SAP Activate Project Management Certification Guide

Certified Associate Exam

Aditya Lal

• Publisher: SAP PRESS
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781493220304
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Computer Science General
• Edition: 1

1 SAP Activate Overview

Techniques You’ll Master

• Understand the basics of SAP Activate
• Explain the transition roadmap
• Walk through the three pillars of SAP Activate
• Understand fit-to-standard analysis and fit-gap analysis
• Review the key characteristics of SAP Activate
• Explain the structure of SAP Activate
• Describe the governance model in SAP Activate
• Understand roles and responsibilities in the SAP Activate methodology

SAP Activate, a project management framework to implement SAP S/4HANA, is an intelligent innovation as a service, which is pioneered on three pillars: SAP Best Practices, guided configuration, and one methodology. This chapter will introduce the SAP Activate methodology, including the three pillars; fit-to-standard analysis; key characteristics; structure, including the different phases of the methodology; and the roles and responsibilities of the project team. The main differences between SAP Activate and the ASAP methodology—the prior version of project management methodology to implement SAP ERP—will be summarized in this chapter followed by some important terms and questions and answers to test your understanding.

Real-World Scenario

After you completed your graduation in retail management three years ago, you joined a major chain of clothing store as a subject matter expert (SME). You’ve also worked as a software developer in a regional retail organization for two years prior to starting your graduation.

You learned that the company has decided to implement a major enterprise resource planning (ERP) system called SAP S/4HANA. As a student, you were always fascinated to work on the SAP platform, and this is your big chance. You approached your supervisor to speak about this opportunity.

During your conversation, your boss briefs you about this transformation initiative. Although your boss admits to not being an SAP expert, his understanding is that the project is to implement various modules of SAP, including finance and accounting, human resources, core retail, warehouse management, supply chain, and many more. They are also planning to migrate legacy system data to the new environment. You learn that the project is starting in the next few weeks, and offer your assistance and experience in pricing, option planning, stock transfer, and retail analytics—your core area of expertise.

Your boss appreciates your interest, and brings up the methodology that the bus...