Configuration & Implementation
Methodology
Our methodology contains everything you
need to be successful – identified and prioritized tasks, clearly
defined roles and responsibilities, deliverable descriptions,
prototypes, templates and examples. There are basically 6 phases of
the project that need to be completed sequentially:
In this phase our team spends a lot of
time getting to know you and your business. We determine your goals
and objectives, stakeholders (internal/external) and their roles &
responsibilities. Understand the business/processes and Map the
processes then determine the Gaps and Implications. If necessary
build the prototypes and present the idea to have an agreement and
sign-off on the scope.
- Project Strategy and Planning phase
In this phase, our team defines the
solution in detail and the implementation plan – what to configure,
what to build, how to build, who will build and when it will be
built. This phase will be concluded with the project stakeholders’
agreement on the plans. The key deliverables for this phase is to
have a Project Charter and Implementation Strategy, Establishment of
the project organization, Budget, Schedule, and Resources.
* Project Charter – Project Mission,
Project Benchmarks, Change Management Charter.
* Project Organization – Project
Sponsors, Steering Committee Members, Project Manager, Business
Process Owner, Team Leader & Team Members and Quality Auditor,
Consultants, Developers, Power Users, End Users, Trainers….
* Project Preparation – Project Plan,
Work Plan, Budget Plan, Resources Plan, Training Plan…
* Implementation Project Standards and
Procedures – Implementation Review, System Configuration,
Programming, Testing , Training, Authorization, Support and Change
Control standards.
* Infrastructure Requirement and
Landscape
- The Business Blueprinting phase
In this phase we achieve a common
understanding of how the company intends to run SAP to support their
business by mapping the process structure and organization
structure. Also, to refine the original project goals and objectives
and revise the overall project schedule in this phase. Deliverables
for this phase is to have a Business Blueprint, a detailed
requirement documentation of the results gathered during
requirements workshops.
- The Configuration / Development
(Realization) phase
In this phase we implement all the
business process requirements based on the Business Blueprint. The
system configuration methodology is provided in two work packages:
Baseline and Final configuration. The Baseline configuration is
designed to configure about 80% of your daily business transactions
and all of your master data, and organizational structure. The
remaining configuration is done in process-oriented cycles. The
Business Blueprint is used as the guide for the system
configuration. Other key focal areas of this phase are Initial
implementation, System enhancement and modifications, documentation
– Configuration/Development, Defining and Setting up authorizations
and workflows, Creating user documentation, Developing of system
test plans, Defining the service level commitment, Establishing
system administration functions, Defining and Setting up of Quality
Assurance and Productive system and Conducting integration tests and
training.
- The Final Preparation phase
The purpose of this phase is to
complete the final preparation (including testing, Address exception
processing, end user training, stress testing, conversions,
migrations, system management and cutover activities) to finalize
your readiness to go live. The Final Preparation phase also serves
to resolve all critical open issues. On successful completion of
this phase, you are ready to run your business in your live ERP
System / Custom Application.
- Go Live & Operational Phase
Move the realized
configuration/development from a project-oriented, pre-production
environment to live production operation. The most important
elements include setting up production support, monitoring system
transactions, and optimizing overall system performance.
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