SAP Project Managers! You know your significance when it comes to transformation projects. The captains of the ship cruising towards transformation. That’s who you are. You better steer it right, else, things are going downhill like titanic! Here is something to remind you of your roles and responsibilities when it comes to S/4HANA conversion : https://ktern.com/article/project-manager-role-sap-s4hana-conversion/ #sap #s4hana #digitaltransformation #sapecc #projectmanagers #pmo

1. IN SAP S/4HANA
CONVERSION
PROJECT MANAGERS
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THE ROLE OF

2. The project manager must enable
the project team to analyze the
existing SAP ECC landscape. The
project team should be able to
convince the customers regarding
the various benefits of SAP
S/4HANA.
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AS-IS STUDY
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3. The project manager should
provide access to the SAP support
portal and thereby the Best
practices documentation to his
team
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PROJECT TEAM ENABLEMENT

4. Set project expectations and
delta design deliverables
Provide guidance for delta
design workshops
The Project Manager should also
ensure the following moral and
quality-based roles :
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QUALITY FACTORS ENABLEMENT

5. He should work along with the
project’s solution architect and
consultants to arrive at the clear
scope definition and objectives
document.
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PROJECT SCOPING

6. The project manager should work
along with the solution architect
and customer’s project manager to
arrive at an optimal cutover
approach recommended by the SAP
regional implementation group.
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CUTOVER APPROACH

7. The project manager must ensure
that all the SAP Solution Manager
licenses are procured before
initiating the project. He is also
responsible for identifying the
stakeholders of the project
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PROJECT INITIATION

8. The most important role of a project
manager is to plan. While planning
for the SAP S/4HANA conversion
project, the project manager should
keep all the line items in mind.
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PROJECT PLANNING

9. The project manager has to kick-off
the project and ensure that all the
required information is shared with
the project team, key stakeholders,
and anybody involved in the
project.
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PROJECT KICK-OFF

10. The project manager should assure
that the project is executed
according to what was agreed in the
project charter, scope statement
and project management plan.
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MONITORING THE RESULTS

11. The project manager has to ensure
that all the required deliverables
from each phase of the project are
complete and accurate, and close
any outstanding issues.
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CLOSURE AND SIGN-OFF

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ROLE OF
PROJECT
MANAGERS
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