SAP Activate for Cloud
True or False. SAP provides ready to run business processes based on best practices that can be activated in order to simplify the implementation.
True.
Innovation
Upgrades to public cloud solutions are automatically applied every 3 months.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Project Execution, Monitoring and Controlling" in the REALIZE Phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to execute, monitor and control the project work as defined in the project management plan.
What is the purpose of the project management deliverable in the EXPLORE phase of the cloud.
The purpose of this deliverable is to execute, monitor, and control project work as defined in the project management plan.
What are the four elements in gap identification/delta design in the EXPLORE phase for cloud?
1. Delta scope prioritization 2. Delta design 3. Verify and Accept 4. Release and Sprint Planning
What are the deliverables in the Key Deliverable "End User Training Plan and Execution" in the REALIZE Phase for the cloud.
1. EU Training Strategy and Plan 2. EU Training
What are the high-level summary activities in a new implementation to the cloud?
1. Experience trial. 2. Fit to standard analysis. 3. Scope configuration. 4. Migrate, integrate, extend and test. 5. On board and deploy. 6. Operate, monitor, support
What are the four elements of the EXPLORE phase in the cloud?
1. Fit to standard analysis 2. Configuration values 3. Data preparation 4. Release and sprint plan
What are key points to be considered in understanding the approach to cloud implementations and how they are different than on-premise?
1. Innovation 2. Roles 3. System landscape 4. Handover to support 5. Project timelines
What are the two deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Integration Setup in the Test System" in the REALIZE phase for the cloud?
1. Integration Setup in the test/Qsystem. 2. Integration setup in the production system.
What are the six deliverables in the Key Deliverable "System Configuration and Solution Walkthrough" in the REALIZE Phase of the cloud?
1. Solution configuration 2 Solution documentation 3. Forms Enablement 4. Reports 5. Access/authorizations 6. Solution walkthrough
What are the two deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Solution Extension Development and Deployment" in the REALIZE Phase of the cloud?
1. Solution extension development 2. Solution extension deployment on production
What are the are three deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Solution Test Preparation & Execution" in the REALIZE phase of the cloud?
1. Solution test preparation 2. Test plans 3. Solution test execution report
What are some of the differences from on-premise to cloud?
1. A difference in the Cloud implementation is that in the Prepare phase, the project team does some initial solution enablement with the customer. 2. Start up the initial system ready for a fit to standard analysis. 3. Cloud does not perform fit/gap analysis in Explore phase but rather do a fit to standard review. 4. In the cloud, during the Explore phase, we get the data ready for a data load. 5. In the cloud, we start configuration in the Realize phase in sprints using guided configuration followed by a walkthrough. 6. In the cloud, data migration and end to end testing complete the Realize phase.
What are the 3 SAP S4/HANA Cloud editions?
1. Cloud marketing edition 2. Cloud project services edition 3. Cloud Enterprise edition
What are the four elements in the REALIZE phase to tailor solution in short, time-boxed sprints?
1. Configuration 2. Walkthrough 3. Data Migration 4. Test
What are the two deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Configuration Definition" in the EXPLORE phase of the cloud where we are defining the configuration values to be entered and the required user access and security configuration.
1. Configuration definition 2. User access and security
What are the three deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Production Setup - Switch to Production" in the REALIZE phase for the cloud?
1. Customer solution live in the cloud. 2. Data migration load validated 3. Solution accepted (sign-off)
What are the three deliverables in the Key Deliverable "System & Data Migration" in the REALIZE phase of the cloud?
1. Data load test results 2. Defect resolution 3. Data quality assessment
What are the two deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Data Load Preparation" in the EXPLORE Phase of the cloud?
1. Data migration scope and plan 2. Specification for migration programs.
What are the three deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Integration Prerequisites Confirmation" of the EXPLORE phase of the cloud?
1. Network connectivity checks 2. Security checks 3. Adaptation specifications
What are the three elements of the DEPLOY phase that lead to cutover and productive use?
1. Organization preparation 2. Cutover 3. Go-live
What are the key deliverables in the EXPLORE phase in the cloud?
1. PM execution, management and controlling results. 2. Fit to standard analysis 3. Configuration definition 4. Integration prerequisites confirmation 5. Solution extension preparation 6. Data load preparation 7. Phase closure
What are the key deliverables in the DEPLOY phase in the cloud?
1. PM execution, management and controlling results. 2. Production setup/switch to production 3. Handover to support 4. Project closure
What are the key deliverables in the REALIZE phase in the cloud?
1. PM execution, management and controlling results. 2. System configuration and solution walkthrough 3. Solution extension development and deployment 4. Solution test preparation and execution 5. integration setup 6. End user training plan and execution 7. Data preparation and load 8. Establish support plan 9. Cutover and transition plan
SAP Activate for new Implementations has four phases.
1. Prepare - start with executable content. 2. Explore - verify solution scenarios meet business needs 3. Realize - tailor solution in short, time-boxed sprints 4. Deploy - cutover and begin productive use.
What work streams go across all phases of a cloud implementation?
1. Project Mangement 2. Applications: solution adoption 3. Technical architecture & infrastructure.
What are the 4 deliverables in the Project Initiation key deliverable in the PREPARE phase of the cloud?
1. Project charter 2. Project management plan, including governance 3. Project schedule 4. Project budget.
What are the work streams in a cloud implementation
1. Project management 2. Applications: solution adoption 3. Application: customer team enablement 4. Application: design & configuration 5. Application: integration 6. Application: testing 7. Custom code extensions 8. Technical architecture and infrastructure 9. System and data migration 10. Transition to operations.
What are the are three deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Project Execution, Monitoring and Controlling" in the EXPLORE phase for the cloud?
1. Project management 2. Risk and issue log 3. Q gate scorecard updated
What are the three deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Project Execution, Monitoring and Controlling" in the REALIZE Phase of the cloud?
1. Project management plan 2. Risk and issue log 3. Q-gate scorecard (updated)
What are the are three deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Project Execution, Monitoring and Controlling" in the DEPLOY phase for the cloud?
1. Project management plan 2. Risk and issue log 3. Q-gate scorecard (updated).
PREPARE phase in the cloud has 3 key elements:
1. Project preparation 2. Self-enablement 3. Initial system
What are the deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Project Close & Sign-off Project Deliverables" in the DEPLOY phase for the cloud.
1. Q-gate scorecard (undated). 2. Sign off documentation
What are the two deliverables in the "Phase Closure" Key Deliverable in the EXPLORE phase of the cloud?
1. Q-gate scorecard (updated) 2. Sign off documenation
What are the two deliverables in the Key Deliverable "Phase Closure" in the REALIZE Phase of the cloud?
1. Q-gate scorecard (updated) 2. Sign-off documentation
What are the steps involved in the Fit to Standard workshop in the EXPLORE phase for the cloud?
1. Review best practice process flow. 2. Demonstrate business scenarios and concepts. 3. Discuss how the processes fit with customer requirements. 4. Identify gaps. 5. Identify required configuration 6. Enable customer on execution of scenarios.
What are the key deliverables in the PREPARE phase for Cloud?
1. Sales to delivery handover 2. Project initiation 3. Cloud system provisioning 4. Customer team self-enablement 5. Project kick-off 6. Phase closure
What are some key points about the cloud?
1. Standardized focused scope solutions. 2. Fast innovations with quarterly cycles 3. Dynamic extensibility 4. Native integration with SF EC, Ariba, Hybris Marketing, Fieldglass, JAM 5. Effective governance fully managed by SAP 6.Guided configuration with ready to run Best Practice business scenarios.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Handover to Support" in the DEPLOY phase for the cloud.
1. The purpose of this deliverable is to transfer from a project support environment to a production support environment.
What is the purpose of the Phase Closure and sign-off deliverable in the PREPARE phase of the cloud?
1. To ensure that all required deliverables from the phase and the project are complete and accurate and close any outstanding issues. 2. Identify lessons learned during the phase to prepare for formal phase closure. 3. Capture customer feedback and potential customer references.
What is the purpose of the Solution Extension key deliverable in the EXPLORE phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to identify and define the required solution extensions within the extension framework of the solution and within the service contract.
Handover to support
Cloud customers are handed over to SAP Cloud Support for long term system management.
Hybrid Scenarios
Combing on-premise and cloud solutions for unprecedented IT flexibility and accelerated business innovation.
What is the one deliverable in the Key Deliverable "Customer Team Self-Enablement in the PREPARE phase for the cloud?
Customer Team self-enablement.
Roles
Customer owns many more tasks such as data migration, testing and change management.
SAP S/4HANA (On-premise)
Designed for enterprises across industries that need a deep and broad level of functionality, combined with a high degree of flexibility in customization.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Designed for enterprises that need a standardized cloud offering primarily covering the core business scenarios of an enterprise or specific business scenarios of lines of business in industries - combined with a fast innovation cycle (quarterly)
What is the one deliverable in the Key Deliverable: "Solution Extension Preparation" of the cloud. The Custom Code Extensions work stream will deal with any solution extensions identified in the 'Fit to Standard' Analysis'.
Extension Specificatoins
True or False. Solution walkthrough do not help to stay in touch with the customer during the REALIZE phase for cloud.
False.
What is the one deliverable in the key deliverable Fit to Standard Key Deliverable in the EXPLORE phase for the cloud?
Fit to standard analysis.
Standardize solution
Focused scope solutions that allow tailoring to fit the customer's business and reduce complexity.
How many quality gates are in the Cloud?
Four
What is the Phase description for the DEPLOY phase in the cloud?
In the Deploy phase, the project team prepares the system for production release, switches to the production environment and conducts sustainment activities post go-live.
How would you describe the REALIZE phase in the cloud?
In the REALIZE phase, the project team uses series of iterations to incrementally build and test a complete business and system environment that is based on the business scenarios and process requirements.
What is the one deliverable in the Key Deliverable "Project Kickoff" in the PREPARE phase for the cloud?
Kickoff workshop.
What is the one deliverable in the Key Deliverable "customer team enablement (level 2)" in the REALIZE phase of the cloud?
Knowledge transfer.
What is the purpose of the key deliverable Fit to Standard analysis in the EXPLORE phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to review the predefined scenarios and processes for fit to the customer's business processes. This review uses an iterative approach to assure that integrated dependencies are addressed. Configuration tasks are demined and entered into the sprint backlog.
What is the one deliverable in the Customer Team Enablement Key Deliverable in the EXPLORE phase for the cloud?
Level 2 enablement.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Integration Setup in the Test System" in the REALIZE Phase in the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to setup the integration in quality assurance systems so that production like data can be loaded for testing.
What is the one deliverable in the Key Deliverable Phase Closure in the PREPARE phase for the cloud?
Phase closure.
Project timeline
Public cloud project is initiated immediately with go-live in 2 to 25 weeks.
System landscape.
Public cloud solutions typically use only one test system and a production system.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Data Load Preparation" in the EXPLORE Phase of the cloud?
Purpose of this deliverable is to develop the plans and procedures to support the loading of data into the system. Data cleansing also takes place.
What is the purpose of the Project Initiation key deliverable in the PREPARE phase of the cloud?
Purpose of this deliverable is to prepare the project management aspects of the project. This includes creating the project charter, identifying stakeholders, assigning resources and creating the project schedule. Central document repository is setup and access to the Service Marketplace is verified.
What is the key deliverable in the sales to delivery handover in the PREPARE phase of the cloud?
Sales to delivery handover.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Establish Support Plan" in the REALIZE Phase for the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to setup the processes and resources that will be involved with supporting the users once the system is live.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Solution Test Preparation & Execution" in the REALIZE phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to simulate business activity in order to validate the configured solution and relates business processes will satisfy the busines' operating requirements.
What is the deliverable in the Key Deliverable "Handover to Support" in the DEPLOY phase for the cloud?
Solution handed over to operations.
What is the one deliverable in the Key Deliverable "Cloud System Provisioning" in the PREPARE phase for the cloud?
Starter system provisioning.
What is the one deliverable under the Key Deliverable "Establish Support Plan" in the REALIZE Phase for the cloud?
Technical operations and handover plan.
What is the purpose of the key deliverable Customer Team Enablement in the Explore phase for the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to supplement the user self-enablement with discussions and process reviews specific to areas that the customer requires additional expertise.
What is the phase description for the PREPARE phase in the cloud?
The project team conducts the initial planning and preparation activities to get the project started optimally.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Cloud System Provisioning" in the PREPARE phase for the cloud?
The purpose of the Cloud System Provisioning deliverable is to confirm infrastructure, receive the initial systems and provide the project team with access.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Phase Closure" in the REALIZE Phase of the cloud?
The purpose of the phase closure and sign-off deliverable is to ensure all required deliverables from this phase and the project are complete and accurate, and close any outstanding issues. And identify lessons learned during the phase to prepare for formal phase closure.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Project Execution, Monitoring and Controlling" in the DEPLOY phase for the cloud?
The purpose of the this deliverable is to execute, monitor and control the project work as defined in the PM plan.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Customer Team Self-Enablement in the PREPARE phase for the cloud?
The purpose of the this deliverable is to provide the customer project team with enablement materials before the start of the project.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Customer Team Enablement (level 2)" in the REALIZE phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to complete the knowledge transfer through the support of configuration and testing processes.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "System Configuration and Solution Walkthrough" in the REALIZE Phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to configure the solution in an iterative process to assure business needs are met.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "System & Data Migration" in the REALIZE phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to create the data load files and to load the data into the cloud solution. Customer is typically responsible for these tasks.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "System and Data Migration" in the REALIZE phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to define and document the strategy, scope timelines and details for moving from the as-is solution to the to-be solution.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable Configuration Definition in the EXPLORE phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to define solution configuration values based on the standard business scenario reviews and add them to the product backlog.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "End User Training Plan and Execution" in the REALIZE Phase for the cloud.
The purpose of this deliverable is to develop a high level training plan that provides the recommended approach and corresponding activities to prepare the end users for using the new system.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Solution Extension Development and Deployment" in the REALIZE Phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to develop the solution extensions identified in the EXPLORE phase and included in the scope of the project.
What is the purpose of the sales to delivery handover in the PREPARE phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to ensure a smooth transition from the sales process to the delivery process. Includes a review of the contract and a meeting to discuss the project.
What is the purpose of the Phase Closure Key deliverable in the EXPLORE phase of the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to ensure all required deliverables at this point are completed and accurate and to identify lessons learned during the phase to prepare for formal phase closure.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Project Close & Sign-off Project Deliverables" in the DEPLOY phase for the cloud.
The purpose of this deliverable is to ensure that all required deliverables from this phase and the project are complete and accurate, and close outstanding issues. Also identify lessons learned to formally close out the project.
What is the purpose of the Key Deliverable "Production Setup - Switch to Production" in the REALIZE phase for the cloud?
The purpose of this deliverable is to execute the tasks as per the cutover schedule to prepare the production system for operational use. This includes loading all data and verifying its accuracy and completeness.
What does the project team review in the Explore phase of the cloud?
The team reviews the solution scenarios to verify that business requirements can be met within the boundaries of the solution and project scope. During this time, configuration values are identified and added to the sprint backlog list for use the REALIZE phase.
What is the purpose of the Project kick-off in the PREPARE phase for the cloud?
To ensure that all needed information is shared with the resources for a successful project execution.
What is the purpose of the Integration Prerequisites confirmation key deliverable in the EXPLORE phase of the cloud?
the purpose is assurance the systems being integrated to the cloud system, setup the network security between the systems and develop specifications for extension fields if required.