SAP S/4HANA is here, and the stakes are high. Get your project right with this guide to SAP Activate! Understand the road ahead: What are the phases of SAP Activate? Which activities happen when? Start by setting up a working system, then walk through guided configuration, and learn how to deploy SAP S/4HANA in your landscape: on-premise, cloud, or hybrid. Take advantage of SAP Activate's agile methodology, and get the guidance you need for a smooth and successful go-live! In this book, you'll learn about: a. Foundations Get up to speed with SAP Activate. Learn about key concepts like fit-to-standard and fit/gap analysis, understand the methodology, and walk through the key phases of project management. b. Tools and Technologies Open up your SAP Activate toolkit. See how to access SAP Activate content with SAP Best Practices Explorer, SAP Solution Manager, and more. Then, use SAP Best Practices and SAP Model Company to set up a working system for your workshops. c. Deployment Deploy SAP S/4HANA, step by step. Follow detailed instructions to plan, prepare for, and execute your on-premise or cloud deployment activities according to SAP Activate. Walk through key scenarios for a hybrid implementation of SAP S/4HANA in your landscape. Highlights Include: 1) Deployment 2) Guided configuration 3) Agile project delivery 4) SAP Best Practices 5) SAP Model Company 6) Organizational change management 7) SAP S/4HANA 8) SAP S/4HANA Cloud 9) Hybrid landscapes 10) C_ACTIVATE05 certification
Explore and use the agile techniques of SAP Activate Framework in your SAP Projects. About This Book Explore the three pillars of SAP Activate and see how it works in different scenario. Understand and Implement Agile and Scrum concepts in SAP Activate. Get to Grisp with SAP Activate framework and manage your SAP projects effectively. Who This Book Is For This book is for readers who want to understand the working of SAP Activate and use it to manage SAP projects. Prior knowledge of SAP Hana is must. What You Will Learn Understand the fundamentals of SAP S4/HANA. Get familiar with the structure and characteristics of SAP Activate. Explore the application scenarios of SAP Activate. Use Agile and Scrum in SAP Projects effectively and efficiently Implement your learning into a sample project to explore and understand the benefits of SAP Activate methodology. In Detail It has been a general observation that most SAP consultants and professionals are used to the conventional waterfall methodology. Traditionally, this method has been there for ages and we all grew up learning about it and started practicing it in real world. The evolution of agile methodology has revolutionized the way we manage our projects and businesses. SAP Activate is an innovative, next generation business suite that allows producing working deliverables straight away. Manage your SAP Project with SAP Activate, will take your learning to the next level. The book promises to make you understand and practice the SAP Activate Framework. The focus is to take you on a journey of all the phases of SAP Activate methodology and make you understand all the phases with real time project examples. The author explains how SAP Activate methodology can be used through real-world use cases, with a comprehensive discussion on Agile and Scrum, in the context of SAP Project. You will get familiar with SAP S4HANA which is an incredibly innovative platform for businesses which can store business data, interpret it, analyze it, process it in real time, and use it when it's needed depending upon the business requirement. Style and approach An easy to follow approach with concepts explained via scenarios and project examples
Preparing for your SAP Activate project management exam? Make the grade with this certification study guide to C_ACTIVATE12! From agile project planning and delivery to new implementations and system conversions, this guide will review the technical and functional knowledge you need to pass with flying colors. Explore test methodology, key concepts for each topic area, and practice questions and answers. Your path to SAP Activate certification begins here! In this book, you'll learn about: a. The Test Know what to expect on exam day so you can take your test with confidence. This guide follows the exact structure of the exam, so align your study of SAP Activate with the test objectives and walk through topics covered in C_ACTIVATE12. b. Core Content Review major subject areas like SAP Activate elements, workstreams, new implementation, and system conversion. Then master important terminology and key takeaways for each subject. c. Q&A After reviewing each chapter, solidify your knowledge with questions and answers for each section and improve your test-taking skills. Highlights include: Explain the important product characteristics in list form. 1) Exam C_ACTIVATE12 2) SAP Activate methodology 3) SAP Best Practices 4) Agile project planning and delivery 5) Workstreams 6) New implementation 7) System conversion 8) Selective data transition 9) SAP S/4HANA (on-premise) 10) SAP S/4HANA Cloud, essentials edition 11) SAP S/4HANA Cloud, extended edition
SAP S/4HANA Cloud has a lot to offer-see what's possible! Explore core functionality like finance, logistics, and reporting with embedded analytics. Learn how SAP S/4HANA Cloud impacts your users and how it can be extended, integrated, and adopted by your organization. Get information on the latest intelligent technologies and see how SAP S/4HANA Cloud can help unify and streamline your business. A bold new world awaits in the cloud! Highlights include: 1) User experience 2) Analytics 3) Business functionality 4) Global business processes 5) Extensibility 6) Integration 7) Adoption 8) Lifecycle management 9) Intelligent enterprise
"Interested in what SAP S/4HANA has to offer? Find out with this big-picture guide! Take a tour of SAP S/4HANA functionality for your key lines of business: finance, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and more. Preview SAP S/4HANA's architecture, and discover your options for reporting, extensions, and adoption. With insights into the latest intelligent technologies, this is your all-in-one SAP S/4HANA starting point!"--
If you work in a company that uses SAP or other non-SAP ERP systems and are looking at migrating to the latest digital core from SAP, whether the cloud or on-premise edition, then this book is for you! Explore your options for transitioning to SAP S/4HANA. Walk in detail through the phases of a data migration project using SAP Activate methodology. Identify SAP rapid data migration best practices for SAP S/4HANA with SAP Data Services. Learn about methods for migrating data to a new SAP implementation scenario, as well as the SAP Data Services architecture that deals with the process of extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) of data. Examine the steps required to execute the migration within the ETL stages and how SAP Data Services can be extended to meet additional migration needs. Take a deep dive into SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit and SAP S/4HANA migration object modeler. Walk through the steps required for migrating data from source systems to SAP S/4HANA (on-premise or cloud edition) using the preconfigured data migration objects delivered by SAP. Delve into the process of creating a migration project and generating the upload template, as well as the steps for uploading and validating the data, including error handling. Review the various migration options and tools available for migrating your legacy data to SAP S/4HANA (on-premise or cloud edition). - Data migration scenarios and tools for moving data to S/4HANA - Plan an S/4HANA data migration using SAP Activate methodology - Step-by-step guide for using S/4HANA migration cockpit and S/4HANA migration object modeler - Evaluate S/4HANA migration tools
Phases of SAP Activate MethodologyKey features 400 PLUS Real-time SAP Activate & SAP S/4 HANA Interview questions and answers Numerous Tricky Real-time SAP Activate Case Studies and Demos SAP S/4 HANA-Approach & Guidelines Explore the application scenarios of SAP Activate SAP Activate issues and challenges in large-, mid- and small-scale projects and mitigation plan Digital transformation tips and tricks Intelligent enterprise tips and tricks Integration of SAP S/4HANA with machine learning intelligence.DescriptionThe book promises to make you understand and practise the SAP Activate Framework. The focus is to take you on a journey of all the phases of SAP Activate methodology and make you understand all the phases with real life examples, lessons learnt, accelerators and best practices. Well articulation on how SAP Activate methodology can be used through real-world use cases, with a comprehensive discussion on Agile and Scrum, in the context of SAP Project. SAP Activate is an innovative, next generation business suite that allows producing working deliverables straight away. SAP Activate Methodology is a harmonized agile implementation approach for cloud, on premise, and hybrid deployments for delivering shippable product increments in an iterative and incremental way.What will you learnYou will get familiar with SAP S4HANA which is an incredibly innovative platform for businesses that can store business data, interpret it, analyze it, process it in real time, and use it when it is needed depending upon the business requirement. This book articulates integration of SAP S/4HANA with machine learning intelligence, intelligent enterprise tips & tricks, SAP Geographical Enablement Framework, Agricultural Contract Management, SAP Activate issues and challenges in large-, mid- and small-scale projects and mitigation plan, Fit/Gap Workshops, Master Data Management, Vendor-Managed Inventory, useful Tips & Tricks for successful implementation of any Greenfield or brownfield, use of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, XP in SAP S/4 HANA Project and contains 400 PLUS Real-time SAP Activate & SAP S/4 HANA Interview questions and answers. Who this book is forSAP Consultants, SAP technical, business analysts, architects, team leads, project Leads, project managers, account manager, account executives, CEO, CTO, COO, CIO, Sr. VP, and Directors. Table of contents1. SAP Activate Methodology - Introduction2. Journey New Implementation (In Cloud)3. Journey New Implementation (On-Premise)4. Journey System Conversion for SAP S/4 HANA 5. Journey Landscape Transformation for SAP S/4 HANA 6. Activate Methodology and SAP Activate - Top 410 Plus7. SAP S/4 HANA and SAP Activate - Test your knowledge8. SAP S/4 HANA and SAP Activate - Key TakeawaysAbout the authorSudipta Malakar is an accomplished IT SAP Project Manager, Program Manager, Agile Coach with 15+ years of experience in directing SAP DEV teams in supporting many major fortune 500 clients in multiple large accounts that include more than 7 years of experience in IT Project/Program & Solution Delivery Management and 5+ years of experience in Agile as SCRUM Master, Agile Coach. He is certified Disruptive Strategy professional from HBX Harvard Business School, USA, Bachelor degree in Technology (B. TECH) in Chemical Technology from Calcutta University. He is certified Sr. Project Manager in (Prince-2), CSP(R), CSM(R), KMP, ICP-ACC(R), TKP(R), ITIL, DevOps, ISO, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, CMMi.
Get insights and guidance on various challenges within the industry and what business levers you can consider to effortlessly lead your business transformation through RISE with SAP Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key FeaturesGain actionable insights into end-to-end process performance with process analyticsScale performance and reliability to accelerate your journey to the cloud and beyondGet a clear overview of the enabling tools and services you can leverage for the transformationBook Description If you're unsure whether adopting SAP S/4HANA is the right move for your enterprise, then this book is for you. This practical and comprehensive guide will help you determine your next steps toward building a business case, while preparing you for all the possible scenarios and enabling you to make informed decisions during implementation. RISEwith SAP toward a Sustainable Enterprise is packed with clear and detailed advice, including a run-through of what it takes to design the landscape using RISE with SAP. As you go through the chapters, you'll get a solid understanding of precisely what services are available (such as Process Discovery, data migration, the fit-to-standard approach), and which scope items on RISE with SAP should be considered, allowing you to make the most of RISE with the SAP-based model. Finally, you'll get an overview of different industry-based use cases and how they can be brought to reality with the platform that's set up on the RISE with SAP offering. By the end of this book, you'll be able to build a detailed business case to determine if RISE with SAP is the right transformation engine for you, along with a clear idea of optimized landscape design on RISE with SAP that addresses the pain points for your implementation and support activities. What you will learnUnderstand the challenges faced by organizations and CXOs with the emerging market trendsKnow what to consider when creating a business case for RISE with SAPExplore deployment options within RISE with SAP and other functional and non-functional servicesUnderstand optimized landscape design on RISE with SAP along with effective implementation and supportTake the optimum approach in adopting S/4HANA with levers like Process Discovery, testing, and automationDiscover possibilities when dealing with SAP, the vendor ecosystem, and cloud products driven by industriesWho this book is for This book is for CXOs and solutions and enterprise architects who've been working in the SAP ecosystem and want practical and concise advice on how to get up and running with the adoption of S/4HANA by leveraging RISE with SAP as the enabling engine. This book is also for professionals working toward creating a business case and trying to identify all possible best practices around the adoption of RISE with SAP and associated industry use cases. Prior experience with either SAP or a different ERP will help you get the most out of this book.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES Best practices from 50+ world-class organizations to improve project management, add business value, and increase benefit realization Featuring senior executives and project managers from more than 50 world-class companies offering their best practices for successful project management implementation, the newly revised Fifth Edition of Project Management Best Practices contains updates throughout to reflect the latest project management best practices that add value and efficiency to every level of an organization. The text offers guidance on a wide range of project management best practices, with new coverage of the impact of COVID-19, the growth of nontraditional projects, cultural and emotional intelligence, and much more. Project Management Best Practices features insights and best practices from world class organizations like Siemens, Deloitte, GEA, Heineken, Sony, Dubai Customs, Philips Medical, IBM, Boeing, Comau, and Hitachi. Case studies from many of these organizations are included in each chapter to practically illustrate various concepts. This Fifth Edition includes updated information from companies covered in the earlier books along with contributions from new companies. Project Management Best Practices includes information on: Project management best practices throughout modern history and how the best of intentions can quickly become migraines Responding to changing customer requirements, what to do when the wrong culture is in place, and handling the internal politics of any project Strategic planning for project management, roadblocks to excellence, and seven fallacies that delay project management maturity Recognizing the need for project management methodology development and where/how artificial intelligence (AI) slots into the project management field Following the same successful format as its predecessor in terms of content, the Fifth Edition of Project Management Best Practices is an essential resource for senior level and middle level corporate managers, project and team managers, engineers, project team members, business consultants, and students in related programs of study.
