1. ASAP 8
Deep Dive into Methodology Framework for SAP Projects and
services
Jan Musil, Global Lead of PM Practice - SAP Services

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3. Your presenter
Jan Musil, SAP America
Global lead of SAP Project Management Practice
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4. Outline of what we will cover
Purpose of the Presentation
• Review SAP’s Advanced Delivery
Management concept
• Introduce ASAP 8 Methodology
• Outline how SAP designs services
with ASAP 8
• What’s new in ASAP 8
• How to access the methodology
• Demo of ASAP 8
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5. What is SAP Advanced Delivery
Management

6. With New Delivery Approach we …
… ensure the most predictable and fastest time
to business value
… deliver the integration the business demands
to start and grow without compromises
… choose from a modular ready to use portfolio of
solution, deployment and pricing options
… innovate faster than competitors and leverage
the full potential of the game changers
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7. The Big Idea – Apply Modular* Approach to Services
RESULT
any number of variants
possible with minimal effort
MODULARIZATION
two configurable
parts (modules)
START
four variants with high
effort of creation
* Source: Porsche Consulting, „Caracho“ 07, „Varianten Reichtum“
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8. Saving Time and Costs with the Right Mix of Delivery Models
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 % time and
effort
Business Strategic
Design Based Prep Realization Testing Go-live
Blueprint
Assemble to
Order
Industrialized Start Deploy Run
Commodity
Blueprint - up to 100% Savings Realization - up to 50% Savings Testing- up to 30% Savings
 Fixed scope  Best Practices processes  Test Case templates supplied
 Business Blueprint ready to configured and documented  Operations support templates
validate  Delivery through transports available
 Best Practice processes and BC Sets
modeled and described  Operational Support
Documents available
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9. The New Services Playbook
Customers and Partners
Organization People
Local Near-shore Off-shore Skills Enablement Adoption
Service Portfolio
Methodology Content
Systems and Infrastructure
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10. Introducing ASAP 8 Methodology

11. ASAP 8 Methodology
One integrated framework for services and project delivery
Delivery Methodology is fundamental corner stone
for prescribing delivery model for services and delivery projects
 Prescriptive and Comprehensive
guided work procedures for project team,
Delivery deliverables for project managers and
accelerators for all users
Location
Models Content
 Scalable
From Industrialized Services through A2O to
Design-based Projects
 Innovative
Agile, Design Thinking, Visualization, Cloud-
based Deployment
 Sound Practices
Access ASAP 8 Project Quality Gates
 Knowledge Capture and Re-use
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12. ASAP 8 and SAP Advanced Delivery Management provide
Full Lifecycle Support
Project Business Final Go Live
Discovery Realization Operate
Preparation Blueprint Preparation Support
Prescriptive Delivery Approach
Process Application Project Value
Lifecycle Lifecycle Lifecycle Lifecycle
Implementation Project standards
BPM Method Methodology (PMI PMBOK) Value Management
BPM Technology ALM System PM Tools Value Mgmt. Tools
Business Unit
Process Owner CIO Project Manager
Owner
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13. ASAP 8: Incremental Delivery with Assembled to Order
Illustrative Use Case for Multiple RDSs
Release 1 – Core HCM Release 2 – EMSS + Reporting
Discovery HCM RDS Employee and Manager
Self Service RDS
HCM Localization RDS SAP Executive HR
Reporting
Interfaces Expert Services
Understand Deliver value early, Enhance the solution
business needs build a baseline in iterations
SAP Services Catalog Value / Expert Services Engineered Services
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14. Release 1: Core HCM RDS + Localization + Interfaces
Example with 25 Weeks Implementation
Release 2
Continuous oversight is recommended
(Optional)
Additional
Scope
Go-Live
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
Release 1
Checkpoint
Checkpoint Support
Localize
Cloud APJ
ECC6 EP5 Localize
Europe
Checkpoint
Localize
Mexico
Final Prep.
Integration
Tests
Interface Development
Validation
HCM RDS RDS
HCM RDS US RDS
US Testing
Time
Start Deploy Run
3 week 6 weeks 2 weeks 8 weeks 2 weeks 1 wk 1 wk 2 weeks
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15. ASAP Work Breakdown Structure – standardization with
lean approach
ASAP V3.10 – Streamlined Standardized
release 2009 WBS ASAP 7.x WBS
ASAP 8
Phase Phase Phase
Deliverable group Work stream Deliverable
Deliverable Deliverable Task
Sub-deliverable Attributes assigned to:
Sub-deliverable
(optional) • Deliverables
Activity
• Tasks
Task
Output
Design-based projects only All ADM delivery models
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16. ASAP 8 in SAP Service Marketplace - Demo
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17. Overview of Service Design
with ASAP 8

18. ASAP 8 WBS is used in Service Design
 All new services (including
RDS) contain delivery WBS
based on ASAP 8 framework
 Over 200 services mapped to
the ASAP 8 WBS framework
 Each service leverages
standard ASAP tasks, delivery
mode, deployment mode
 Resulting in higher consistency
and re-use of standard
prescriptive methodology
 Ability to combine services into
Assemble to Order projects
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19. What’s New in ASAP 8
Key Improvements

20. Overview of enhancements in ASAP 8
 ASAP WBS streamlined to 3 levels with
prescriptive delivery attributes (accountability,
delivery mode, etc.).
 ASAP 8 became framework for different
deployment strategies – RDS, A2O, Traditional,
Agile.
 Improvements in Quality Gate concept and
templates (RDS + Traditional)
 Agile, iRise and Design Thinking guidance
built into ASAP
 Operate phase aligned to Application Lifecycle
Management processes
 Work Stream structure refined
 New and Updated Accelerators
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21. Example: ASAP 7.x  ASAP 8 Work Streams
ASAP 8
ASAP 7.x
Project Management - PM
Project Management Organizational Change Management - OCM
Organizational Change Training - TRN
Management
Data Migration - DM
Training
Data Archiving - DA
Data Management Value Management - VM
Business Process Business Process Management - BPM
Management
Technical Solution Technical Solution Management - TSM
Management
Application Lifecycle Management - ALM
Integrated Solution
Management Test Management - ISM
Cutover Management - COM
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22. ASAP 8 in SAP Delivery Projects

23. How we Deliver
Clear Work Breakdown and Assignment
Discovery Deliver Services
Initiate Plan Execute Monitor & Close
Project Project Project Control Project Project
Services in a
Project WBS
Service Portfolio
ASAP8
Iterative
Customer Needs
Deployment
Solution Demos
Visualizations
Deliverable / Roles
Task Responsibilities
Deployment Effort
Mode
Content Re-Use
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24. ASAP 8 Supports variety of Deployment Project Strategies
Go Live
Design-Based Project Prep Blueprint Realization Final Prep
Support
(Agile Approach Possible) Deploy
Assemble to Agile Sprints Go Live
Project Prep Deploy Final Prep
Realization Support
Order (A2O) Agile
Start Run
Delta Go Live
Assemble to Project Prep Deploy Realization** Final Prep
Scoping** Support
Order (A2O) Delta Start Run
Scoping
Industrialized Start Deploy Run
Engineered Effort Non-Engineered Effort Go Live
** Delta Scoping and Realization of gaps might be delivered outside the scope of the fixed price A2O project
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25. Example of Agile Project with ASAP 8
Working Software
Fixed Scope Backlog Customer
Priority [d] Specifics
Release 2 16 4 Time boxed
Would
15 5
14 1
13 8
12 2
11 7
Could
10 3
09 4
Business Priority
Prep. Sprint
Release 1 08 2
Should 07 2
Final
06 4 Sprint Tests Operate
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
05 3 Prep.
04 3 Sprint
03 6
Must
02 4 Sprint
01 5
Baseline Build Variable Scope
Demo
including
Scope Visualization Evaluation &
Verification Release Planing Iterations / Demos
Final Go-Live
Time
Project Prep Deploy Baseline Blueprint Realization Release 1
Prep Support
Realization Release 2
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26. Example of Traditional Design-Based Project
with ASAP 8
Leveraging pre-configured Operate
/ pre-built content and services
Final
Prep.
Tests
C2
config
C1
config
Checkpoint
BL
config
Solution
Blueprint
Prototype
Demo
&
Visualization
Final Go-Live
Time
Project Prep Blueprint Realization
Prep Support
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27. How to access ASAP 8 + Training

28. ASAP 8 is available on SAP Service Marketplace
Top-level access to ASAP on SAP Direct access to ASAP on SAP
Service Marketplace Service Marketplace
https://service.sap.com/asap (Agile and Standard)
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29. ASAP 8 Training Offerings from SAP Education
Project Managers and Team Leads
ASA380 Course
ASA380_20
for ASAP 8
OCM - Organizational Change Management
ASA380_30
TR - Training
ASA380_00
Course Overview ASA380_40 Certification
DM - Data Management
C_PM_71
ASA380_05 ASA380_50
ASA380_10 Associate SAP
ASAP Introduction
PM – Project VM - Value Management Project Manager
Management Certification
ASA380_51
Availability
BPM – Business Process Management in H1 2013
ASA380_80
ALM – Application ASA380_60
Management
Lifecycle TSM – Technical Solution Management
ASA380_70
ISM – Test Management
ASA380_71
COM – Cut Over Management
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30. ASAP 8 Recap

31. ASAP 8 Key Take Aways
Delivery Methodology is fundamental corner stone
for prescribing delivery model for services and projects
 ASAP 8 builds on foundation created in ASAP 7
 ASAP 8 is a Methodology supporting all four
ADM delivery models
 Over 200 SAP Preconfigured Services based
on ASAP 8 framework
 Methodology emphasizes incremental delivery of
value, rapid deployment and visualization
techniques
 Continued strong focus on project quality with
formal Quality Gates (standard and RDS)
 Methodology defines prescriptive delivery
approach for services and projects
 ASAP 8 is available now for use by project
teams in SAP deployment projects
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32. Call to Action
Access to ASAP 8 on SAP Service
Marketplace
http://service.sap.com/asap
Join ASAP Space in SAP Community
Network
http://scn.sap.com/community/asap-methodology
Join SAP Advanced Delivery Management
community
SAP Advanced Delivery Management
Ask Questions
Post your questions to the ASAP Methodology
discussions in SCN community
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33. Thank You!
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Jan Musil, Global Lead of SAP Project Management Practice
jan.musil@sap.com