SAP Implementation Unleashed: A Business and Technical Roadmap to Deploying SAP (Unleashed Series)
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SAP Implementation Unleashed A Business and Technical Roadmap to Deploying SAP George W. Anderson Charles D. Nilson Tim Rhodes SAP can help you capture better information and deliver it more quickly, allowing you to make better decisions and maximize the business value of everything you do. However, SAP implementations require massive effort, total buy-in, and significant change throughout the organization. In SAP Implementation Unleashed, 10 expert SAP project managers, functional consultants, and technologists guide you through the entire journey, helping you avoid pain and pitfalls and gain all the benefits of SAP. The authors introduce start-to-finish business, technical, and project management roadmaps for successful SAP implementation. Then, drawing on their immense experience, they walk you through the entire process of planning and deployment—addressing make-or-break issues and hidden gaps that other guidebooks ignore. You’ll discover how to employ processes, models, and toolsets that help you achieve implementation excellence while systematically reducing cost and business risk. Along the way, you’ll find actionable advice and real-world insight into innovative project management, best-suited leadership, effective load testing, contemporary infrastructure implementation, and more. George W. Anderson is responsible for providing enterprise applications thought leadership for the EDS/HP office of the CTO. A long-time SAP consultant and PMI-certified project manager, George has authored several best-selling books and enjoys new challenges. Charles D. Nilson is a senior program manager for EDS/HP and has led many successful SAPimplementation teams over the years. He is a PMI PMP and is SAP Partner Academy certified in MM and PP. Tim Rhodes is a senior SAP technical consultant for EDS/HP and a Basis/infrastructure veteran focused on implementing, migrating, and upgrading SAP Business Suite and NetWeaver solutions. Tim is also an SAP-certified technical consultant, OCP, MCSE, and HP Master ASE. Detailed Information on How To... Define the business vision driving your implementation, and use it to design your solution Use TCO techniques to fully understand SAP’s financial impact in your organization Structure your SAP project management office, business teams, technical support organization, and overall project team Size, plan, and test your SAP infrastructure to deliver the best performance and availability at the best cost Integrate SAP into an SOA environment Install and configure SAP Business Suite and NetWeaver components Perform basic functional configuration, testing, and change management activities Enable a smooth transition by successfully performing the critical tasks that immediately precede SAP Go-Live Choose the right mix of tools and applications to test, manage, and monitor SAP Prepare your SAP Operations team for its post-implementation responsibilities Category: Databases Covers: SAP User Level: Beginner–Intermediate–Advanced
Part I Setting the Stage 1 What it Means to Implement SAP 2 SAP Projects: Characteristics and Themes 3 Business Vision 4 ERP Solution Vision 5 Financial Impact: ERP Costing and ROI 6 Knowledge Repository Part II Getting Started 7 PM Checkpoint 1 8 Building the SAP PMO 9 SAP Project Management 10 No Implementation is an Island: Partners Required 11 Building the SAP Project Team 12 Staffing a World-Class Project Team 13 Staffing the SAP Business Teams 14 Staffing the SAP IT Technical Support Organization 15 HA Considerations and Solutions 16 DR Considerations and Solutions 17 Availability and Recoverability: Organizational Factors 18 Introduction to SAP Platform Sizing 19 Conducting the SAP Platform Sizing Process 20 Training SAP Users 21 Developing the SAP Data Center Part III SAP REALIZATION/FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 22 PM Checkpoint 2 23 Preparing for SAP Component Installations 24 Installing SAP NetWeaver Components 25 Installing SAP Business Suite Components 26 Functional Development 27 Functional Configuration Change Control 28 Functional, Integration, and Regression Testing 29 Advanced Concepts: Functional Testing Part IV PLANNING FOR GO-LIVE 30 PM Checkpoint 3: Project Team Retention 31 SAPInfrastructure Operational Considerations 32 SAP Infrastructure and Platform Testing 33 SAP Load and Stress Testing 34 Technical Change Control 35 SAP Systems and Operations Management 36 Preparing for SAP Go-Live Appendix A Case Study Considerations and Conclusions Appendix B SAP Acronyms and Terminology
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