SAP Activate Project Management Certification Guide

Certified Associate Exam

Aditya Lal

• Publisher: SAP PRESS
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781493220298
• eBook ISBN: 9781493220304
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Computer Science General
• Index: Computer Science

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

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...

Table of contents

• Dear Reader
• Notes on Usage
• Table of Contents
•   Preface
•   Introduction: The Path to Certification
• 1   SAP Activate Overview
• 2   SAP Activate Elements
• 3   Agile Project Planning
• 4   Agile Delivery Approach
• 5   Workstreams Overview
• 6   New Implementation SAP S/4HANA Transition Path
• 7   New Implementation SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Essentials Edition Transition Path
• 8   New Implementation SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Extended Edition Transition Path
• 9   System Conversion Transition Path
• 10   Selective Data Transition Path
• A   Practice Test 1
• B   Practice Test 2
• C   Practice Test Answers
• D   The Author
• Index
• Service Pages
• Legal Notes