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ASAP Methodology

The ASAP (Accelerated SAP) methodology is a 5-phase process used to efficiently implement SAP systems. It focuses on tools, training, and providing a roadmap. The 5 phases are: 1) Project Preparation, 2) Business Blueprint, 3) Realization, 4) Final Preparation, and 5) Go-Live and Support. Each phase involves configuring the system, testing, and preparing for a smooth transition to the next phase and eventual go-live of the new SAP system.

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ASAP Methodology

The ASAP (Accelerated SAP) methodology is a 5-phase process used to efficiently implement SAP systems. It focuses on tools, training, and providing a roadmap. The 5 phases are: 1) Project Preparation, 2) Business Blueprint, 3) Realization, 4) Final Preparation, and 5) Go-Live and Support. Each phase involves configuring the system, testing, and preparing for a smooth transition to the next phase and eventual go-live of the new SAP system.

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 What is ASAP Methodology?

 ASAP stands for Accelerated SAP.


 Its purpose is to help design SAP
implementation in the most efficient
manner possible.
 Its goal is to effectively optimize time,
people, quality and other resources, using a
proven methodology to implementation.
 ASAP focuses on tools and training, wrapped
up in a five-phase process oriented road map
for guiding implementation.
 Steps ASAP Methodology
• Phase 1 Project Preparation
• Phase 2 Business Blueprint
• Phase 3 Realization
• Phase 4 Final Preparation
• Phase 5 Go-Live and support
 ASAP Methodology – Phase 1 : Project Preparation
Phase-1 initiates with a retrieval of information and resources. It
is an important time to assemble the necessary components for
the implementation. Some important milestones that need to
be accomplished for phase 1 include
• Obtaining senior-level management/stakeholder support
• Identifying clear project objectives
• Architect an efficient decision-making process
• Creating an environment suitable for change and re-
engineering
• Building a qualified and capable project team.
ASAP Methodology – Phase 2- Business Blueprint
 SAP has defined a business blueprint phase to help extract
pertinent information about your company that is necessary for
implementation. These blueprints are in the form of
questionnaires that are designed to probe for information that
uncovers how your company does business. As such, they also
serve to document the implementation.
 Each business blueprint document essentially outlines your future
business processes and business requirements. The kinds of
questions asked are germane to the particular business function,
as seen in the following sample questions:
1) What information do you capture on a purchase order?
2) What information is required to complete a purchase order?
ASAP Methodology – Phase- 3 – Realization
 With the completion of the business in phase 2, “functional”
experts are now ready to begin configuring SAP.
 The Realization phase is broken in to two parts.
 1) 1) Your SAP consulting team helps you configure your
baseline system, called the baseline configuration.
 1) 2) Your implementation project team fine-tunes that system to
meet all your business and process requirements as part of the
fine tuning configuration.
ASAP Methodology – Phase 4 – Final Preparation
 As phase 3 merges into phase 4, you should find yourselves
not only in the midst of SAP training, but also in the midst of
rigorous functional and stress testing.
 Phase 4 also concentrates on the fine tuning of your
configuration before Go-live and more importantly, the
migration of data from your old system or systems to SAP.
 Workload testing (including peak volume, daily load, and
other forms of stress testing), and integration or functional
testing are conducted to ensure the accuracy of your data
and the stability of your SAP system. Because you should have
begun testing back in phase 2, you do not have too far to go
until Go-live
ASAP Methodology – Phase 5 – Go-live and Support
 The Go-live milestone is itself is easy to achieve; a smooth and
uneventful Go-live is another matter altogether. Preparation is
the key, including attention to what-if scenarios related not only
to the individual business processes deployed but also to the
functioning of technology underpinning these business
processes and preparation for ongoing support, including
maintenance contracts and documented processes and
procedures are essential.

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