Enterprise Architecture With Sap: Planning, Management, and Transformation

Calling all SAP enterprise architects—the strategy guide you need is here! See how the SAP EA Framework supports your enterprise architecture with methodology, reference content, tools, and services. Explore examples of architecture design pattern implementation for real-world use cases, including business model transformation, TCO reduction, sustainability, and more. Follow SAP’s blueprint to set up your own enterprise architecture practice. Get best practices, expert tips, full-color architecture diagrams, and more!

• Use the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and SAP LeanIX to optimize your daily architecture work
• See enterprise architecture in action with SAP use cases
• Establish and manage an integrated and collaborative enterprise architecture practice

Fundamentals
Learn the basics of enterprise architecture within SAP landscapes. Walk through SAP EA Framework and understand its integration with ancillary business functions such as process, portfolio, and application management.

Use Cases
See enterprise architecture transformation at work! Practical use cases showcase how architecture patterns can be used to solve design problems in various business scenarios: cloud transformation, sustainability, automation, and more.

Implementation
Launch your own enterprise architecture transformation. Following guidance from the experts, create or improve your practice by setting up roles, processes, and deliverables. Use tools such as SAP LeanIX and SAP Signavio to support your transformation.

• SAP EA Framework
• SAP EA Methodology
• SAP LeanIX
• Business function integration
• Reference content
• Enterprise architecture practices
• Cloud transformation
• Business process transformation
• Sustainability
• Mergers, acquisitions, and divestures

Anup Das is a chief enterprise architect and the regional delivery head for the SAP Transformation Hub in North America. He leads a team of enterprise architects and is responsible for accelerating business transformations for strategic customers using SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and SAP MaxAttention architecture transformation services for the Customer Services and Delivery board area.

Anup is a graduate of mechanical engineering and post-graduate of marketing management. He has more than 24 years of professional experience in SAP consulting, SAP premium engagement, people management, project management, sales and sales support, and as a trainer and coach. He also led a large team with SAP S/4HANA and supply chain skills as practice head for 7 years.

Peter Klee leads the SAP Transformation Hub within the Customer Services and Delivery board area. SAP Transformation Hub is a global group of enterprise architects supporting SAP MaxAttention customers in their transformation programs by providing architecture planning services. In addition to working directly with customers, SAP Transformation Hub constantly improves services, methodology and tools working closely with architecture teams in development. In this capacity, Peter co-leads SAP’s overall enterprise architecture methodology as part of the cross-architecture program at SAP.

Prior to joining SAP in 2011 Peter led global enterprise architecture teams at Procter & Gamble. He has more than 30 years of professional IT experience.

Peter is based at SAP's corporate headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. He holds a degree in computer science from the University of Karlsruhe and is a passionate long-distance runner in his spare time.

Johannes Reichel is a principal enterprise architect within SAP Transformation Hub, focusing on global transformation and architecture planning for SAP clients. He is deeply involved in developing the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and scaling enterprise architecture within SAP.

Prior to joining SAP, Johannes worked as a development advisor on digital transformation in Rwanda and Zambia for GIZ. He is based at SAP’s corporate headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. Johannes has more than 10 years of experience in the areas of digital transformation and enterprise architecture.

Johannes holds a bachelor's degree in computational linguistics and Semitic language studies from the University of Heidelberg and a master's degree in sustainable development cooperation from the University of Kaiserslautern. He possesses certifications in TOGAF, SAFe, SAP Architecture, and SAP Activate project management.