Gearing up for SAP S/4HANA? Pave the way for a successful implementation project with SAP Activate! This handbook guides you through the SAP Activate methodology for agile project planning and delivery. Walk through your new implementation--public cloud, private cloud, or on-premise--or your system conversion project. See how to deploy a hybrid system landscape using a two-tier ERP setup. Get your SAP S/4HANA project right, from planning to go-live!

In this book, you'll learn about:

a. Methodology Basics
Get up to speed with SAP Activate! Learn the phases for project management and the golden rules for your SAP S/4HANA implementation. Explore core processes, from configuration to testing, and discover agile project delivery with SAFe.

b. Tools and Services
Work with solutions that support your implementation project. Access SAP Activate using SAP Signavio Process Navigator and SAP Cloud ALM, and then use SAP Best Practices and the enterprise management layer for SAP S/4HANA to set up a working system.

c. Deployment
Whether you're deploying SAP S/4HANA in the cloud or on-premise, follow instructions to plan, prepare for, and execute your deployment. Learn the ins and outs of a successful new implementation or system conversion, and then see how to create a two-tier ERP setup.

Highlights include:

Cloud and on-premise
New implementation
System conversion
Selective data transition
Business AI
Hybrid landscapes
Agile project delivery
Business-driven configuration
SAP Best Practices
Extensibility
Integration
Organizational change management