Agile Management Introduction

SAP SE, June 2016

Why Agile?

Key Benefits
 Optimize Time to Value – deliver fast, packaged,
low TCI offerings
 Improve Quality and Value to Customer –
holistic, quality products and implementation
 Customer Focus and Proof Points – customers
want to see early and frequent confirmation on the
delivery of benefits that address pain points

Enhanced visibility and measurable results

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The Basics of Agile Methods
ITERATIVE PEOPLE CENTRIC FOCUS

Frequent Inspection & Adoption Trust, Self-organizing teams Team focuses on one thing at a
and individuals time until it’s done
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL CONSTANT LEARNING ADAPATIVE PLANNING
TEAMS

Better fail early to learn fast, To hit a moving target

Face to face communication and improve
/ no silos

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Agile SAP Project Delivery Is About…

… MAKING OUR CUSTOMER’S … COLLABORATION WITH

CUSTOMERS HAPPY BY CUSTOMER, BUIDLING UP
DELIVERING VALUE. RELATIONSHIP AND TRUST.

TO DELIVER PROJECTS ON
VALUE, ON TIME AND ON
BUDGET.*

AGILE IS NOT TO BE
*

UNDERSTOOD AS A PROJECT
COST REDUCATION GUARANTEE
… BUILDING THE SOLUTION
… JUMP STARTING THE PROJECT
CUSTOMERS WANT IN
WITH BEST PRACTICES.
SUSTAINABLE, INCREMENTAL
LEVERAGING STANDARD.
WAY.

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SAPACTIVATE Methodology for SAP S/4HANA
Next generation agile methodology that drives customer success

 ONE simple, modular and agile methodology supporting

all S/4HANA transition scenarios
 Full support for initial deployment and continuous
business innovation
 Harmonized implementation approach for cloud, on-
premise and hybrid deployments
 Broad coverage of SAP solutions starting with
SAP S/4HANA
 Enables co-innovation with customers and is accessible
for partners
 Successor of the ASAP and SAP Launch methodology

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SAPACTIVATE Methodology Benefits

• Enables consistent project delivery, reduces complexity and increases quality by providing
common framework and language for all SAP projects
• Broad product coverage, including support for all transition scenarios to SAP S/4HANA
• Scalable, supports all sizes of projects, from small fast cloud deployments to comprehensive global
deployments in on-premise or hybrid environment
• Prescriptive and comprehensive – provides guided work procedures for project team members,
deliverables for project managers and accelerators like how-to documents or templates for all users
• Accelerates project delivery through use of SAP Best Practices, fit/gap analysis, agile project
management, application visualization and use of cloud technology.
• Methodology foundation fully aligned with proven project management practices of Project
Management Institute, like formal Quality, Risk and Issues Management.

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SAPACTIVATE Methodology accelerates your journey to
SAP S/4HANA with these principles

Based on over 40 years of implementation experience.

CLOUD READY
START WITH BEST PRACTICES
Leverage the flexibility and speed
Use ready-to run business processes
of the cloud

VALIDATE SOLUTION PREMIUM ENGAGEMENT READY

Validate to best practices with fit-gap Build and Run fully supported
workshops, capture delta via SAP control centers

MODULAR, SCALABLE AND AGILE QUALITY BUILT-IN

Structure project to deliver the solution Identify risk early with total quality
incrementally approach

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Agile in Application Lifecycle Management
Delivery of Requirements via Release

Bite Size Scope Implement Release in Integration

Deploy
Pieces Validation Sprints Test

Business
Iterative
Decision: Requirements to Scope

Needs Integration Build

Baseline
Test Release
Build

Q-Gate: Scope to Build

Q-Gate: Test to Deploy

Deployment

Q-Gate: Build to Test

Model
Validation / 2-to-4 wks User
Execute
Roadmap Gap iteration cycle Acceptance
Deployment
Identification Test
Baseline
Scope
Non
Prioritized
Functional
Release Backlog Build, Document, Review, Test
Planning Unit / String Test

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 Agile Project Delivery with SAP Activate
Managed cloud or On-premise project example
Backlog
Priority [d]
Deployment 16 4
Release 2

Would
Roadmap 15 5
14 1
13 8
12 2

Could
11 7 Sprint
10 3
09 4
Release 1 08 2 Plan Sprint
Business Priority

Should
07 2
Checkpoint

Checkpoint

Checkpoint
06 4
Integr. Deploy
05 3 Run / Support / Operate
04 3 Tests ment
Solution Architecture

03 6 Sprint

Must
02 4
Initiate Project

01 5 Sprint
Sprint
Analysis
Fit/Gap

Release and Org. & Tech

WS

Sprint Plan Readiness

Baseline Build Iterative Build

Time
Prepare Explore Realize Deploy
Release 2
Project Management / Data Migration / Adoption & Training

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What does it take to run SAP project successfully with Agile

 Dedicated cross-functional stable teams Establish focus and avoid multi-tasking. Co-
. located teams preferred.

 Discipline …… Agile requires disciplined approach driven by

…….. the team with support from SCRUM Master.

 Motivated individuals Project team needs to be committed to Agile

approach. Mindset is key.

 Business people assigned to IT project Available, dedicated and knowledgeable

Product Owner(s) is key for success.
…
Customer needs to understand the „Agile
 Buy-In from customer rules of the game“, be committed to the Agile
approach.
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When to position Agile methodology in customer projects
Project Characteristic Agile
Customer Situation / Pain Points • New business model implementation, new
technology
• Strained relationship with business community
impacts buy-in and adoption
• Challenge to deliver business and IT innovation
initiatives with unknown outcome
Characteristic of the Solution Innovative solution with emerging or changing
requirements, unique business solution. Solution with
high emphasis on UX.
Technology Maturity From low to high
Contractual Framework • Time and Materials (preferred)
• Build to budget (fixed budget / variable scope)
Preferred Project Delivery Model • Business Transformation / Business Model
Innovation
• Rapid Prototyping
• Assemble-to-Order (A2O)
Example of projects • Project based on Best Practices with delta
requirements implemented in iterative sprints and
one or multiple releases.
• Implementation of unique solution based on HANA
and mobility platform from SAP.
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Traditional
• Able to deliver projects with good success rate and
good adoption by the business community
• Clearly defined solution and outcome
• Steps to achieve goal clearly understood
Business solution with predominantly known and stable
requirements.
From medium to high
• Time and Material
• Fixed Price
• Design-based implementation (system of record)
• Rapid Deployment Solution for PoC
• Traditional SAP ERP project with customer that has
requirements fully defined.
• Implementation of single RDS solution as PoC or
productive system.
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