Project preparation

Implementation starts with the preparing the organization, project processes and technology
components for project launch. Key stakeholders & decision makers are identified and
confirmed. Project structure and processes are defined and formalized, and hardware is
procured.

To accelerate the project, SAP proposes the development environment during project preparation. Also,
identifying required changes to existing planning characteristics and planning levels where possible
upfront.

Summary of Activities Major deliverables

1. Define project charter 1. Project work plan
2. Refine project work plan and project 2. Project charter
kick off 3. Project management processes
3. Define project management processes 4. Refined business objectives and
(including information management, requirements
issue/risk management and project 5. Development system
reporting)
4. Update key business objectives and
requirements
5. Create development system
Business blueprint

During business blueprint, gaps between the standard design and the business requirements
are identified and changes to the model are evaluated and proposed as enhancements. Both
risk to the design and impact to the timelines are evaluated to determine if the changes can be included
in the scope or included as part of a follow-on project. The resulting business blueprint forms the
solution design, including the data model and the business processes.

Summary of Activities Major deliverables

1. Configuration loaded/system setup
2. Sample data loaded
3. Knowledge transfer on concepts and
solution
4. Current process review
5. Identification of fit of methodology
with SAP best practices
6. Tailoring of solution to improve fit
7. Identification of gaps
8. Production hardware sizing
9. Refine technical architecture
10. Finalize scope
1. Knowledge transfer of design best
practices
2. Detailed design using business process
requirements & data
3. Gap analysis between the tailored
design and business requirements with
recommendations
4. Partially configured blueprint solution
5. Refined work plan
6. Detailed business blueprint
7. Final scope
8. Finalized technical architecture

Realization
The primary objective of this phase is to make real the tailored design from the business
blueprint phase. The primary deliverable is a company specific solution to meet the key
business objectives. Adherence to the scope set in Business blueprint is important to achieve
a successful go-live.

In realization, the design is finalized, tested and migrated through the system landscape. This
phase will conclude with the decision to go live on a production environment.

Data realignment efforts can be complex and should be pulled forward early in the project to prepare
the data for initial loads.

Summary of Activities Major deliverables

1. Finalize design 1. Knowledge transfer of design
2. Complete configuration 2. Finalized detailed design using
3. Load test data business process requirements and
4. Prepare data data
5. Integration test 3. Configured and tested solution that
6. Refine solution meets key business objectives
7. Knowledge transfer 4. Training documentation
8. Prepare training documentation 5. Cut-over plan
9. Security testing
10. Go-live planning

Final preparation
The objective of this phase focuses is to prepare the business and systems for go-live and to
set up the structure to monitor the solution. After successful integration testing, users are formally
trained and the configuration is migrated to the production environment. The system is readied for
productive use and stress testing is executed. This tested system is not yet live.

Summary of Activities Major deliverables

1. Transport configuration 1. End user training
2. Load history data 2. Productive system
3. Stress testing 3. Stress tested system
4. Go-live verification session 4. Trained end users

Go live & Support

The purpose of this phase is to activate the system so it is a live production environment.
Additionally, this phase establishes an accessible, trained, support organization for end user
queries. This organization is established to provide long-term support, not just for the first
critical days of production operations but throughout the solution lifecycle.

Summary of Activities Major deliverables

1. System opened to users 1. SAP project implementation
2. User support