SAP ERP Implementation Training Course

Participants can define the organisational and solution architecture decisions that shape an SAP ERP design.

• Client, company code, plant, sales organisation and purchasing organisation relationships
• Enterprise structure design aligned with legal entities and operating responsibilities
• SAP system landscape components for development, quality assurance and production
• Three-system landscape transport controls and release management principles
• Fiori launchpad, SAP GUI and role-based user access patterns
• Architecture decisions distinguishing standard configuration, extensions and external applications

Participants can establish governance, workstream responsibilities and decision controls for an ERP programme.

• Programme charter defining objectives, scope boundaries, assumptions and constraints
• RACI matrix for business, functional, technical, data and change roles
• Design authority terms of reference and decision escalation routes
• RAID log management using owners, due dates and response actions
• Work breakdown structure aligned to SAP Activate deliverables
• Stage-gate criteria for moving between implementation phases

Participants can document current processes and define a controlled scope for SAP ERP implementation.

• Value-stream mapping for procure-to-pay, order-to-cash and record-to-report processes
• SIPOC analysis identifying suppliers, inputs, process steps, outputs and customers
• Process inventory ranked by business value, volume, risk and complexity
• In-scope and out-of-scope statements preventing uncontrolled requirements growth
• Business capability maps connecting strategic objectives to ERP process requirements
• Process owner accountabilities for requirements, approvals and acceptance decisions

Participants can run Fit-to-Standard analysis and document decisions on SAP process adoption.

• Fit-to-Standard workshop structure using SAP reference process demonstrations
• To-be process maps showing roles, controls, handoffs and exceptions
• Standard process adoption criteria based on value, risk and maintainability
• Requirements traceability matrix linking needs, design decisions and test evidence
• Business process design documents capturing rules, variants and approval points
• Process harmonisation decisions across countries, business units and shared services

Participants can assess process gaps and select appropriate configuration, extension or policy responses.

• Fit-gap register fields covering requirement, impact, decision, owner and status
• Gap classification between configuration, extension, integration, report and process change
• SAP standard-first decision criteria for custom development requests
• WRICEF classification for workflows, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements and forms
• Solution option assessment using cost, risk, value and maintenance criteria
• Design decision records preserving rationale, approvals and downstream impacts

Participants can define master-data ownership, quality rules and governance controls for SAP ERP.

• Material, customer, supplier, employee and chart-of-accounts master-data domains
• Data ownership model assigning create, approve, amend and retire responsibilities
• Business rules for mandatory fields, validation checks and duplicate prevention
• Master-data standards covering naming conventions, codes and reference data
• Data quality scorecards tracking completeness, validity, uniqueness and timeliness
• Workflow controls for master-data requests, approvals and audit trails

Participants can prepare a controlled migration approach with conversion, validation and reconciliation activities.

• Migration object inventory defining sources, targets, owners and load sequence
• Extract-transform-load design for cleansing, mapping and value conversion
• Data mapping specification connecting legacy fields to SAP target structures
• Cleansing rules for duplicates, inactive records, missing values and invalid codes
• Mock migration cycles with defect logging and remediation ownership
• Reconciliation controls comparing record counts, balances and key business totals

Participants can specify ERP integration requirements and manage interface delivery risks.

• Integration landscape mapping upstream, downstream and external application dependencies
• Interface catalogue recording purpose, direction, frequency, owner and criticality
• API, IDoc, file transfer and middleware integration pattern selection
• Data contract definitions covering fields, formats, validations and error handling
• End-to-end process scenarios spanning SAP and connected enterprise systems
• Interface monitoring requirements including alerts, retries, reconciliation and support

Participants can define role-based access and control requirements for SAP ERP processes.

• Role-based access control mapped to job duties and business transactions
• Segregation-of-duties analysis for purchasing, payments, journals and master-data changes
• Access-risk matrix identifying conflicting permissions and mitigating controls
• Least-privilege principles for privileged, emergency and temporary access
• Audit trail requirements for approvals, changes, postings and user activity
• Control design linking risks, preventive controls, detective controls and evidence

Participants can manage configuration design, build specifications and controlled transport into target environments.

• Configuration rationale documented against approved process and fit-gap decisions
• Functional specification structure for reports, forms, workflows and enhancements
• Configuration workbook fields covering settings, dependencies, owner and transport
• Transport request management across development, test and production environments
• Build backlog prioritisation using business value, dependency and delivery risk
• Defect prevention through peer review, design standards and configuration traceability

Participants can develop a risk-based testing strategy with clear entry, exit and evidence criteria.

• Test strategy covering unit, system integration, acceptance, regression and performance testing
• Risk-based testing prioritising critical processes, controls and financial exposures
• Test scope matrix linking requirements, scenarios, data and expected results
• Entry and exit criteria for each formal test phase
• Defect lifecycle from logging and triage through retest and closure
• Test evidence standards supporting operational approval and audit requirements

Participants can define end-to-end test scenarios and manage user acceptance decisions.

• End-to-end test scenarios spanning transactions, integrations, outputs and controls
• Test scripts specifying preconditions, steps, expected results and evidence
• Test data management using representative volumes, roles and exception conditions
• User acceptance testing governance with business owner accountability
• Defect triage criteria based on severity, priority, workaround and release impact
• Regression test packs protecting approved processes after configuration changes

Participants can plan adoption activities that prepare users and managers for SAP ERP process changes.

• Stakeholder analysis mapping influence, impact, concerns and engagement actions
• Change impact assessment across roles, processes, controls and reporting
• Training needs analysis by role, transaction, process and proficiency level
• Role-based learning curriculum for end users, approvers and support teams
• Super-user network design for local support and feedback collection
• Communications plan aligned to milestones, decisions, readiness and deployment dates

Participants can prepare a cutover plan with readiness checks, ownership and contingency actions.

• Cutover runbook sequencing technical, data, business and communications activities
• Critical-path analysis identifying dependencies, timings, owners and decision points
• Go-live readiness assessment covering data, defects, training, controls and support
• Business continuity arrangements for operational interruptions and fallback decisions
• Command-centre structure for cutover coordination, escalation and status reporting
• Go-no-go criteria approved by business, technology and programme leadership

Participants can establish post-go-live support arrangements and transition ownership to operational teams.

• Hypercare model defining duration, staffing, service levels and escalation routes
• Incident classification separating user error, defect, data issue and access request
• Knowledge transfer plan for support teams, super users and process owners
• Service management handover covering requests, incidents, changes and problems
• Operational dashboards tracking transaction failures, backlog, response and resolution
• Post-implementation review assessing benefits, lessons, defects and improvement actions

Participants can define reporting requirements and performance measures for SAP ERP operations.

• Reporting catalogue defining audience, metric, source, frequency and ownership
• KPI design for cycle time, backlog, accuracy, compliance and cost
• Financial reporting controls for chart-of-accounts, periods and reconciliation
• Operational dashboards combining SAP transaction data with process performance measures
• Report rationalisation removing duplicate, manual and low-value information outputs
• Data lineage documentation from source transaction through report calculation

Participants can govern changes after deployment while protecting process stability and compliance.

• SAP clean-core principles for extensions, custom code and integration choices
• Change control process assessing scope, risk, testing and approval requirements
• Release calendar coordinating SAP updates, business freezes and regression testing
• Backlog governance for enhancement requests, technical debt and process improvements
• Root-cause analysis using five whys and cause-and-effect diagrams
• Benefits tracking against baseline measures, targets and accountable owners

Participants can assess implementation health and apply quality controls throughout delivery.

• Implementation health checks reviewing scope, schedule, quality, risk and stakeholder alignment
• Risk register scoring probability, impact, proximity, owner and treatment action
• Quality assurance reviews testing deliverable completeness, traceability and approval evidence
• Independent verification criteria for critical controls, migration and deployment readiness
• Earned value indicators for schedule performance and cost performance monitoring
• Lessons-learned register converting delivery findings into preventive actions

Participants can build, review and present a complete SAP ERP implementation blueprint for a defined business scenario.

• Implementation blueprint integrating scope, process design, data, integration and controls
• SAP Activate delivery plan with milestones, workstreams, dependencies and stage gates
• Fit-gap decisions supported by requirements traceability and design records
• Migration, testing, cutover and hypercare plans aligned to deployment milestones
• Governance pack containing RACI matrix, RAID log and escalation model
• Executive presentation defending delivery choices, risks, controls and expected benefits