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ASAP
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• The ASAP Approach
• Developed to counter some of the perceived
  problems
• Perception that SAP implementations are long,
  require many consultants and are expensive.
• To be successful in mid- to small-size market SAP
  must change this perception
• ASAP is an alternative (addition) to the
  procedure model/IMG approach
• Aims for SAP implementation in less than 6 months

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• AcceleratedSAP (ASAP)
• SAP's comprehensive solution to streamline R/3
  projects.
• Optimizes time, quality and efficient use of
  resources.
• ASAP integrates three components
• ASAP Roadmap,
• Tools, and
• R/3 Service and Training.

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• Key change in ASAP methodology is the absence of
  BPR?!
• ASAP suggests that the enterprise adapt to the
  SAP model
• Once implemented may re-engineer the business
  processes
• (But an ERP system by their very nature requires
  re-engineering of business systems)
• ASAP is recommended by SAP for implementation.

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• ASAP
• Comprises many types of files used to guide a
  project from start to finish.
• Quality checks at predefined points to ensure
  completeness before continuing the project
• Includes project plans, white papers, help files
  presentations

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• The AcceleratedSAP Roadmap
• A process - oriented project plan throughout
  implementation
• Tools include
• Project management support,
• Questionnaires for the business consultants,
• Technical guidebooks and checklists.

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• R/3 Services and Training include
• All consulting, training, and support services
• Hotline,
• EarlyWatch,
• Remote Upgrade or Archiving Service, etc.
• These help to standardize tasks and to perform
  them as quickly as possible.

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• The Roadmap consists of five phases
• Project Preparation
• Business Blueprint
• Realization (Simulation Validation)
• Final Preparation
• Go Live Support
• Trained consultants are required
• May be from SAP Or SAP Partner.

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• Phase 1 Project Preparation
• Primary focus is getting the project started,
  identifying team members and developing a
  high-level plan.
• Attain full agreement
• Identify clear objectives
• Define an efficient decision making process
• Prepare a company culture ready for change.
• Budgets, timing checkpoints are set.
• Plans submitted to senior management.

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• Phase 2 Business Blueprint
• Primary focus is to understand the business goals
  and to determine the business requirements needed
  to support those goals.
• Questionnaires to assist preparation of business
  process documentation.
• Industry templates to provide sound models
• New approaches to business processes are defined
  (to match SAP)
• Training for in-house SAP specialists starts

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• Phase 3 Realization (Simulation Validation)-
• Purpose of this phase is to implement all the
  business and process requirements based on the
  Business Blueprint.
• Customize the system step by step in two work
  packages, Baseline and Final configuration.
• SAP consultant configures base line system
• System is fine tuned to meet all business
  requirements
• Training for the new processes continues
• In-house specialists to take over consultants role

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• Phase 4 Final Preparation
• 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 the
  productive R/3 system is ready to run.
• End user training
• Business organised for cutover
• The configuration is tested
• Volume Stress testing performed
• Confirm end-user acceptance
• Step-by-step conversion plan prepared
• Help-desk put in place

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• Phase 5 Go Live and Support
• Transition from a project oriented,
  pre-productive environment to the live productive
  operation.
• Procedures and measurements for determining
  benefits are defined
• System goes live
• SAP support tests configuration provides
  assistance

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SAP Solution Maps for 19 Industries....
DISCRETE MANUFACTURING
SAP Aerospace Defense SAP Automotive SAP
Engineering Construction SAP High Tech
FINANCIAL SERVICES SERVICE PROVIDER
SAP Banking SAP Insurance SAP Service Provider
PUBLIC SERVICES
SAP Healthcare SAP Higher Education
Research SAP Public Sector
SAP Chemicals SAP Mill Products SAP Oil Gas SAP
Pharmaceuticals
PROCESS INDUSTRIES
COMMUNICATIONS
UTILITIES
SAP Media SAP Telecommunications SAP Utilities
FAST MOVING CONSUMER GOODS SAP Consumer
Products SAP Retail
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• R/3 System documentation and the ASAP Question
  Answer database contain industry-specific
  information and are the ideal places to look for
  information.
• Support the analysis of the selected business
  processes by model-based presentations of
  industry-specific business processes.
• A structure for every industry exists in the ASAP
  Question Answer database, which is used to
  produce an industry-specific Business Blueprint
  (Phase 2 of the ASAP Roadmap).

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• Industry-specific Customizing is the name given
  to the installation of the default Customizing
  parameters in the IMG that relate to a certain
  industry.
• Transfer industry-specific master data structures
  to the system by using a Computer Aided Testing
  Tool (CATT)
• CATTs are provided for the industry-specific
  business cases defined by SAP.

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• Industry business solutions are integrated in the
  Business Framework as Business Components.
• The implementation of the system can also be a
  Ready-to-Run R/3 System solution (RRR).
• This solution is the complete delivery of
  hardware and software to rapidly install the R/3
  System.

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• SAP has developed Global ASAP as the standard
  implementation methodology for global
  implementations of R/3.
• Maps all activities not taking place at a local
  level onto a special structure called the Global
  Roadmap.
• This Roadmap is structured according to the
  AcceleratedSAP principle and includes
• How-To's, accelerators, modeling methods and
  tools.
• This roadmap is linked to the individual
  AcceleratedSAP project roadmaps for the projects
  at the local level.

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• One global implementation strategy involves
  defining a pre-configured corporate system, in
  the sense of a "corporate or global template".
• The global template is the sum of all
  enterprise-specific configurations, customizing
  settings, models and so forth which are included
  in one R/3 System as a single source of reference
  for productive systems on the global and local
  levels (individual companies and plants).
• This implementation approach is also referred to
  as the global template rollout of the R/3 System.

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• The Global ASAP Roadmap consists of 4 Phases
• Global Program Set-Up
• Global Business Blueprint
• Global Realization
• Global Maintenance Support

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• Transfer the default values and data for the
  industry solution by using CATTs (Computer Aided
  Testing Tool) in client 000.
• This does not affect the delivery client 000 as
  it acts as an upgrade client during a release
  upgrade.
• In client 001, which is also installed by SAP,
  the same default values and data as in client 000
  are used.
• Client 001 is used as a basis for your
  business-specific Customizing activities. Create
  country-specific default values in these clients
  by using the country installation program.
• Transfer the default values created in the
  respective clients to other clients following
  integration tests.

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• After creating all the relevant data and default
  values, and following one final integration test,
  begin the transport to the productive system.
• The CTS (Change and Transport System) tool is
  used.
• Use the SAP LSM Workbench (Legacy System
  Migration Workbench) tool to transfer old or
  external data.
• The above does not take any customer developments
  into consideration.