Metodologia Asap Focus

SAP Business All-in-One ASAP Focus Methodology

January 2010

Agenda

1. What is ASAP Focus Methodology and Why Has it Been Designed? 2. ASAP Focus Methodology - Overview 3. Benefits 4. What is Available & Where Can I Find it: Useful Links

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ASAP Focus Methodology OverviewImplementation Efforts
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Every software implementation project struggles with similar difficulties and hurdles ASAP Focus Methodology was designed as a speed up facilitation concept aimed at mitigating risks and achieving time savings Largest Efforts in End-User Documentation and Business Process Definition (Blueprint)

End-user Documentation and Training Business Process Definition ProjectManagement Project Team Training Integration Test Data Migration & Interfaces Configuration and Confirmation Technical Setup Reporting Post-Implementation Support Forms Authorizations

19% 17% 11% 10% 9% 8% 6% 6% 5% 4% 3% 1%

Source: Study by SAP AG in 2004 * Based on ASAP Implementations, Change Management not explicitly mentioned, figures vary for midsize enterprise projects
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ASAP Focus Methodology Why are SAP Best Practices not enough?
SAP Business All-in-One is an end-to-end software offering that provides a collection of industryspecific business and configuration processes including a lifecycle workbench that supports the whole process, from choosing the right solutionto its adaptation and tailoring to your specific business and industry needs As the subject matter is quite complex, an overall implementation concept is given through the ASAP Focus Methodology

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SAP Best Practices are a set of
documented pre-configured tested

business processes that are
tailored to the customers industry & a starting point for the customers implementation SAP BestPractices are a set of configuration tools, not an overall implementation methodology. SAP Best Practices are great ingredients, but without information on how to cook.

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ASAP Focus Methodology Why is the traditional ASAP approach not enough?
The traditional ASAP approach provides a proven implementation methodology, but isdesigned to complete a solution specifically for ONE individual customer - Blueprinting is a major effort driver in these projects Predefined reports, print forms, authorization roles, and test scenarios ensure a cost-effective implementation Guided processes, pre-defined tools, and templates ensure an easy, safe, and smooth migration of legacy data to the new system

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The traditional ASAPapproach…
assumes that Blueprinting is a major activity (effort driver) in projects designs the complete solution specifically for ONE customer means we accommodate all customer requirements in the first implementation step ASAP is an implementation methodology, but doesn’t fit midsize enterprise requirements or use SAP Best Practices as built-in industry expertise. ASAP is a cookbook withoutingredients.

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ASAP Focus Methodology ASAP Focus – Completing the Prescriptive Approach

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As part of the lifecycle workbench for SAP Business All-in-One solutions, partners and the field receive the ASAP Focus methodology – a mid-market-specific flavor of the SAP implementation methodology The ASAP Focus methodology provides aset of procedures and documents that, along with the principles of SAP Best Practices and the lifecycle workbench, complete the offering to simplify and speed up evaluation, implementation, and continuous improvement

Midsize enterprise requires…
more rapid implementations with a tight budget fast ROI involving less resources

Therefore SAP needs a specific methodology that…
uses SAP Best...