As consumers, we have set the bar high when it comes to mobile application design and usability. Why is this not the case as users of SAP? Years of using the traditional SAP GUI have left us working with a complex transaction-based interface while tied to our PCs. SAP Fiori was developed on the basis of Design Thinking to offer a revolutionary approach to the SAP experience. An experience that is human centered, responsive to device platforms and easily customizable. Join us as we explore the ins and outs of SAP Fiori and offer a demonstration of this consumer-grade SAP experience. We will discuss system architecture, implementation and customization as we take a look at the future of SAP user interaction.

1. Fiori and the Consumer Grade SAP Experience

2. Introductions
Fiori: Based on Design Thinking
What is Fiori?
Demonstration of SAP Fiori
How can this apply to your business?
Questions

3. Fiori: Based on Design Thinking

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Design Thinking is…
 An approach to problem solving with a suite of tools
designed to promote innovative, not incremental solutions.
 Focused on understanding the human side of things.
 Structured yet flexible
 Iterative and collaborative
Design Thinking is an incubator for disruptive innovation

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Examples of Design Thinking
Thomas Edison
Well known for: 1093 patents including
the light bulb and phonograph
Key learnings:
 Light bulb unsuccessful on its own
 Phonograph re-purposed by
consumers

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Examples of Design Thinking
Apple Inc
Well known for: Manufacturer of Mac,
iPod, iPhone, iPad, various software.
$170 billion revenue in 2013.
Key learnings:
 With iPod, Steve Jobs developed a
product we didn’t know we needed
until it was in our hands.
 Users may not know what they need.
OBSERVE

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The Goal of Design Thinking: Finding Innovation

8. What is SAP Fiori?

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Desirability (Human)
 How do we make mobility consumer grade?
 Focus on user interaction
 Seamless cross-device integration
 Simple design, retire SAP GUI

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Feasibility (Technical)
 How do we make mobility quick to implement and easy to
maintain?
 Standard communications channels (Odata)
 Highly secure environment
 Responsive development language (HTML5)
 Simple system architecture

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Viability (Business)
 How do we make mobility viable for EVERY business?
 Pre-developed applications based on Design Thinking
 Cover 90%+ of what most users do in the system
 Make the applications easy to customize
 Measure success in user acceptance
 Low cost licensing model, cloud support for scalability
 Project plans for days or weeks, not months.

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What is Fiori?
 SAP Fiori is a collection of apps with a simple and easy to
use experience for broadly and frequently used SAP
software functions (Currently 227 apps)
 Works seamlessly across devices – desktop, tablet, or
smartphone.
 Leverages SAP UI5 and SAP NetWeaver Gateway
providing an end-to-end extensibility and easy to manage
solution architecture.
 Consumer grade SAP interaction

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What does this mean?
 Users interact with SAP in a way not possible before
 The end of SAP GUI as we know it

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Types of Fiori Applications
 Transactional Apps (61) – Let you perform common tasks
 Create sales order
 Create leave request
 Approve purchase order
 Fact Sheets (83) – Display key operational data and take
action
 Customer Fact Sheet
 Quality Notifications
 Supplier Fact Sheet (SRM)
 Analytical Apps (83) – Key analytical data
 Cycle times
 Sales performance

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Transactional App Architecture
 Required components:
 Web Dispatcher
 Netweaver Gateway (7.31 or 7.4)
 SAP ECC 6.0
 HANA Optional

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Fact Sheet Architecture
 Required components:
 Web Dispatcher
 Netweaver Gateway (7.31
or 7.4)
 SAP ECC 6.0
 HANA Required

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 Required components:
 Web Dispatcher
 Netweaver Gateway
(7.31 or 7.4)
 SAP ECC 6.0
 HANA Required
Analytical App Architecture

18. Demonstration of SAP Fiori

19. How Can This Apply to Your Business?

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How Can This Apply to Your Business?
 What users could benefit from mobile technology?
 What users do not get the information they need today?
 Where is the SAP GUI experience lacking?
 How is your business keeping up with the next generation
of workers?
 Where has mobility fallen short?

21. Questions

22. Dickinson + Associates
Brandon Lage
Consultant
brandon.l@dickinson-assoc.com
630-747-6919
Twitter: @LageUnwired

23. Appendix

24. D+A Overview

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We Are:
Focus: Delivery of quality SAP Business
Suite, BI/Analytics, and Mobility consulting services to
customers across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Our People: A team of 140+ full-time SAP professionals reflects the
ideal mix of years of relevant business knowledge, very
strong SAP credentials, and solid communication skills.
Our team has an average of 15 years SAP and 19 years
business experience.
Offices: Chicago, IL (Headquarters)
Satellites: New York, NY | Scottsdale, AZ | Cincinnati, OH
We are:

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Experience
What Sets Us Apart? Our People.
 Experienced consultants with strong SAP knowledge, sound project
management capability, and years of industry experience.
 Proven experience in delivering innovative ERP solutions with
minimal disruption to the business.
 An open corporate culture that makes us
“big enough to deliver value and small enough to care”.
 We carefully create each project team or support team
to match the client objectives and its culture.
 Most important, we understand and believe strongly that
Companies don’t implement SAP… People Do.
No.TeamMembers
0 – 3yrs 3 – 8yrs 8 – 14yrs 14+ yrs

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Partnership and Designations
 SAP Gold Channel Partner
 SAP Services Partner
 SAP All-in-One Certified Solutions
 SAP-Qualified Partner for RDS
 Business Objects
 Sybase Partner
 SuccessFactors Partner

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Service Offerings
SAP Strategy
Implementation
Process
Optimization
Services
SAP
Upgrade
Services
Application
Support
Professional
Staffing

29. Catalog of Fiori Apps
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