ASAP Methodology

[Former Member]

Hi SAP Gurus

I have recently joined a company as SAP SD Support Consultant. Like all other SAP Aspirents i also want to go for Implementation consultant can anybody guide me from where i can learn Implementation. Some useful sites from where i can get complete as well as precise information.

Regards

Rajesh

[Former Member]

Hi,

ASAP methodology is traditional methodology, which follows certain steps & documentation is a manual activity.

Five Phases of ASAP methodlogy.

Phase 1: Project Preparation - The purpose of this phase is to provide initial planning and preparation for your SAP project.

Phase 2: Business Blueprint - The purpose of this phase is to achieve a common understanding of how the company intends to run its business within the SAP System. The result is the Business Blueprint, a detailed documentation of the results gathered during requirements workshops. The Business Blueprint document represents the business process requirements of the company. It is the agreed statement of how the company intends to run its business within the SAP System.

Phase 3: Realization - The purpose of this phase is to implement all the business process requirements based on the Business Blueprint. The system configuration methodology is provided in two work packages: Baseline (major scope); and Final configuration (remaining scope).

Phase 4: Final Preparation - The purpose of this phase is to complete the final preparation (including testing, end user training, 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 SAP System.

Phase 5: Go Live & Support - The purpose of this phase is to move from a project-oriented, pre-production environment to live production operation.

Additionally:

Some additional Infomation on ASAP methodology:

Phase 1 - Project Preparation

Change Charter - Goals and Managementobjectives of Organizational Change

Project Plan - This is a Work Packages; details to come.first cut focusing on milestones and

Scope - project; input from sales cycle.Sets the initial definition of the

Project of the project: StandardsTeam Organization - Sets the who & Procedures - Sets the why and how of the project.

Phase 2 - Business Blueprint - Requirements reviewed for each SAP Reference Structure item and defined using CI Templates (in the Q&Adb). Business Blueprint - This is the output of the Q&Adb and is the key document for Phase 3.

Phase 3 - Realization - Master Lists - Define business scenarios and R/3 transactions to be realized in the system. BPP - Business Process Procedures representing R/3 transactions; used for unit testing & documentation. Planning - Defines how the configuration will be done and how it will be tested. Development Programs - Provides details of the external programming requirements. EU Training Material - End User training material and process documentation.

Phase 4 - Final Preparation Stress & Volume Tests - Plans for confirming the production hardwareu2019s capabilities

Cutover Plan - The details of how to move to the production environment and go live

Conduct End User Training - Delivery of the necessary levels of R/3 End User training prior to going live

Phase 5 - Go Live & Support: Ensuring system performance through SAP monitoring and feedback.

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Sandeep Dondi

[Former Member]

Hi Rajesh,

For any implementation of SAP, We can start it with Project initian phase and can proceed, SAP also gives one template for Implementation of SAP which is ASAP.

For more information on ASAP Please follow the link

http://www.erpgenie.com/asap/roadmap.htm

Hope this will help you,

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Thanks,

Raja

[Former Member]

Rajesh,

AcceleratedSAP (ASAP) is the implementation solution provided by SAP. ASAP integrates several

components that work in conjunction to support the rapid and efficient implementation of the SAPu2019s

R/3 System, Industry Solutions and New Dimension products. The components that make up ASAP

are :

Ÿ Methodology - The ASAP Roadmap defines the phases of the implementation process and

supports these with a comprehensive project plan. The project plan comprises MS Project

templates providing complete work breakdown structures and resource assignments.

Ÿ Tools - The ASAP process is supported by a comprehensive set of both PC-based and R/3-resident

tools.

Ÿ Service - Hotline, Consulting, Training, Project Reviews, SAPNet

Ÿ Project related Knowledge like Project Management, Change Management, Risk Analysis and

Review Programs.

steps:

1.) Project Preparation :

u2022Initial Project Planning

u2022Project Procedures

u2022Training

u2022Project Kickoff

u2022Technical Requirements

u2022Quality Check

2.)Business Blueprint

u2022Project Management

u2022Organizational Change Management

u2022Training

u2022Develop System Environment

u2022Organizational Structure Definition

u2022Business Process Analysis

u2022Business Process Defintion

u2022Quality Check

3.)Realization

u2022Project Management

u2022Organizational Change Management

u2022Training

u2022Baseline Configuration and Confirmation

u2022System Management

u2022Final Configuration and Confirmation

u2022Develop Programs, Interfaces etc.

u2022Final Integration Test

u2022Quality Check

4.)Final Preparation:

u2022Project Management

u2022Training

u2022System Management

u2022Detailed Project Planning

u2022Cutover

u2022Quality Check

5.) Go Live & Support

Production Support

Project End

Continuous

Improvement

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Regards

[Former Member]

Hi

Firstly gain some experience in support and understand the current project business process and understand all the basics of SD and get some confidence in the subject and you can surely go for implementation. Unless you have a strong basic knowledge you cannot be so confident to implement in a project.

ASAP invloves these five processes.

1. Project Preparation

2. Blueprint

3. Realization

4. Final Preparation

5. Go Live

If you need more info refer the below link/

[ASAP|http://www.sapfans.com/sapfans/asap/be_02_e.htm]

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Regards

[former_member204513]

Hi Rajesh,

Please go through ththis link it will help you,

http://sapedition.com/5/asap_methodology.html

I hope it will help you,

Regards,

Murali.