SAP Rollout : Advantages and Best Practices

This post is by  Sunil Patil from ArchitectSAP solutions

 SAP roll out process. SAP roll out means reuse of existing implementation cycle process in new location. For the roll out, we need to do the some basic settings according to location of the implementation.

In SAP roll out project, there is no need to do everything from scratch. The team needs to work on logos, company code, printouts etc. Suppose one group of company is implementing SAP at one or more places, than in that case company will conduct full-fledge implementation of SAP at one place and subsequently adopt almost same processes of earlier implementation with small changes if needed to adjust working practices, change management and people integration to suit organizational requirement.

In case of a multinational company, geographical consideration needs to be considered along with some important settings; for example, some configuration settings may not be relevant for another country.

In case of differences in processes in both countries, then we need to be careful. Because the configuration settings are implemented for one country may not be useful for other country. So just need check all the business process and then do the necessary configuration. In full life cycle project, we need to analyze customer requirements from scratch but in roll out project only local requirements are considered.

Advantage of SAP roll out

1. Increased speed for new implementation.
2. Meet timelines.
3. Processes and its related layouts (i.e. templates) are already    available, configuration related small changes if needed, can be accommodated easily by the implementation consultant; this helps to avoid unnecessary requirements and processes.
4. Controlled Budget