The document provides an overview of SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions (RDS), emphasizing their role as packaged solutions that facilitate quicker implementation and adoption of SAP software with predictable costs and reduced complexity. It outlines the key components, benefits, and methodologies associated with RDS, highlighting advantages such as simplicity, innovation, and an incremental approach to business needs. Additionally, it showcases various applications across industries and offers insights into the implementation process and support available for users.

1. SAP RAPID DEPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
Understanding the Basics as a
PM
]
John Choate
Chair
Suzanne Passante
Program Chair
Program Management & Maintenance
Strategies (PMMS) SIG

2. [ Second in a New Series by PMMS
SIG
Session Topic
1 SAP HANA
2 SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions
3 SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions supporting HANA
3 SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions, HANA & Cloud
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3. [ Key Learning Points for SAP RDS
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4. [ Table of Contents
SAP RDS RDS Offerings
 Why Packaged  Solutions
Solutions?  Industry
 What is SAP RDS?  Line of Business (LOB)
 Solution Examples
 Why RDS?  CRM
 What are the 4 Elements  SCM
of RDS?  SRM
 Top 6 Reasons  Finance
Companies Pick RDS.  Analytics
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5. [ Table of Contents
Applying RDS
 Demo
 Typical Savings Using RDS Implementation Methodology
 Key Takeaways about RDS
SAP
FAST.
SIMPLE.
Deploy in 12 weeks or less.
Clear entry-way to innovation
Fixed-price implementation.
Speeds end-user adoption.
FOCUSED on BUSINESS OUTCOMES
ALL environments: Cloud,
Modular. Integrated.
On-Premise, Mobile
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6. [ Reasons Companies Look at Packaged
Solutions?
 Easier Buying Process
 Simpler to Understand  Modularity & Flexibility
 Faster To Purchase than  Modular Approach
Custom  Buy Smaller > Thing Big !
 Pay As You Go
 Lower Cost & Faster Time
to Value  Increased Governance,
 Only Application You Need
Transparency, &
 Reduced Costs
 Licenses
Predictability
 Implementation Services  Process and Deliverables More
Explicit
 Simplify IT Governance
 Reduced Uncertainty &  Improve Predictability Around
Risk Results
 Costs
 Schedule
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7. [ What is SAP RDS?
 SAP RDS is a “packaged solution”
 SAP RDS is a comprehensive and integrated offering
 SAP RDS addresses specific business challenges,
enabling companies to go live with new software to
address these challenges in a short period of time!
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8. [ Why the Need for SAP RDS?
 Large “soup to nuts” greenfield implementations have
basically become a thing of the past
 Need “Best Practice” Template
 Low TCO, faster speed to market, low custom code, easy
usability, and agile implementation.
 Quick ROI
 Need to improve business processes NOW!
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9. [What are the 4 Elements of RDS?
SOFTWARE CONTENT ENABLEMENT SERVICES
Modular, Fixed scope and
Preconfigured price ➜ maximum
Proven Accelerated
Address the most predictability &
business value solution lower risk
urgent business
through best adoption
needs
practices, through guides &
implementation educational
accelerators & materials
tools
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10. [ Top Reasons Why Companies Choose SAP RDS
1. SIMPLICITY - Incremental Approach, Complete Solution
2. INNOVATION – More Benefits, Less Risk!
3. GROWTH – Think Big, and Start Small
4. DIFFERENTIATION – Solution Addresses Unique Business
Need
5. SPEED – Faster Time to Value
6. VALUE – Align Business with IT
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11. [ Where Can I Use SAP RDS
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12. [ 150+ Rapid Deployment Solutions
Modular, Pre-integrated, across SAP’s broad portfolio of
solutions
Mobile Cloud
• Mobile Sales • SAP On-Premise Integration with
• Mobile Apps & Infrastructure SuccessFactors, Ariba, SAP JAM
• SAP Afaria and SAP Information Interchange
• Cloud-based Quick Start
Analytics Database & Technology
• Sales & Operations • SAP HANA Operational Reporting
• Asset Analytics • SAP HANA Customer Segmentation
• CRM Analytics • Rapid data migrations to CRM,
Sybase ASE, SAP HANA
Lines of Business Industry Solutions
• CRM powered by SAP HANA • Planning & Operations for Retail
• ERP powered by SAP HANA • Deposits Management for Banking
• Treasury & Risk Management • Citizen Contact Center for
Public
To see the full selection go to: www.sap.com/rds
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13. [ RDS Solutions (Available Applications)
 INDUSTRIES: Banking (4), Insurance  LINE OF BUSINESS
(2), Public Sector (1), Retail (2) and (LOB):
Utilities (4).
 Finance (16)
 GENERAL SUITES:  Human Resources (8)
 Analytics Solutions (4)  Information Technology (4)
 Enterprise Mobility (4)
 Enterprise Performance Management (5)  Manufacturing (3)
 Governance, Risk and Compliance (2)  Marketing (9)
 SAP CRM (9)
 Procurement (6)
 Enterprise Asset Management (2)
 SAP ERP (15)  R&D, Engineering (7)
 SAP Net Weaver (3)  Sales (12)
 SAP PLM (7)
 SAP SCM (12)  Service (9)
 SAP SRM (1)  Supply Chain (13)
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14. [ RDS EXAMPLES
 FOCUS:
 OBJECTIVES
 LENGTH OF TIME TO DEPLOY
 PRICING
 BENEFITS / ROI
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15. [ CRM Rapid-Deployment Solution
 Key Objectives
 Gain Greater Marketing Insight
 Decrease costs by resolving customer issues quickly
 Target campaigns more accurately to generate qualified leads
 Length of Time to Deploy: 4 – 10 weeks (Dependent upon
specific solution selected!)
 Pricing: Base starts at $88,500, &
Request a quote
 Benefits/ROI:
 Sales Increase, Better Customer Targeting, VOC!
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16. Deployment
Meet Business Needs in the QUARTER ! in ~12 weeks
or less
THINK WEEKS NOT YEARS !
Customer
CRM CRM Business On-premise or
Mobile Sales Segmentation with
for Sales for Marketing Collaboration cloud
SAP HANA
Cloud-based
< 10 weeks < 10 weeks < 8 weeks < 4 weeks < 5 weeks
Quick Start
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17. [ Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
 Key Objectives
 Create synchronized supply and demand plans that are aligned to
your financial and strategic goals.
 Drive business operations by using a single, unified plan
 Increase transactional speed and get accurate data so you can
better measure and monitor risk
 Make informed, strategic decisions by leveraging data across
departments
 Length of Time to Deploy: Varies based Complexity of
Organization
 Pricing: Base pricing starts at $173,500/Request Quote
 Benefits/ROI: Integrated Demand/Supply, Optimized Inventory
and Increased Customer Service
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18. [ Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
 Key Objectives
 Self-service procurement functionality to quickly shop online for
goods and services and easily approve requisitions.
 Enable employees to create and manage shopping carts
 Comply with procurement policies, using automated, transparent
workflows and preferred suppliers
 Expedite user adoption with an intuitive UI that facilitates online
shopping and simplified approval process
 Length of Time to Deploy: Within 10 Weeks.
 Pricing: Base pricing starts at $275,000/Request Quote.
 Benefits/ROI: Improved productivity, lower costs, increased quality
thru AVL usage only, and reduced risks!
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19. [ Finance
 Key Objectives
 Predictable path for the future, with support for everything
from general ledger (GL) to overhead cost accounting.
 Automating processes and reporting functions with
accelerated financial closes
 Deeper insights from real-time accounting information
 Increase competitive edge
 Length of Time to Deploy: Varies based size organization,
Complexity of GL and Balance Sheet, and outside reporting
requirements.
 Pricing: Request a Quote.
 Benefits/ROI: Reduced Risk, Increased productivity, Improved
Decision Making, Lower Costs, and Optimize working capital,
liquidity, cash, and returns.
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20. [ Analytics
 Key Objectives
 Create interactive data visualizations with real business impact
 Deliver timely insights in decision-ready formats
 Develop mobile analytics apps using existing resources and skill
sets
 Leverage SAP’s best business practices, resources, and how-to
guides
 Length of Time to Deploy: Varies in Weeks
 Pricing: Request a Quote from SAP
 Benefits/ROI: Actionable Data at fingertips & Real time Execution
of Business (Anytime/Anywhere!)
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21. Demo
 How to discover an RDS package?
 How does the RDS implementation methodology look like ?
 What assets are typically delivered?

22. [ Test-drive
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23. [ RDS implementation methodology in step-by-step
guide
Start
Start
Remote ● Prepare project
Onsite ● Do kick-off workshop
Onsite ● Select Options
Remote ● Check installation
Deploy
Remote ● Activate solution
Remote ● Confirm Activation
Remote ● Implement options
Onsite ● Train key users
Onsite ● Set up customer
data
Remote
Onsite ● Test solution
● Switch to Production
Run
Run
Remote ● Prepare end-user training
Onsite ● Hand over solution
Onsite ● Go live
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24. [RDS Implementation Methodology
Shorter time to start, deploy, and run through best practices
Blueprint Realization Testing
up to 95% savings up to 50% savings up to 30% savings
Business blueprint ready to use Best practices processes already Test case template supplied
Best practice processes modeled configured and documented Operations support template
and described High degree of business configuration available
automation
Education material included
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Traditional Business
Preparation Realization Testing Go-live
Project blueprint
Rapid- At least - 40% time and
Deployment
effort savings compared to
Solution
similar scope of traditional
Discover Start Deploy Run
project
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25. [ Key Takeaways About SAP RDS
1. Rapid Deployment Solutions (RDS) simplify
customer implementations with fixed scope and
timeline
2. The scope of RDS packages can be enhanced to
meet your business needs
3. RDS packages come in a variety of flavors for
different use cases covering applications,
analytics and mobile.
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26. [ More Information on SAP RDS?
SAP Public Web
http://www.sap.com/rds
www.experiencesaphana.com
http://service.sap.com/solutionpackages (S-user needed)
SAP Education and Certification Opportunities
www.sap.com/education
Watch SAP TechEd Online
www.sapteched.com/online
Sessions related to EIM113: ALM222, EIM164, CD263
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27. [ Key Takeaways About SAP HANA
 Empowers Your Organization
 Reduced reliance on IT resources
 Real-time visibility to complete data for transaction and analytics
processing
 Enable a 360 degree view of your business
 Real-Time Analytics for Operational Data
 Go from “what happened yesterday” to real time
 Close to zero latency
 Ability to leverage and analyze large volumes of data
 Low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
 Non-disruptive to existing Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW) Strategy
 Low TCO by leveraging the latest technology and delivery as pre-
configured appliance
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RDS
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