SAP: Project Management and Implementation Guide

Gerald Sullivan

ISBN 10: 1592299490 / ISBN 13: 9781592299492

Published by SAP Press (edition First Edition), 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: SAP: Project Management and Implementation Guide
• Publisher: SAP Press (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592299490
• ISBN 13: 9781592299492
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Help your business team prepare for and participate in the SAP project journey! Get an early read on timelines, processes, responsibilities, and potential setbacks. Understand how your implementation, upgrade, or migration is structured, how to assemble the deliverables, and how to dodge common pitfalls. With this preview of what to expect, what questions to ask, and when to take which steps, you can execute planning, go-live, and post-go-live activities without tripping up or getting lost.

*The complete guide to SAP projects for project team members
*Project phases, roles, and deliverables beyond the ASAP Roadmap
*All technical topics explained from the business perspective

What to Expect
Glimpse the implementation process from start to finish and beyond.

What Questions to Ask
Learn what details you'll need to settle at each stage of the process.

What Steps to Take
Take advantage of checklists and tips to guide your implementation.

*Project requirements
*SAP implementation method
*Logistical tasks
*System integration and contracting
*Project planning
*Documentation and traceability
*Workstream modeling
*Blueprinting best practices
*Security and internal controls
*System testing
*Change management

About the Author

Gerald Sullivan has a 25-year background in implementations. He has operated from the systems integrator side, but most of his experience has come from managing very large-scale SAP projects for implementing companies. Industries involved include life sciences, consumer-packaged goods, electronics, and financial services. His past experience as a professor in graduate schools of management and as a quality improvement executive contribute to a unique perspective and broad contextual knowledge of the challenges of implementation.

He has a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Dr. Sullivan is the president of SAP Global Consultants, a consultancy offering project management advisory services to implementing companies. He can be reached at jerry@sapglobalconsultants.com.