SAP PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Effective project management is critical to
minimizing risk and ensuring a successful go live For providing solutions that will meet needs of an Enterprise for years to come.

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ASAP METHODOLOGY
To ensure the successful, on-time delivery
of project, SAP recommends to adopt the Accelerated SAP (ASAP) methodology for project management and system implementation.

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ASAP METHODOLOGY
Developed by SAP to optimize the success
of implementing the SAP Business Suite. ASAP streamlines the implementation by providing templates, methods, tools, and accelerators that have been built on the success of thousands of previous SAP implementations.

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ASAP METHODOLOGY
The ASAP methodology adheres to a
specific road map that addresses the following five (5) general phases:

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ASAP - PHASES
PROJECT PREPARATION BUSINESS BLUE PRINT REALIZATION FINAL PREPARATION GO LIVE & SUPPORT

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PHASE 1 PROJECT PREPARATION

Project team is identified Steering committee is formed Core team members are identified Identify the project standards Determining the sign off authorities Identify infrastructure facility Identify the key milestones Announce KICK-OFF
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PHASE 2- BUSINESS BLUE PRINT

Identify expert business analysis team and
send the team on- site Study & analyze complete business operations of the enterprise in detail Conducting gap analysis Preparation of As is document (using Q&A database) Preparation of To be document
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PHASE 3-REALIZATION
The purpose of this phase is to implement all the

business process requirements based on the Business Blueprint. The system configuration methodology is provided in two work packages: Baseline (major scope); and Final configuration (remaining scope). Other key focal areas of this phase are conducting integration tests and drawing up end user documentation.
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PHASE 4 FINAL PREPARATION

The purpose of this phase is to complete the
final preparation (including testing, end user training, system management and cutover activities) to finalize your readiness to go live. The Final Preparation phase also serves to resolve all critical open issues. On successful completion of this phase, you are ready to run your business in your live SAP System.
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PHASE 5 GO LIVE & SUPPORT

The purpose of this phase is to move from
a project-oriented, pre-production environment to live production operation. The most important elements include setting up production support, monitoring system transactions, and optimizing overall system performance. Announce ROLL-OUT
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TYPES OF PROJECTS
Implementation projects Support projects Up-grade projects Roll out projects

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Types of Projects-II
On-site projects Off-shore projects On-site/Off-shore projects

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