Kalaimani SAP Project Management Pitfalls

How to Avoid the Most Common Pitfalls of an SAP Solution
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4842-1389-6
Verlag: APRESS
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 325 Seiten

Reihe: Professional and Applied Computing (R0)

Master the SAP product ecosystem, the client environment, and the feasibility of implementing critical business process with the required technical and functional configuration. SAP Project Management Pitfalls is the first book to provide you with real examples of the pitfalls that you can avoid, providing you with a road-map to a successful implementation.

Jay Kay, a SAP Program Manager for Capgemini, first takes a deep dive into common pitfalls in implementing SAP ERP projects in a complex IT landscape. You will learn about the potential causes of failures, study a selection of relevant project implementation case studies in the area, and see a range of possible countermeasures. Jay Kay also provides background on each - the significance of each implementation area, its relevance to a service company that implements SAP projects, and the current state of research.

Key highlights of the book:

• Tools and techniques for project planning and templates for allocating resources
• Industry standards and innovations in SAP implementation projects in the form of standard solutions aimed at successful implementation
• Managing SAP system ECC upgrades, EHP updates and project patches
• Learn effective ways to implement robust SAP release management practices (change management, BAU)

Wearing a practitioner’s insight, Jay Kay explores the relevance of each failed implementation scenario and how to support your company or clients to succeed in a SAP implementation. There are many considerations when implementing SAP, but as you will learn, knowledge, insight, and effective tools to mitigate risks can take you to a successful implementation project.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kalaimani, Jayaraman

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction to SAP Enterprise Software.-Chapter 2: Implementing SAP using ASAP-AGILE Methodology.-Chapter 3: Implementing SAP using Tools, Methods & AcceleratorsChapter 4: Key SAP Implementation ChallengesChapter 5: Approach to SAP Testing & QM Best PracticesChapter 6: Approach to Cut Over plan & Go Live Best PracticesChapter 7: Approach to end user Training & Transition Best PracticesChapter 8: Release Management in SAP using structured ApproachChapter 9: Effectively managing SAP System Upgrades, EHP Upgrades, Migration to HANA DBChapter 10: Leveraging SAP SolMan Capabilities to mitigate RisksChapter 11: Leveraging SAP Enterprise PortalChapter 12: Industrialized SAP Solution Implementation

Über Autor(innen)

Jay Kay is an SAP professional with over 20+ years of experience in the Industry. He has worked with various clients in the US, EUR & APJ with successful ERP Implementations, Upgrade and Rollout projects. He is a trainer at SAP Academy in India and a frequent blogger helping clients to achieve the project management goals.