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Types of SAP Projects
Types of SAP Projects
SAP implementation has a lot of riding. Thus, a single mistake will cost you
so much. A poor SAP implementation will lead to adverse customer
experience, brand damage, high loss of revenue, and excessive operational
expenditure. Hence, it is crucial to have the best SAP implementation
projects.
In this article, you will get to know in detail about SAP implementation
projects and other SAP projects along with their functioning, pros, and cons.
The list of pros and cons of the SAP implementation project is:
Pros
Cons
There are two common methods of SAP implementation that are Big Bang
implementation and phased project implementation.
Pros
Cons
Phased Project
Under this approach, you will roll out the software in a sequence by
introducing the new software piece by piece. The phased project does not
have one big go-live date but it has numerous small go-live dates. Thus,
offering your system and staff more time to adapt to the changes.
Pros
Cons
Each level of severity has its own duration to fix so we need to fix the error
between the duration.
The pros and cons of this project are similar to that of SAP implementation
projects. However, no one can deny that the SAP support project is the
foundation for improving the functionality and increasing SAP knowledge to
the community of users. Show respective of your situation try to optimize
SAP and surrounding business processes for boosting user satisfaction by
implementing SAP support project.
For example, for one client if the company develops a global template
solution and go-live with a few countries. Subsequently, it adds local
processes in the solution of another site and again went live is termed as an
SAP roll-out project.
For this project, you need to do some fundamental settings as per the
location of the implementation. There is no need to do the entire work from
scratch. All you have to do is to work on logos, company code, and
printouts. Also, change the people integration and Management as per the
company’s requirement.
However, while implementing the SAP rollout project you need to pay special
attention to geographical concentrations.
Pros
Cons
This up-gradation project allows the companies to select from the two
strategies that are resource minimize strategy and downtime minimize
strategy. The technical team needs to select this strategy for this project
after a deep evaluation of technical considerations and economic needs.
1. System Preparation
2. SPDD phase
3. Upgradation of the system
4. SPAU phase
5. Testing
6. Z programs
7. Post-program upgrade activities
Pros
Cons
The pros and cons of this project are similar to the implementation project
as it is part of SAP implementation.
Conclusion
This was all about the SAP implementation projects, their types, approaches,
pros, and cons. Select an SAP implementation project as per your
requirements, factors, budget, and methodology.