Prerequisites for SAP RISE Implementation
Infrastructure Readiness
Cloud Readiness: Assess your cloud readiness, including bandwidth, latency, and security infrastructure. Ensure your network is optimized for cloud access with sufficient redundancy for availability.
Secure Connections: Set up secure communication between your organization and SAP’s cloud infrastructure. This includes configuring VPNs, SAMLbased authentication, and firewalls.
Licensing and Contracting
Licensing Agreements: Ensure that you have the correct SAP RISE licenses, which may differ from traditional onpremise licenses. RISE packages typically include SAP S/4HANA licenses, infrastructure, technical services, and support.
Service Level Agreements (SLAs): Define SLAs with SAP for uptime, performance, and support services. Understand the shared responsibility model between your organization, SAP, and any hyperscaler used.
Data and Custom Code Preparation
Data Cleansing: Before migrating data to SAP RISE, clean up old and redundant data to reduce migration times and costs.
Custom Code Review: Evaluate existing customizations using SAP’s Custom Code Migration Tools. Some custom code may need to be adapted or removed, especially in greenfield implementations.
Data Migration Strategy: Define which data (e.g., master data, transaction data) should be migrated and how long historical data should be retained.
Business Process Review
Process Alignment with SAP Best Practices: Review your business processes and evaluate how well they align with the standard processes provided by SAP S/4HANA. This will help in simplifying your processes and reducing the need for customizations.
Change Management: Prepare the organization for process and workflow changes. Engage key stakeholders early in the project to ensure smooth adoption.
System and Landscape Assessment
System Sizing: Evaluate the size and scope of your current system to determine the appropriate cloud infrastructure (CPU, memory, storage) on SAP RISE.
Compatibility Check: Use tools like SAP Readiness Check to analyze the current SAP system and check for compatibility issues with SAP S/4HANA.
ThirdParty Integrations: Review any thirdparty systems or interfaces that are integrated with your SAP system and ensure that they can continue functioning postmigration.
Project and Resource Planning
Project Team: Assemble a crossfunctional team that includes stakeholders from IT, business units, SAP consultants, and external partners (if needed).
Budgeting: Create a detailed budget for the implementation, covering licensing, infrastructure, data migration, consulting services, and user training.
Timeline and Milestones: Develop a project timeline that includes key milestones such as system setup, data migration, testing, and golive.
Regulatory Compliance
Data Privacy and Security: Ensure that your SAP RISE implementation complies with data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR) and industry regulations (e.g., financial regulations).
Audit and Security: Configure appropriate auditing and logging mechanisms to monitor access and changes within the SAP environment.
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