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The SAP Project: More Than a Survival Guide

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Since you wouldn't begin a hike without a map, consult this book before starting your next SAP implementation project. Help your business team prepare for and participate in the SAP project journey! Get an early read on timelines, processes, responsibilities, and potential setbacks. Understand how your implementation, upgrade, or migration is structured, how to assemble the deliverables, and how to dodge common pitfalls. With this preview of what to expect, what questions to ask, and when to take which steps, you can execute planning, go-live, and post-go-live activities without tripping up or getting lost. Highlights: Project requirements SAP implementation method Logistical tasks System integration and contracting Project planning Documentation and traceability Work stream model Blueprinting best practices Security and internal controls System testing Change management User training

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Surviving in SAP Projects Why Are SAP Implementations So Difficult? Levels of Preparation Required What this Book Will Do for You Factors Critical to Success How the Book Will Be Organized How an SAP Implementation Changes Business Modifying Major Business Processes Building New Skills in the Project Team Transforming SAP into a Company Asset The ASAP Methodology ASAP Components Phase One: Project Preparation Phase Two: Business Blueprint Phase Three: Realization Phase Four: Final Preparation Phase Five: Go-Live and Support Quality Gates Types of SAP Projects Full-Scale Implementation Projects Upgrade Projects Pre-Built Package Projects Start-Up Logistics Project Preparation Timeline Project Meeting Schedules Headcount Forecasting and Ramp-Up Planning Initial Planning for Integrator Selection Project Procurement Space Planning for Project Activities Preliminary Project Budgeting Systems Integrator Selection and Contracting Integrator Selection Integrator Contracting Integrator Onboarding SAP's Role in the Project Consultant Resources Custom Development Software Fixes Training Technical Services Value Management Project Planning Defining the Project Schedule Setting Top-Level Requirements Achieving Cost Savings Knowledge Management Documentation Knowledge Management Strategy Project Organization High-Level Project Organization Program Management Functional Workstream Leads Horizontal Workstreams Project Governance Project Charter Oversight and Guidance Risk Management Team Rewards and Recognition Building the Right Project Team Team Recruitment and Selection Onboarding the Project Team Delivering Project Results Roll-Off and Reintegration Business Blueprinting Blueprinting Sessions Design Documentation Localization Closing the Business Blueprinting Phase Realization Transition to Realization Organizing for Realization Project Management Configuration and Custom Objects Build Configuration and Custom Development Security Design Systems Testing Structure of Systems Testing Systems Testing Processes Using Testing Systems Systems Test Entrance and Exit Criteria Data, Reports, EDI, and Security and Internal Data Report Electronic Data Interchange Security and Internal Controls Building System Environments The SAP Landscape Environment and Client Structure Infrastructure Build and Test Performance and Failover Testing Change Management Business Transformation Change Impacts Stakeholder Management Organizational Design Project Communication Continuous User Training Course Development Trainer Preparation Training Delivery Logistics Post-Go-Live Processes Cutover Planning Cutover Processes Go-Live Authorization Go-Live and Hypercare Final Go-Live Processes Hypercare Sustainment The SAP Center of Excellence Sustainment Governance Continuing Company Projects The Author Index

About the Author :
Gerald Sullivan has a 25-year background in implementations. He has operated from the systems integrator side, but most of his experience has come from managing very large-scale SAP projects for implementing companies. Industries involved include life sciences, consumer-packaged goods, electronics, and financial services. His past experience as a professor in graduate schools of management and as a quality improvement executive contribute to a unique perspective and broad contextual knowledge of the challenges of implementation. He has a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Dr. Sullivan is the president of SAP Global Consultants, a consultancy offering project management advisory services to implementing companies. He can be reached at jerry@sapglobalconsultants.com.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781592299492
  • Publisher: SAP Press
  • Publisher Imprint: SAP Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 573
  • Spine Width: 35 mm
  • Weight: 1066 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1592299490
  • Publisher Date: 28 Jul 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: More Than a Survival Guide
  • Width: 175 mm


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