RPALM™ is a rapid assessment methodology designed to optimize the transition to SAP S/4HANA by providing actionable recommendations and a comprehensive analysis of the current ALM environment within a three-week timeline. This methodology covers 21 topical areas across three main categories and incorporates industry best practices to enhance software quality management. By leveraging expert insights and a holistic approach, RPALM™ aims to increase delivery control, reduce costs, and improve overall solution quality.

1. RPALM
People, Process, and Technology
RPALM™ is a rapid assessment methodology that can be leveraged at
any phase of your journey to SAP S/4HANA

2. RPALM™ is an accelerated and results-driven methodology:
• Designed to provide tactical and strategic key improvement recommendations
to go from current state to desired end state within a proposed timeline.
• Stands for ResultsPositive Application Lifecycle Management (RPALM™)
Assessment Methodology
• A proprietary methodology designed to be prescriptive and lightweight,
covering 21 topical areas across 3 main ALM categories.
• Prescriptive in that we answer the who, when, how, why, and what through a
series of focused interviews and expert analysis of project artifacts*.
• Lightweight in that we employ a results-oriented mindset that delivers a fast,
actionable, comprehensive, and no-frills assessment of your current ALM
environment within 3 weeks.
• People, Process, and Technology – RPALM™ is an assessment methodology
that can be leveraged at any phase of the system delivery lifecycle.
*The RPALM™ methodology leverages industry expertise of practicing QA Leaders and Test Managers.
Derived from real-world experienced QA professionals, RPALM™ cuts straight to the fundamental
components that your organizations can employ quickly to gain visibility, reduce costs, increase
delivery control, and improve overall solution delivery quality.
What is the RPALM™ assessment methodology?

3. Provides an objective assessment of current state (‘As-is’):
• Analysis and understanding your current business needs
• Assess current level of adoption with recommendations for adoption level increase
• Assess the level of business value realized from your current ALM investment, while
identifying hidden opportunities to extract more value
• Provides an independent audit and health check report with details of identified issues
Confirms desired end state (‘To-be’):
• Present and discuss key recommendations
• Present and discuss industry best practices detailed for each ALM area discussed
• Showcase Overall Maturity Rating with respect to RPALM™ Assessment Methodology*
Provides Actionable ALM Implementation Roadmap, including:
• Quick wins and low hanging fruit
• Short term options and recommendations
• Long term options and recommendations
*The RPALM (ResultsPositive ALM™ Assessment Methodology) approach is an actionable methodology aimed
at increasing organizational awareness and implementation of tactical ALM principles that ultimately
encourages project stakeholders to embrace a holistic ALM-centric approach to software quality management
rather than subscribing to a reactive mentality of defect management.
Business Value of RPALM™

4. How RPALM™ Delivers Positive Results, Fast
RPALM™ leverages sound quality assurance principles:
• We employ a holistic and umbrella mentality, knowing that:
– A sound ALM foundation reduces defects, decreases cost, and mitigates risk project risk.
– We cut across the Application Lifecycle to provide immediate feedback
– Traceability is the cornerstone of high quality software delivery
– People, Process, and Technology must work in harmony
• The RPALM™ Assessment Methodology

5. Agenda
RPALM™ Engagement Approach
• Review draft deliverables
with sponsors
• Iterate and update
deliverables
• Review final deliverables
with sponsors, governance
committee and executives
• Document assessment
findings
• Review Top 10 findings with
project sponsors
• Analyze assessment findings
• Identify opportunities and
solution recommendations
• Draft Roadmap
• Develop estimates by phase
• Document business case
benefits
• Conduct requirements tracing
workshop
• Conduct visionary “end-state”
workshops
• Conduct ALM best practice
sessions – “end-state” inputs
• Conduct individual interviews
• Conduct group discovery
sessions
• Review current processes,
governance model, and
reporting
• Confirm engagement goals and objectives
• Confirm critical success factors
• Collect and review “as-is” documentation
• Confirm participants and roles &
responsibilities
• Tailor and confirm project schedule and
workshop / interview days/times
• Review and discuss 21 key factors
• Confirm buy-in of requirements tracing
workshop (function of RPALM™)
• Schedule workshops and interviews
Establish the
ground rules
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RPALM™
Methodology
RPALM™ Assessment
21 Topics
Conduct Interviews &
Review Project Artifacts
Best Practices
& Recommendations
Improvement
Roadmap
TPI DB
Categories Areas
Stakeholder
Relations
Stakeholder Commitment
Degree of involvement
Test strategy
Test organization
Communication
Test
Managemen
t
Reporting
Test process management
Estimating and planning
Metrics
Defect management
Testware management
Test
Profession
Methodology practice
Tester professionalism
Test case design
Test tools
Test environment

6. Agenda
RPALM™ Areas of Focus
Interviews and Artifact Review Blueprint & Road Map Development
• Solution Blueprint
• ALM Roadmap
• Implementation Road Map
• Phased implementation road map
Review ALM best practices and related
maturity models
Utilize analysis of current processes,
organization structures, and tools to develop
Blue Print & Road Map
RPALM™ 21 Topics across People, Process, and Technology
• Commitment to Quality
• Team Harmony
• Perceived Engagement
• Communication Effectiveness
• Quality Organization
• Test & ALM Strategy
• End User Empathy
• ALM Toolset Analysis
• Interface Analysis
• Automated Tool Analysis
• Requirements Tool Analysis
• Manual Testing Tool Analysis
• Performance Tool Analysis
• Peripheral Tool Analysis
People ALM Process Technology
• Requirement Intake Process
• Design Process
• Build Process
• Test Planning & Design Process
• Reporting Process
• Testware Management
• Traceability Discipline
• Conduct requirements tracing workshop
• Conduct visionary “end-state” workshops
• Conduct ALM best practice sessions – “end-state” inputs
• Conduct individual interviews
• Conduct group discovery sessions
• Review current processes, governance model, and reporting

7. How RPALM™ Supports Your SAP S/4 Hana Journey
RPALM™ recognizes the evolutionary nature of change:
• We view each evolution as an opportunity for improvement:
– Each “step” to the desired end-state of S/4 HANA Cloud comes with it’s own challenges and opportunities
– Recognizing that “overkill” often occurs with supporting technologies, we work with you to recommend the
right mix of people, process, and tools to optimize and protect your critical SAP assets.
– People, Process, and Technology must work in harmony
• The steps leading to S/4 HANA Cloud as Presented by SAP:

8. Agenda
RPALM™ Supports Each SAP Migration Phase
Customer With RPALM Recommended HPE Tools
• HPE ALM can help with:
• Optimization of the efforts involved in the system
upgrade.
• Ensuring data compliance
• Creating a consistent quality process for the
migration effort underway.
• Identify and validate the business benefits of S/4 HANA
• Build your business case for migration
• Prepare the project plan by identifying the relevant activities,
resources, and tools.
• Identify the technical pre-requisites necessary for migration.
• Several HPE Tools can help, such as:
• HPE ALM, HPE Agile Manager
• HPE UFT and LeanFT
• HPE SV/NV
• HPE LoadRunner, Performance Center, StormRunner
Load, Mobile Center, and App Mobile
• Determine performance baseline on Classic System
• Upgrade SAP in Sandbox Environment
• Adjust custom code to ensure that you fully benefit from SAP
HANA performance improvements
• Transport imports/regression testing, performance testing
• Upgrade/Migration to Production – Security Testing
• ResultsPositive and HPE can help with:
• Establishing an SAP Testing Center of Excellence
• Integrating the tools leveraged in your Plan,
Build/Testing Phases to support SAP over the long-
term.
• Monitor the system
• Runtime Analysis
• Maintain (Patching, Hot Fixes, Upgrades)
• Support Changing Business Needs
• Update for Compliance Requirements as Needed
• Continuous Testing / Regression Testing
PLANBUILD/TESTRUN

9. HPE Quality Solutions for SAP Migrations

10. Supported SAP Technologies

11. Solution Manager v7.2 with HPE ALM
– Transfer business blueprints and test assets from SAP Solution Manager to HPE QC
– Analyze the impact of any change in the business process change analyzer
– Optimize test scope in SAP Solution Manager

12. Example of End-to-End Integration

13. SAP Mobile Application Testing

14. Measuring the End User Experience

15. AgendaDeliverables
• High level implementation road map
• Phased implementation options
Implementation
Road Map
• Solution Blueprint
• Quick Win and Short Term recommendations & benefits
• Long Term recommendations & benefits
Solution Blueprint &
Recommendation
• Documented customer goals & objectives
• As-is Assessment Findings
• As-is Process Assessment Analysis
Assessment
Findings

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Matt Angerer
mangerer@resultspositive.com
www.resultspositive.com