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ID Name Duration

1 S/4HANA Sample Project 621 days

3 Strategic Planning 60 days

5 Explore SAP Business Technology Platform 3 days

6 Make yourself familiar with SAP Extension Suite 3 days

7 Make yourself familiar with SAP Integration Suite 3 days

8 Accelerate Your Innovations with the Help of Intelligent Technol 40 days

9 Create a 360-Degree View on Security 5 days

10 Define the Analytics Architecture 10 days

11 Define the UX / UI strategy 3 days

12 Application Value and Scoping 50 days

13 Discover the Value of SAP S/4HANA for Your Company 15 days

15 Identify the impact of SAP S/4HANA on existing business process15 days

16 Check the Conversion Readiness of SAP ERP 5 days

17 Perform a Business Scenario and Solution Mapping 15 days

19 Create a Strategic Road Map and Value Case 10 days

20 Trial System Provisioning 2 days

21 Provide a Trial System 2 days

23 Project Team Enablement 61 days

25 Conduct SAP Solution Manager Training 1 day

26 Self-Enable on SAP Process Insights and SAP Signavio 3 days

28 Conduct Project Team Enablement prior to Fit-to-Standard Analy1 day

29 Self-Enable on SAP S/4HANA Data Migration 3 days

30 Conduct Key User Training 1 day

32 Run Prototyping 0 days

33 Transition Planning 23 days

34 Check the Conversion Readiness of SAP ERP 5 days

35 Define Scope and Objectives 5 days

36 Determine Business Process Performance Baseline 3 days

37 Model As-Is Business Processes 10 days

38 Define Cutover Approach 5 days

40 Clarify Operational Readiness 5 days

41 Define Technical Architecture 10 days

43 Perform Data Volume Planning 3 days

44 Clarify the impact on your Authorization Concept 3 days

45 Prepare Interface Register 5 days

46 Run a Legacy Impact Analysis on Interface Inventory and Data In 5 days

47 Run a first Assessment on Output Management 5 days

48 Run a first Assessment on Training Requirements 3 days

49 Optional: Run a Technical Security Self Check 2 days

50 Transition Preparation 12 days

51 Execute on Follow-Ups from Transition Planning 0 days

53 Decommission Unused Code (Optional Task) 0 days

54 Improve Custom Code Quality Measures (Optional Task) 0 days

55 Prepare Tools for Project Support 10 days

56 Import the Best Practices Content 2 days

57 Project Initiation 5 days

58 Conduct Handover Meeting(s) from Opportunity Phase 1 day

59 Review Order Form with Customer 1 day

60 Identify Stakeholders, Stakeholders' Requirements and Expectati0 days

61 Set Stakeholder Expectations for Agile Project 1 day

62 Create Project Charter 1 day

63 Create Project Management Plan 2 days

64 Establish Project Governance 4 days

65 Define Roles and Responsibilities 2 days

67 Review Project Management Plan 1 day

69 Create Scope Statement 3 days

70 Create WBS 2 days

71 Create Project Schedule 2 days

72 Create Budget 2 days

73 Plan Quality 2 days

75 Plan Risks 1 day

76 Plan Procurement 1 day