The document describes the ASAP Roadmap, which provides guidance through five phases of an SAP implementation project: 1) Project Preparation, 2) Business Blueprint, 3) Realization, 4) Final Preparation, and 5) Go-Live and Support. It outlines key activities in each phase, including initial planning, configuring business processes, user acceptance testing, training, go-live, and post go-live support. The roadmap is intended to provide a clear plan for implementing an SAP project from start to finish.

5.  ASAP Roadmap is aimed at providing step-by-step direction and
guidance throughout the project implementation by providing a
process-oriented, clear and concise project plan.
 The roadmap meanders through the following milestones or phases in
the project implementation lifecycle:
I. Project preparation
II. Business blueprint
III. Realization
IV. Final preparation
V. Go-live, support, and continuous improvement
 ASAP Roadmap is aimed at providing step-by-step direction and
guidance throughout the project implementation by providing a
process-oriented, clear and concise project plan.
 The roadmap meanders through the following milestones or phases in
the project implementation lifecycle:
I. Project preparation
II. Business blueprint
III. Realization
IV. Final preparation
V. Go-live, support, and continuous improvement

6.  Project Preparation is the first and initial phase of the
ASAP roadmap where you are just starting the
project.
 You will perform activities such as preparation of the
initial scope, high-level timelines and plans, project
charters, identification of project team members,
project kick-off, etc.
Project Preparation

7. Business Blueprint

8.  Realization is the third phase where the
implementing team breaks down the business
processes identified in the second phase and
configures the SAP settings.
 Initially, you will do a Baseline Configuration test the
system functionality and if necessary make changes to
the baseline configuration, and close the phase with
Final Configuration signalling that all the business
processes have been captured and configured in the
system.
Realization

9.  Final Preparation is the penultimate phase in the project. This phase also serves
to resolve all crucial open issues.
 A ‘go-live check’ is also conducted to analyze whether the system has been properly
configured.
 This phase is marked by the following activities:
 End-to-testing of the configured system (User Acceptance Test—UAT)
 Training of the end users (Usually follows the concept ‘Train-the-Trainer’)
 System management activities (creation of users, user profiles, allocation of roles
to profiles, etc.)
 Cut-over (data migration activities)
 An ‘internal help desk’ should be staffed and supported mainly by employees of the
enterprise. Setting up a help desk involves, among other things, installing office
and technical equipment and defining OSS users. Problems that cannot be solved
by this internal help desk are forwarded to SAP via the SAPNet/OSS system.
 On Successful Completion Of This Phase, You Are Ready To Run Your
Business In Your Production System.
Final Preparation

10.  GO LIVE AND SUPPORT is the final and fifth phase
of the project where the configured system is declared
‘live’ for day-to-day business use.
 Users make productive (live) business transactions in
the system and all the issues cropping up in the wake
of going live are supported and resolved by a support
team immediately.
GO LIVE AND
SUPPORT