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ACT100SAP Activate Methodology

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COURSE OUTLINE.

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1 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Activate

1 Lesson: SAP Activate Overview1 Lesson: SAP Activate - The Three Pillars1 Lesson: Integrating SAP Solution Manager and SAP Activate

3 Unit 2: SAP Activate Methodology Foundation

3 Lesson: Methodology Key Characteristics3 Lesson: Methodology Structure3 Lesson: SAP Best Practices Content3 Lesson: Governance, Roles & Responsibilities3 Lesson: Differences and Similarities between ASAP, SAP Launch

and SAP Activate

5 Unit 3: Access the SAP Activate Methodology Content

5 Lesson: Access SAP Activate via SAP Jam5 Lesson: Access SAP Activate via Roadmap Viewer5 Lesson: Access SAP Activate via SAP Solution Manager5 Lesson: When to use each access approach

7 Unit 4: JOURNEY New Implementation (In Cloud)

7 Lesson: Journey Overview7 Lesson: PREPARE Phase7 Lesson: EXPLORE Phase7 Lesson: REALIZE Phase7 Lesson: DEPLOY Phase8 Lesson: Unit Summary & Additional Information

9 Unit 5: JOURNEY New Implementation (On-Premise)


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11 Unit 6: JOURNEY System Conversion for SAP S/4HANA


13 Unit 7: JOURNEY Landscape Transformation for SAP S/4HANA

13 Lesson: Journey Overview13 Lesson: Unit Summary & Additional Information

15 Unit 8: Summary of Key Points

15 Lesson: Summary and Key Points

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TARGET AUDIENCEThis course is intended for the following audiences:

● Application Consultant

● Business Process Owner/Team Lead/Power User

● Program/Project Manager

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UNIT 1 Introduction to SAP Activate

Lesson 1: SAP Activate OverviewLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe the purpose and goals of SAP Activate

Lesson 2: SAP Activate - The Three PillarsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the three pillars of SAP Activate and how they support the implementation

● Understand how SAP Activate succeeds ASAP 8 and SAP Launch

Lesson 3: Integrating SAP Solution Manager and SAP ActivateLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe SAP Solution Manager to your colleagues

● Understand how SAP Solution Manager is used alongside SAP Activate

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UNIT 2 SAP Activate Methodology Foundation

Lesson 1: Methodology Key CharacteristicsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Outline the key characteristics of SAP Activate Methodology

● Discuss how the key characteristics can contribute to implementation success

Lesson 2: Methodology StructureLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Understand the structure of SAP Activate Methodology

Lesson 3: SAP Best Practices ContentLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Basic understanding of SAP Best Practices content

Lesson 4: Governance, Roles & ResponsibilitiesLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Discuss Governance, Roles and Responsibilities of SAP Activate

Lesson 5: Differences and Similarities between ASAP, SAP Launch and SAP ActivateLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Highlight the differences between ASAP, SAP Launch and SAP Activate


Unit 2: SAP Activate Methodology Foundation


UNIT 3 Access the SAP Activate Methodology Content

Lesson 1: Access SAP Activate via SAP JamLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Understand the structure and the elements of SAP Activate in SAP Jam

● Navigate through the JAM sites and find the necessary information and accelerators for your specific project scenario

Lesson 2: Access SAP Activate via Roadmap ViewerLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Navigate through the methodology content inside the Roadmap Viewer tool

Lesson 3: Access SAP Activate via SAP Solution ManagerLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Navigate within SAP Solution Manager to the roadmap content held in an IT PPM project in SAP Solution Manager

Lesson 4: When to use each access approachLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain when to use each access approach to SAP activate Methodology


Unit 3: Access the SAP Activate Methodology Content


UNIT 4 JOURNEY New Implementation (In Cloud)

Lesson 1: Journey OverviewLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain how the SAP Activate methodology guides teams implementing solutions in the public cloud

Lesson 2: PREPARE PhaseLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Outline the Key Deliverables per phase

● Explain the pre-assembly of the solution that is required for all non-S/4HANA solution implementations

Lesson 3: EXPLORE PhaseLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:


Lesson 4: REALIZE PhaseLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:


● Explain when to use Guided Configuration tools in this scenario

Lesson 5: DEPLOY PhaseLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:



Lesson 6: Unit Summary & Additional InformationLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain how the SAP Activate methodology guides teams implementing solutions in the public cloud

Unit 4: JOURNEY New Implementation (In Cloud)


UNIT 5 JOURNEY New Implementation (On-Premise)


● Explain how the SAP Activate methodology guides teams implementing On-Premise solutions


● Outline the Key Deliverables for phase PREPARE

● Explain the pre-assembly of the solution that is required for all non-S/4HANA solution implementations


● Outline the Key Deliverables for phase EXPLORE

● Explain when to use Best Practices and Guided Configuration tools in this scenario


● Outline the Key Deliverables for phase REALIZE


● Outline the Key Deliverables for phase DEPLOY



● Highlight how the approach differs and compares to ASAP 8

● Discuss waterfall and agile approach

Unit 5: JOURNEY New Implementation (On-Premise)


UNIT 6 JOURNEY System Conversion for SAP S/4HANA


● Explain how the SAP Activate methodology guides teams converting an ERP system to SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition

● Explain why system conversion is to an On-Premise Edition and not to S/4HANA Public Cloud


● Outline the Key phase activities for a conversion









● Explain how the SAP Activate methodology guides teams converting an ERP system to S/4HANA On-Premise Edition

● Explain why system conversion is to an On-Premise Edition and not to S/4HANA Public Cloud

Unit 6: JOURNEY System Conversion for SAP S/4HANA


UNIT 7 JOURNEY Landscape Transformation for SAP S/4HANA


● Understand the scenario that this Landscape Transformation journey supports

● Outline the high-level activities of this journey


● Understand the scenario that this Landscape Transformation journey supports

● Outline the high-level activities of this journey

● Find links to additional information from the support and community pages


Unit 7: JOURNEY Landscape Transformation for SAP S/4HANA


UNIT 8 Summary of Key Points

Lesson 1: Summary and Key PointsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Recap the key learnings from the ACT100 course


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