Business Blue Print

[Former Member]

Hi,

I like to know how does BBP takes place. Who supplies the requirements of business to SAPers, when taking the BBP what form it is recorded in, means written/or through outlook or some sort of questionaire ??

What happens after recording the information, does it goes for some sort of authorisation?

I mean a complete process in BBP.

who sits with the client to know what they want..I am completly in dark and just imagining the situation.

I feel project manager sits with some one in company who have complete knowledge of the business process and then start listing there requirement...I really dont know.

I searched on internet, and what I found is only BBP is know the requirements and then go for the gap analysis and then realizatiion. Of course I know the ASAP and all its content but by now you know what I am looking for.

Could some one throw some light on this issue for me in detail to come out of this darkness ??

Venksys..

[Former Member]

thanks to all participants. points alloted.

[Former Member]

Hi,

If you know ASAP Methodology and Roadmap you should not ask this question !!

A project manager is not one with supernatural powers to understand what the client requires, how his business runs and how the system needs to be configured.

Not being rude, but will try to answer all your questions briefly:

Who supplies the requirements of business to SAPers

Core team members from the client side who know how their business runs, from each module ranging from sales, purchase, production, etc sit with SAP consultant and say how their legacy system works, or current business scenarios with less or no knowledge of SAP. Here SAP consultant has to understand not to use SAP jargons and understand his requirement as a novice enduser.

when taking the BBP what form it is recorded in, means written/or through outlook or some sort of questionaire ??

Blueprint workshops are conducted and questionaire are given to end-users to make sure the process is correctly understood and no critical part is missed out.

What happens after recording the information, does it goes for some sort of authorisation?

After the entire requirement is documented, it is viewed from a SAP standpoint to suggest possible solutions for the client requirement/business. Things which are not possible in standard SAP are suggested as a workaround or RICEF object and the whole thing is documented as a Blueprint document, which required signoff from the client, which ensures that all the things listed in there are appropriate to his business and correctly understood.

who sits with the client to know what they want

Module specific consultant with domain and SAP knowledge of the respective areas

Hope it is clear now.

Check the following links for more info:

[ASAP 7.1|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/lw/asap%20methodology/asap%20methodology%20for%20implementation/index.htm]

[ASAP Presentation|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1026829e-7169-2d10-05b6-b5dd7042d446?quicklink=index&overridelayout=true]

Regards,

Amit

[Former Member]

Thanks Amit for your detailed reply.

As I said I know the ASAP methodology, I mean it but doesnot say I hve practical experience. I was asked in one interview pressing me to say the questions which I have posted. Although my understanding is clear but to make it more clearer I asked this to the real time guys.

How ever I appreciate your answers.

Thanks.

Venksys.

[former_member182378]

Hi Venksys,

The posts by Pradeep & Dhananjay were also useful. Maybe they too should be alloted some points.

As preparation for the next interview, I would suggest you the following -

Take a small part of SD say "Creation of Sales orders by Customer service employees" -

1. Who can give you the requirements about this?

A. A senior Customer service staff from the company - Thus he shall be one of the core team members

2. Who shall record / take notes of these requirements?

A. SD consultant appointed by the Project Manager. During meetings

3. What shall be recorded (by SD consultant)?

A. The business process

Creation of different types of orders (normal orders, rush orders, return orders, orders without any costs etc. etc.)

Outputs needed (like print outs, faxes etc.)

Outputs to be sent to whom (Order confirmation to the customer or to the Head office of the customer; to Sales Supervisor of internal company etc. etc.)

Plant to be determined automatically or manually?

What about shipping points?

What about Prices, are they different for different order types? How, why?

3. What is BBP?

A. An agreed document - agreed by Business, SAP consulting company about what shall be the deliverables

Signed by the Manager of respective branches, after they have discussed with the core team member.

So SD consultant(s) take all the information from Core team and translate in to SAP "language" - that is BBP initial version.

4. Roles & responsibiities -

Project Manager (PM) coordinates time, money and deliverables of a project. For content related things, he asks the consultant incharge, maybe in weekly update meetings.

e.g. SD blue print has not been completed. PM shall ask SD consultant - Why it is not completed? & when shall it be completed?

If there are any logistical problems (core team does not have time for SD meetings). SD consultant shall report this to PM. PM shall solve this by taking necessary actions.

So, think from a core team member perspective & think from SAP SD consultant perspective.

The manner - i.e. face to face interview or online (via skype) interview, questionnaires or......etc. - is not as important as - SD consultant has to get a very clear view of the business processes & then explain the way these process shall be done in SAP, to the core team and get their approval.

You have to be convincing in interviews by doing the preparation before the interview (by repeating, imagining the SD implementation & creating + collecting indepth notes!)

That shall make you successful!

[Former Member]

Hi,

BBP stands for Business Blue Print.

It is nothing but final document of Business requirements which is prepared after complete discussion, requirement collection from Core user team by respective module consultant. On which consultant/ Team Lead supposed to take sign off from concern person. After preparation of this document we start our work in SAP. With the help of this document consultants do configuration in SAP. This document contain information related to AS- IS, TO- BE and Gap analysis. This is Documentary Proof of Client requirement, Our Suggested Solution which is accepted by Client.

Regards,

Dhananjay

[Former Member]

HI Venksys,

I like to know how does BBP takes place ?

Following Project kick off , as per the project schedule , the identified people from business and Consultants from implementing partner ( put together know as Project team/implementing team/ SAP team etc) will have series of meetings , Discussions , brain storming sessions for respective modules , Cross module meetings will happen when required ,

The result is BBP .

For recording, Authorization etc the PMO or Project management decides and follows work breakdown to people involved in the project .

Regards

P K V

Edited by: Pradeep kumar on Jun 30, 2011 10:51 PM