rollout

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hi can any body tell me abt rollout project detailly. ASAP methodology in rollout. if for example MERCBENZ has implemented sap in germany now it want to implement in india and want to connect to germany office. how consultants approach from starting to end stage. can any body tell me detailly.

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hi

The ASAP methodology covers 5 stages namely:

Stage 1: Project Preparation

Stage 2: Business Blueprint

Stage 3: Realization

Stage 4: Final Preparation

Stage 5: Go Live & Support (Rollout)

Stage 1-Project preparation

The core activities of this project include:

• Establish project teams

• Conduct kick-off meeting to confirm the project scope

• Develop Project Charter

• Perform review on all technical requirements of the project

Stage 2-Business Blueprint

The objective of this stage is to obtain a clear precise understanding of the detail

functional requirements

The major activities during this stage are as follows:

• Develop System functional requirements

• Develop System‘s data conversion and authorization strategy

• Identify training needs

• Determine reporting requirements

• Determine interface requirements

• Initiate change readiness Assessment

Stage 3: Realization

The project teams are focusing on the configuration of the SAP modules using agreed functional requirements. The core activities that are being carried out at this stage include:

• Configure SAP modules/develop customized modules

• Develop forms, reports and interfaces

• Establish profiles for authorization

• Implement data conversion and migration plan

• Setup training environment

• Conduct awareness program

• Develop change infrastructure; conduct change management activities relating to

communication and role definition

Stage 4: Final Preparation

Among the core activities to be carried out at this stage include:

• Develop cut-over and go-live plan

• Develop standard operating procedures

• Develop offline procedures

• Conduct end-user training for users at the pilot site

• Complete the preparation of the production environment

• Conduct communication and acceptance program

Stage 5: Go Live & Support (Rollout)

The final stage of the project relates to the roll out.. ie nothing but GO Live..

The last phase of the implementation project is concerned with supporting and optimizing the operative R/3 System, both the technical infrastructure and load distribution as well as the business processes. Activities such as the following are carried out:

Production support facilities are defined, for example, checking system performance on a daily basis

Validation of business processes and their configuration

Follow-up training for users

Signoffs, etc.

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Rollout Roadmap

The Rollout Roadmap has as its goal the creation of a local productive reference system and, in the case of distributed systems, the provision of a link to a central productive system in order to, for example, set up and maintain R/3 master records.

The Rollout Roadmap speeds up the implementation process in the local units, so that – depending on the enterprise's requirements – entire implementation series can be carried out. Redundant project activities can thus be pinpointed and avoided. The advantages of this roadmap are:

The realization of groupwide implementation standards, through an efficient rollout in the local units

A rollback procedure for the exchange of general experiences, which can then be incorporated into the template. In this way the changes are passed on to the local units quickly and comprehensively.

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[Former Member]

hi like implementation project there is rollout project and upgradtion project. what r these

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[Former Member]

hi prasad,

mail send, hope it helps u

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Arun prasad C R

[Former Member]

Hi Prasad,

Normaly roll-out in sap means, templete inmplementation, like mercbenz has implimented sap in germany, it will implement same process/scinarios in india.

all were conected in their own VPN conectivity.

Please dont send the answers by mail. even i want to know more about this.

bidhu

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Hi Krishna,

If a company has already implemeted SAP in one the plant and they want to implement it in other plannt. they have got 2 choices either to go for fresh implementation or to go for roll out. well most of the companies go for roll out

( though I have worked for UK based client wherein they have gone for fresh implementation in US because the business process there was entirely different)

and the reason is cost and time. What happens in roll out is that you have got the template from the previous implementation and you just deploy them with minor changes.

coming to upgrade project, here the company wants to upgrade to higher versions. the reason can be many such as they want to benefit from the functionalities available in the higher version etc.

For further information on upgrade:

Please visit the following links:

http://service.sap.com/erp

http://solutionbrowser.erp.sap.fmpmedia.com/ (Functional prespective)

http://service.sap.com/instguides --> mySAP Business Suite Applications --> mySAP ERP --> mySAP

ERP 2005 --> Upgrade

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/LOVC/LOVC.pdf

For Functionality Differences pls refer to the below site -

http://solutionbrowser.erp.sap.fmpmedia.com/

After opening the site, please select the Source Release Version which is 4.6 b Then Select the Target

Release Version which is "mySAP ERP 2005" or ECC 6.0

Select the Solution Area like Financials, Human Capital Management, Sales....

Select module like MM, PP, SD, QM.....

Click on Search

Then it displays the Release Version and the Delta Functionality. which can be downloaded to a word

document if required.

and also check the release notes of ECC 6.0 in service.sap.com.

Hope this helps you.

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Regards,

Rakesh

P.S. you can send me a mail at my mail id rakeshsinghchauhan@gmail.com for any specific details

[Former Member]

hi prasad,

please display ur email id

regards,

Arun Prasad C R

[Former Member]

Dear Krishna,

As per dictionary, Rollout means “Inauguration or initial exhibition of a new product”.

As per SAP specific definition, rollout is the strategy for international SAP implementation. Rollout strategy normally include the following

- Whether to implement SAP simultaneously (also known as big-bang) in all the countries, or

- Go live in sequence of phased manner

- Or to go for the combination of both (phased manner implementation for some of the countries and big-bang for others).

Rollout strategy is the most important decision that a client can make during SAP implementation. Normally, steering committee decides the rollout strategy.

Hope this helps you.

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Regards,

Rakesh

P.S. you can send me a mail at my mail id rakeshsinghchauhan@gmail.com for any specific details