| This session walks you through each phase of an SAP ERP upgrade project from pre-planning to go-live and support. Learn how to manage the complexity of SAP ERP’s many moving parts and release interdependencies with other SAP solutions in your landscape.
- Develop a checklist of specific steps, critical tasks, and special considerations that must be accounted for during each phase of this unique upgrade.
- Reveal the upgrade phases that may increase in complexity, depending upon the R/3 release you’re upgrading from.
- Assemble criteria for making the right decisions on methodologies, project plans, and team composition.
- Learn how to modify your plan depending on the scope of your upgrade — “technical” versus “technical + functional.”
- Gain insights into how key variables, such as SAP ERP’s larger footprint, will drive important project planning and timeline decisions.
- Scrutinize the many ways in which an SAP ERP upgrade affects your bolt-ons, interfaces, and custom and third-party applications.
- Acquire staffing best practices, including staff-consultant ratios that have and have not been effective with other upgrades (HINT: Conventional wisdom is not always a best practice).
- Know when to “freeze” other SAP projects and how to balance priorities in a multi-project environment so that you can more smoothly execute your upgrade.
- Avoid challenges and pitfalls that can occur during testing, cutover, and go-live.
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