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createdbyAnamikaJainonNov15,20137:10AM,lastmodifiedbyAnamikaJainonNov15,20139:19AM

HiAll,

ThisdocumentwillhelpingengbasicunderstandingonASAPMethodology.

We'lldiscussbelowpoints:

1WhatisASAPMethodology?
2PhasesofASAPMethodology
3Briefexplanaonofeachphase

1WhatisASAPMethodology?

ASAPstandsforAcceleratedSAP.
ItspurposeistohelpdesignSAPimplementaoninthemostecientmannerpossible.
Itsgoalistoeecvelyopmizeme,people,qualityandotherresources,usingaproven
methodologytoimplementaon.

1PhaseofASAPMethodology

ASAPfocusesontoolsandtraining,wrappedupinavephaseprocessorientedroadmapfor
guidingimplementaon.
Theroadmapiscomposedofvewellknownconsecuvephases
Phase1ProjectPreparaon
Phase2BusinessBlueprint
Phase3Realizaon
Phase4FinalPreparaon
Phase5GoLiveandsupport

Briefexplanaonofeachphase

ASAPMethodologyPhase1:ProjectPreparaon

Phase1iniateswitharetrievalofinformaonandresources.Itisanimportantmetoassemble
thenecessarycomponentsfortheimplementaon.Someimportantmilestonesthatneedtobe
accomplishedforphase1include

Obtainingseniorlevelmanagement/stakeholdersupport
Idenfyingclearprojectobjecves
Architectanecientdecisionmakingprocess
Creanganenvironmentsuitableforchangeandreengineering
Buildingaqualiedandcapableprojectteam.

ASAPMethodologyPhase2BusinessBlueprint

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SAPhasdenedabusinessblueprintphasetohelpextractpernentinformaonaboutyour
companythatisnecessaryforimplementaon.Theseblueprintsareintheformofquesonnaires
thataredesignedtoprobeforinformaonthatuncovershowyourcompanydoesbusiness.As
such,theyalsoservetodocumenttheimplementaon.

Eachbusinessblueprintdocumentessenallyoutlinesyourfuturebusinessprocessesand
businessrequirements.Thekindsofquesonsaskedaregermanetotheparcularbusiness
funcon,asseeninthefollowingsamplequesons:

1)1)Whatinformaondoyoucaptureonapurchaseorder?

2)2)Whatinformaonisrequiredtocompleteapurchaseorder?

ASAPMethodologyPhase3Realizaon

Withthecompleonofthebusinessinphase2,"funconal"expertsarenowreadytobegin
conguringSAP.
TheRealizaonphaseisbrokenintotwoparts.

1)1)YourSAPconsulngteamhelpsyoucongureyourbaselinesystem,calledthebaseline
conguraon.

1)2)Yourimplementaonprojectteamnetunesthatsystemtomeetallyourbusinessandprocess

requirementsaspartofthenetuningconguraon.

Theinialconguraoncompletedduringthebaselineconguraonisbasedontheinformaon
thatyouprovidedinyourblueprintdocument.Theremainingapproximately20%ofyour
conguraonthatwasnottackledduringthebaselineconguraoniscompletedduringthene
tuningconguraon.

Finetuningusuallydealswiththeexceponsthatarenotcoveredinbaselineconguraon.This
nalbitoftweakingrepresentstheworknecessarytotyourspecialneeds.

ConguraonTesng
WiththehelpofyourSAPconsulngteam,yousegregateyourbusinessprocessesintocyclesof
relatedbusinessows.Thecyclesserveasindependentunitsthatenableyoutotestspecicparts
ofthebusinessprocess.YoucanalsoworkthroughconguringtheSAPimplementaonguide
(IMG).AtoolusedtoassistyouinconguringyourSAPsysteminastepbystepmanner.

KnowledgeTransfer
Astheconguraonphasecomestoaclose,itbecomesnecessaryfortheProjectteamtobeself
sucientintheirknowledgeoftheconguraonofyourSAPsystem.
Knowledgetransfertotheconguraonteamtaskedwithsystemmaintenance(thatis,
maintenanceofthebusinessprocessesaerGolive)needstobecompletedatthisme.In
addion,theenduserstaskedwithactuallyusingthesystemfordaytodaybusinesspurposes
mustbetrained.

ASAPMethodologyPhase4FinalPreparaon

Asphase3mergesintophase4,youshouldndyourselvesnotonlyinthemidstofSAPtraining,
butalsointhemidstofrigorousfunconalandstresstesng.

Phase4alsoconcentratesonthenetuningofyourconguraonbeforeGoliveandmore
importantly,themigraonofdatafromyouroldsystemorsystemstoSAP.

Workloadtesng(includingpeakvolume,dailyload,andotherformsofstresstesng),and
integraonorfunconaltesngareconductedtoensuretheaccuracyofyourdataandthe

stabilityofyourSAPsystem.Becauseyoushouldhavebeguntesngbackinphase2,youdonot
havetoofartogounlGolive.

Nowisanimportantmetoperformpreventavemaintenancecheckstoensureopmal
performanceatyourSAPsystem.Attheconclusionofphase4,takemetoplananddocumenta
Golivestrategy.PreparaonforGolivemeanspreparingforyourendusersquesonsasthey
startacvelyworkingonthenewSAPsystem.

ASAPMethodologyPhase5GoliveandSupport

TheGolivemilestoneisitselfiseasytoachieve;asmoothandunevenulGoliveisanother
maeraltogether.Preparaonisthekey,includingaenontowhatifscenariosrelatednotonly
totheindividualbusinessprocessesdeployedbutalsotothefunconingoftechnology
underpinningthesebusinessprocessesandpreparaonforongoingsupport,including
maintenancecontractsanddocumentedprocessesandproceduresareessenal.

Thanks&Regards,
AnamikaJain

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10Comments
JanMusilNov21,20139:02PM

Thedescriptionsabovesoundsomewhatdated.Irecommendeveryonetolookatofficialdescription
ofASAPphasesforeachoftheASAP8preselectionsthatarelinkedfromthemainpageinthe
community:

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC8032
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BalajiMNov25,20132:13PM(inresponsetoJanMusil)

ItsgoodknowaboutbasicsofASAP.

ThankingyousharingAnamikaJain,ifyousharesomerealtimedocumentsitwillbehelpful
tofreshers.
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G.SRamanjaneyuluMay26,20142:39PM

Wellexplained,Thanksforsharing.

Regards,
G.S.Ramanjaneyulu.
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RuslanKaydashovApr1,20151:16PM

Gooddayeveryone:)
Ifudon'twantreadingtextaboutitseemyVIDEOCLIPaboutASAPMETHODOLOGY
BRProjectMamanagement,Episode#1,10.03.2015YouTube
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RajeevSinghMar18,20165:22AM

VeryfruitfulcontentforASAPmethodology.ThanksAnamika.
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AnamikaJainApr19,20167:07AM(inresponsetoRajeevSingh)

ThanksRajeev.
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WernerJacobsMar22,20167:09AM

Doesn'tmatterifitisoldornew.IhadnoideawhatASAPmeantandaftergooglingit,thisisthefirst
documentthatcameup.AtleastIhaveanideanowwhatitisallabout.Itisexplainedproperlyfor
beginners.ThanksAnamikaWelldone.
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AnamikaJainApr19,20167:08AM(inresponsetoWernerJacobs)

ThanksJacobs.
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ShubhamSrivastavaApr19,20167:11AM

Welldocumented...Isuggestyousupplementthisdocumentbysomerealtimeprojectexample...

Justforvalueadditionandbetterunderstanding
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ShrinivasSawreJun14,20166:08AM

HelloAnamika,

VeryusefulDocument,VerySimpleandunderstandablelanguage.

Regards

Shrinivas
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