SAP Activate
Description
SAP S/4HANA is here, and the stakes are high. Get your project right with this guide to SAP Activate! Understand the road ahead: What are the phases of SAP Activate? Which activities happen when? Start by setting up a working system, then walk through guided configuration, and learn how to deploy SAP S/4HANA in your landscape: on-premise, cloud, or hybrid. Take advantage of SAP Activate's agile methodology, and get the guidance you need for a smooth and successful go-live!
In this book, you'll learn about:
a. Foundations
Get up to speed with SAP Activate. Learn about key concepts like fit-to-standard and fit/gap analysis, understand the methodology, and walk through the key phases of project management.
b. Tools and Technologies
Open up your SAP Activate toolkit. See how to access SAP Activate content with SAP Best Practices Explorer, SAP Solution Manager, and more. Then, use SAP Best Practices and SAP Model Company to set up a working system for your workshops.
c. Deployment
Deploy SAP S/4HANA, step by step. Follow detailed instructions to plan, prepare for, and execute your on-premise or cloud deployment activities according to SAP Activate. Walk through key scenarios for a hybrid implementation of SAP S/4HANA in your landscape.
Highlights Include:
1) Deployment
2) Guided configuration
3) Agile project delivery
4) SAP Best Practices
5) SAP Model Company
6) Organizational change management
7) SAP S/4HANA
8) SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9) Hybrid landscapes
10) C_ACTIVATE05 certification
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Content
... Preface ... 19
... Objective of This Book ... 20
... Who This Book Is For ... 20
... How This Book Is Organized ... 21
... Acknowledgments ... 23
SAP S/4HANA Fundamentals ... 25
1.1 ... Transition into an Intelligent Enterprise ... 26
1.2 ... Key Technologies ... 29
1.3 ... Deployment and Operating Models ... 38
1.4 ... Deployment Approaches ... 42
1.5 ... Summary ... 45
2 ... Introduction to SAP Activate ... 47
2.1 ... SAP Activate Key Concepts ... 47
2.2 ... Components of SAP Activate ... 53
2.3 ... SAP Activate Phases and Project Management ... 60
2.4 ... SAP Activate Methodology Taxonomy ... 67
2.5 ... SAP Activate Community ... 74
2.6 ... SAP Activate Training and Certification ... 83
2.7 ... Summary ... 85
3 ... Accessing SAP Activate ... 87
3.1 ... Roadmap Viewer ... 87
3.2 ... SAP Best Practices Explorer ... 94
3.3 ... SAP Cloud ALM ... 107
3.4 ... SAP Solution Manager ... 115
3.5 ... Summary ... 121
4 ... Starting with a Working System ... 123
4.1 ... SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA ... 123
4.2 ... SAP Model Company ... 138
4.3 ... Summary ... 146
5 ... Configuration, Data Migration, Extensibility, Integration, and Testing ... 149
5.1 ... Business-Driven Configuration ... 150
5.2 ... Data Migration ... 163
5.3 ... Extensibility ... 170
5.4 ... Integration ... 174
5.5 ... Testing ... 178
5.6 ... Summary ... 186
6 ... Agile Project Delivery ... 189
6.1 ... Roles, Responsibilities, and Governance ... 190
6.2 ... Creating and Managing the Backlog ... 197
6.3 ... Agile Realization ... 200
6.4 ... Definition of Ready and Done ... 206
6.5 ... SAP Activate in a Scaled Agile Environment ... 209
6.6 ... Summary ... 213
7 ... Deploying SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 215
7.1 ... Deployment of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Essentials Edition ... 215
7.2 ... Golden Rules for Implementing SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Extended Edition ... 275
7.3 ... Deployment of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Extended Edition ... 284
7.4 ... Summary ... 309
8 ... Deploying On-Premise SAP S/4HANA ... 311
8.1 ... Deployment Project Overview ... 312
8.2 ... Discovering the Solution and Planning Your Journey ... 315
8.3 ... New Implementation ... 323
8.4 ... System Conversion ... 383
8.5 ... Selective Data Transition ... 437
8.6 ... Summary ... 444
9 ... Deploying Hybrid System Landscapes ... 445
9.1 ... What Is a Hybrid Two-Tier ERP Setup? ... 446
9.2 ... Move Options ... 452
9.3 ... Master Data ... 454
9.4 ... Finance ... 461
9.5 ... Sales ... 476
9.6 ... Procurement ... 486
9.7 ... Manufacturing ... 495
9.8 ... Integration ... 506
9.9 ... Accelerators ... 512
9.10 ... Analytics and Reporting ... 518
9.11 ... Summary ... 523
10 ... Organizational Change Management ... 525
10.1 ... OCM and Digital Transformation ... 525
10.2 ... OCM Activities in SAP Activate ... 526
10.3 ... Transition to the Customer Center of Expertise ... 532
10.4 ... Team Enablement and Self-Enablement ... 539
10.5 ... SAP Enable Now ... 540
10.6 ... Summary ... 542
11 ... SAP Activate for Other SAP Products ... 545
11.1 ... SAP Activate for SAP SuccessFactors ... 545
11.2 ... SAP Activate for SAP Analytics Cloud ... 548
11.3 ... SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA Upgrade and Integration ... 550
11.4 ... Additional SAP Activate Methodology Roadmaps ... 552
11.5 ... Summary ... 553
... Appendices ... 555
A ... SAP Activate Certification Preparation ... 555
B ... The Authors ... 577
... Index ... 583