what is methodology in sap

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what is methodology in sap

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Five Phases of ASAP methodlogy.

Phase 1: Project Preparation - The purpose of this phase is to provide initial planning and preparation for your SAP project.

Phase 2: Business Blueprint - The purpose of this phase is to achieve a common understanding of how the company intends to run its business within the SAP System. The result is the Business Blueprint, a detailed documentation of the results gathered during requirements workshops. The Business Blueprint document represents the business process requirements of the company. It is the agreed statement of how the company intends to run its business within the SAP System.

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).

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.

Phase 5: Go Live & Support - The purpose of this phase is to move from a project-oriented, pre-production environment to live production operation.

Additionally:

Some additional Infomation on ASAP methodology:

Phase 1 - Project Preparation

Change Charter - Goals and objectives of Organizational Change Management

Project Plan - This is a first cut focusing on milestones and Work Packages; details to come.

Scope - Sets the initial definition of the project; input from sales cycle.

Project Team Organization - Sets the who of the project: Standards & Procedures - Sets the why and how of the project.

Phase 2 - Business Blueprint - Requirements reviewed for each SAP Reference Structure item and defined using CI Templates (in the Q&Adb). Business Blueprint - This is the output of the Q&Adb and is the key document for Phase 3.

Phase 3 - Realization - Master Lists - Define business scenarios and R/3 transactions to be realized in the system. BPP - Business Process Procedures representing R/3 transactions; used for unit testing & documentation. Planning - Defines how the configuration will be done and how it will be tested. Development Programs - Provides details of the external programming requirements. EU Training Material - End User training material and process documentation.

Phase 4 - Final Preparation Stress & Volume Tests - Plans for confirming the production hardware’s capabilities

Cutover Plan - The details of how to move to the production environment and go live

Conduct End User Training - Delivery of the necessary levels of R/3 End User training prior to going live

Phase 5 - Go Live & Support: Ensuring system performance through SAP monitoring and feedback.

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Regards,

Rajesh Banka

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hello siva

The ASAP methodology is recommended by SAP for implementation planning and system implementation. It has the following phases.

Project Preparation - The primary focus of Phase 1 is getting the project started, identifying team members and developing a high-level plan.

Business Blueprint - The primary focus of Phase 2 is to understand the business goals of the company and to determine the business requirements needed to support those goals.

Realization - The purpose of this phase is to implement all the business and process requirements based on the Business Blueprint. You customize the system step by step in two work packages, Baseline and Final configuration.

Final Preparation - The purpose of this phase is to complete testing, end-user training, system management and cut over activities. Critical open issues are resolved. Upon the successful completion of this phase, you will be ready to run your business in your productive R/3 system.

Go Live and Support - Transition from a project oriented, pre-productive environment to a successful and live productive operation

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siva

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Hi

ASAP Methodology:

Phase 1- Project preparation: initial planning and preparation.

Phase 2 - Business Blueprint: documentation of the business process requirements of the company.

Phase 3 - Realization: implement all business and process requirements based upon the business blueprint.

Phase 4 - Final Preparation: complete testing, user training, system management and cut-over activities.

Phase 5 - Go-Live & Support: transition from implementation to production

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anand Yadav

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Hi friends,

Where can we get the ASAP Methodolgy.

I have seen that only the roadmap is available. The implementation tools are not available on the Service Marketplace.

Earlier the ValueSAP was available for download, but now I am not able to locate it.

Can you please send me the ASAP methodolgy, I require it urgently.

Thanks

Dinesh R

[Former Member]

Methodolgy for SAP Implementation Project is as under:

Five Phases of ASAP methodlogy.

Phase 1: Project Preparation - The purpose of this phase is to provide initial planning and preparation for your SAP project.

Phase 2: Business Blueprint - The purpose of this phase is to achieve a common understanding of how the company intends to run its business within the SAP System. The result is the Business Blueprint, a detailed documentation of the results gathered during requirements workshops. The Business Blueprint document represents the business process requirements of the company. It is the agreed statement of how the company intends to run its business within the SAP System.

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).

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.

Phase 5: Go Live & Support - The purpose of this phase is to move from a project-oriented, pre-production environment to live production operation.

Additionally:

Some additional Infomation on ASAP methodology:

Phase 1 - Project Preparation

Change Charter - Goals and objectives of Organizational Change&#61550; Management

Project Plan - This is a first cut focusing on milestones and&#61550; Work Packages; details to come.

Scope - Sets the initial definition of the&#61550; project; input from sales cycle.

Project Team Organization - Sets the who&#61550; of the project: Standards & Procedures - Sets the why and how of the project.

Phase 2 - Business Blueprint - Requirements reviewed for each SAP Reference Structure item and defined using CI Templates (in the Q&Adb). Business Blueprint - This is the output of the Q&Adb and is the key document for Phase 3.

Phase 3 - Realization - Master Lists - Define business scenarios and R/3 transactions to be realized in the system. BPP - Business Process Procedures representing R/3 transactions; used for unit testing & documentation. Planning - Defines how the configuration will be done and how it will be tested. Development Programs - Provides details of the external programming requirements. EU Training Material - End User training material and process documentation.

Phase 4 - Final Preparation Stress & Volume Tests - Plans for confirming the production hardware’s capabilities

Cutover Plan - The details of how to move to the production environment and go live

Conduct End User Training - Delivery of the necessary levels of R/3 End User training prior to going live

Phase 5 - Go Live & Support: Ensuring system performance through SAP monitoring and feedback.

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Regards,

Rajesh Banka

[ferry_lianto]

Hi,

Welcome to SDN.

The ASAP Roadmap provides the methodology for implementing and continuously optimizing your SAP System. It divides the implementation process into five phases.

Phase 1: During this phase the team goes through initial planning and preparation for SAP project.

• Define project goals and objectives

• Clarify the scope of implementation

• Define project schedule, budget plan, and implementation sequence

• Establish the project organization and relevant committees and assign resources

Phase 2: Business Blueprint

The purpose of this phase is to achieve a common understanding of how the company intends to run SAP to support their business. Also, to refine the original project goals and objectives and revise the overall project schedule in this phase. The result is the Business Blueprint, a detailed documentation of the results gathered during requirements workshops.

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.

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.

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.

For any help on the ASAP methodology you can refer to the links.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/48/623972d55a11d2bbf700105a5e5b3c/content.htm

http://service.sap.com/asap

http://service.sap.com/roadmaps

http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~anthonyb/itp320/ASAP.ppt

http://www.tojet.net/e-book/SAPBook.pdf

http://www.uky.edu/IT/AdminApps/IRISTechPortal/Presentations/Presentations.htm

http://iris.tennessee.edu/sap_project.htm

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

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Hi siva,

Its <b>ASAP (AcceleratedSAP) is a step-by-step methodology</b> for speeding up the implementation of an SAP R/3 system. The components of ASAP, which can be used together or individually, are called accelerators. Accelerators are based on the best practices of SAP customers from around the world and consist of a number of templates, questions, and scenarios that require user input to help the user determine the best way to implement their R/3 system. According to SAP literature, ASAP can reduce the time required to implement an R/3 system by as much as 50%.

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Thanks,

Sadhu Kishore