Update on July 6, 2020: Transition to SAP S/4HANA - Version 20Q3
Here is a new version 20Q3 of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map!
From now on, all road map versions will be documented in dedicated blog posts. Therefor please look up
SAP Activate Methodology for Transition to SAP S/4HANA – New Version
for details on version 20Q3.
This blog post will serve as a change history for all of you who are working with older versions of the road map.
Enjoy!
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Update on April 2, 2020: Transition to SAP S/4HANA - Version 20Q2
Here is a new version 20Q2 of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map!
Again this is a minor update of the road map content this time. No structural changes on activity / deliverable level this time (therefore no road map screenshot here). Change focus was on updating the road map content to Feature Pack Stack 01 of SAP S/4HANA 1909.
The next road map update is planned for early July 2020. Please note that the next update will bring some significant changes. For the on-premise world we go towards Fit-to-Standard with the service portfolio as well as the implementation methodology.
Enjoy!
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Update on February 17, 2020: Transition to SAP S/4HANA - Version 20Q1
Here is a new version of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map!
This is a minor update of the road map content this time. No structural changes on activity / deliverable level this time, but many text changes throughout the road map. Change focus was on tasks and activities which are related to system conversion.
In addition many accelerator links have been updated as well (e.g. on information around the new SAP Activate Appliance 1909).
The next road map update is planned for April 2020.
Enjoy!
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Update on October 30, 2019: Transition to SAP S/4HANA - Version 19Q4
Here is a new version of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map!
Sorry I am a little late, but I needed to wait until the release information for SAP S/4HANA 1909 has been released. So, as always, the new version of the road map is full of 1909 information and updated links for you to check out.
What else?
It was time to come up with a fresh and simplified road map layout. I hope you like the new color coding we are using in all on-premise road maps from now on (the cloud road maps will follow a bit later). The orange blocks indicate pre- and post-phases, project start and end are located in light green.
You can expect the next road map update in early 2020.
Enjoy!
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Update on July 12, 2019: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 19Q3
The new version of the “Transition to SAP SAP/4HANA” road map is online in the SAP Roadmap Viewer.
The “Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map version 19Q2 has been updated significantly. What we improved for you:
You see it is definitely worth visiting the road map viewer, and getting the new road map Version for SAP S/4HANA on premise: Direct link to the road map
In case you have feedback to the road map content, or ideas about content to be linked from the road map, please feel free to contact me (christoph.nake@sap.com).
You can expect the next road map update beginning of October 2019, with new information on the 1909 release of SAP S/4HANA on premise.
Enjoy!
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Update on May 2, 2019: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 19Q2
The new version of the “Transition to SAP SAP/4HANA” road map is online in the SAP Roadmap Viewer.
The “Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map version 18Q4 has been updated to reflect information on the newest SAP S/4HANA release 1809 FPS01. The information on supporting services from SAP Value Assurance and new MaxAttention has been updated as well.
Direct link to the road map
Please note that release 19Q1 (both road map and services) has been skipped.
In case you have feedback to the road map content, or ideas about content to be linked from the road map, please feel free to contact me (christoph.nake@sap.com).
Enjoy!
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Update on October29, 2018: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 18Q4
The new version of the “Transition to SAP SAP/4HANA” road map is online in the SAP Roadmap Viewer.
The “Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map version 18Q4 has been updated to reflect information on the newest SAP S/4HANA release 1809. The information on supporting services has been updated as well.
Direct link to the road map
You can expect the next content update beginning of 2019.
Two additional things I would like to mention:
Enjoy!
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Update on August 16, 2018: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 18Q3
The new version of the “Transition to SAP SAP/4HANA” road map is online in the SAP Roadmap Viewer.
The “Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map version 18Q3 has been updated to reflect information on the newest feature pack stack 02 for SAP S/4HANA 1709. The configuration activities of the Realize phase have been re-structured in sprints for agile implementation.
The Project Management activities and accelerators from the road map “SAP Activate Methodology for Business Suite and On-Premise” are now directly integrated in the “Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map for E2E coverage of the complete transition project in one place. When using the project plan template accelerator from the road map, all recommended and required project management tasks are already included.
Direct link to the road map
You can expect the next content update in October 2018.
Enjoy!
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Update on April 13, 2018: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 18Q2
The new version of the “Transition to SAP SAP/4HANA” road map is online in the SAP Roadmap Viewer.
The „Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map 18Q2 has been updated with new information on Feature Pack Stack 01 for release 1709. Although untouched on activity level there are many changes on task level. In particular, the tasks for Fit / Gap and Configuration have been re-written describing application configuration for Line of Business areas (was structured according to Business Priorities in the past).
The Road Map Viewer has a new look and feel, so please see here how to navigate:
On the entry page (Description), you find a "Welcome" section, the road map graphic and a link to a detailed introduction text on how to work with the road map. In the section below, all phases are described.
To start navigating in the road map structure and read through the tasks and activities, you have to open the Content tab.
Once you have opened the road map Content tab, you should filter for your scenario to hide all activities and tasks which are not relevant to you. The following scenarios are available:
To set a scenario filter, scroll down to the More section, in the left structure pane and select the scenario in scope.
To narrow your search further down, you can additionally select a work stream, a phase, or a service.
Direct link to the road map
You can expect the next content update in July 2018.
Enjoy!
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Update on January 9, 2018: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 18Q1
SAP is about to publish an updated version of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map within the next couple of days. The version name is "18Q1" (for better fitting of version name to publishing date). This blog summarizes the content changes:
Please note that this time, the road map structure on activity level stays unchanged.
Direct link to the road map
You can expect the next content update in April 2018.
Enjoy!
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Update on December 1, 2017: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 17Q4
SAP has already published a new version of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map. The name of this version is "17Q4". This blog is used to summarize the changes.
Direct link to the road map
17Q4 Release Changes:
You can expect the next update of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" (version "18Q1") mid of January 2018.
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Update on August 8, 2017: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 17Q3
SAP is about to publish a new version of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map. The name of the version will be 17Q3 (version 17Q2 has been skipped). This blog is used to summarize the planned changes.
Direct link to the road map
17Q3 Release Changes:
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The SAP Road Map Viewer is a tool used by the implementation project team members to navigate the phases, activities, tasks and accelerators related to the SAP Activate methodology.
The on-premise road map "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" is updated quarterly to reflect the latest information. The version name of the road map is <Year><Quarter>. This blog is used to summarize the changes.
Direct link to the road map
17Q1 Release Changes
Here is a new version 20Q3 of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map!
From now on, all road map versions will be documented in dedicated blog posts. Therefor please look up
SAP Activate Methodology for Transition to SAP S/4HANA – New Version
for details on version 20Q3.
This blog post will serve as a change history for all of you who are working with older versions of the road map.
Enjoy!
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Update on April 2, 2020: Transition to SAP S/4HANA - Version 20Q2
Here is a new version 20Q2 of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map!
Again this is a minor update of the road map content this time. No structural changes on activity / deliverable level this time (therefore no road map screenshot here). Change focus was on updating the road map content to Feature Pack Stack 01 of SAP S/4HANA 1909.
The next road map update is planned for early July 2020. Please note that the next update will bring some significant changes. For the on-premise world we go towards Fit-to-Standard with the service portfolio as well as the implementation methodology.
Enjoy!
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Update on February 17, 2020: Transition to SAP S/4HANA - Version 20Q1
Here is a new version of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map!
This is a minor update of the road map content this time. No structural changes on activity / deliverable level this time, but many text changes throughout the road map. Change focus was on tasks and activities which are related to system conversion.
In addition many accelerator links have been updated as well (e.g. on information around the new SAP Activate Appliance 1909).
The next road map update is planned for April 2020.
Enjoy!
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Update on October 30, 2019: Transition to SAP S/4HANA - Version 19Q4
Here is a new version of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map!
Sorry I am a little late, but I needed to wait until the release information for SAP S/4HANA 1909 has been released. So, as always, the new version of the road map is full of 1909 information and updated links for you to check out.
What else?
It was time to come up with a fresh and simplified road map layout. I hope you like the new color coding we are using in all on-premise road maps from now on (the cloud road maps will follow a bit later). The orange blocks indicate pre- and post-phases, project start and end are located in light green.
You can expect the next road map update in early 2020.
Enjoy!
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Update on July 12, 2019: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 19Q3
The new version of the “Transition to SAP SAP/4HANA” road map is online in the SAP Roadmap Viewer.
The “Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map version 19Q2 has been updated significantly. What we improved for you:
- The work stream structure has changed according to new guidelines from SAP Activate. We removed the prefix “Application: “ for many work streams, renamed "Custom Code Extensions" to "Extensibility", "System & Data Migration" to "Data Management", and "Transition to Operations" to "Operations & Support".
The old names came from 2015 when we started with the transition road map for SAP S/4HANA on premise. The new ones fit better to both cloud and on premise projects.
- The name change implies semantical changes. For instance, setting up systems now belongs to the "Technical Architecture and Infrastructure" work stream, because "Data Management" only deals with data volume management and business data migration.
- Some activities have been converted to tasks to make room for something new. For instance, custom code and data cleanup is now a task under "Transition Preparation" (and that's what it is). So don't be surprised when some activities are no longer displayed on the structure picture - the information is still there, but on task level.
- As always, you will find newest service offerings attached to the corresponding road map activity or task. For instance, when it comes to preparing a system conversion, and your first sandbox run has uncovered many existing data inconsistencies in Finance, we can hel you classifying and troubleshooting those inconsistencies, to have everything cleaned up when the productive instance gets converted. The new offering is named "Financial Data Quality Analysis". And there are a couple of other new services for you to explore.
- Next, the road map contains many new and updated links. For instance, the SAP S/4HANA Movement program provides great information on SAP S/4HANA transitions. What I personally like, and what we have linked from the road map is the practical guide for IT Leadership "Mapping your journey to SAP S/4HANA". Here is the direct link.
You see it is definitely worth visiting the road map viewer, and getting the new road map Version for SAP S/4HANA on premise: Direct link to the road map
In case you have feedback to the road map content, or ideas about content to be linked from the road map, please feel free to contact me (christoph.nake@sap.com).
You can expect the next road map update beginning of October 2019, with new information on the 1909 release of SAP S/4HANA on premise.
Enjoy!
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Update on May 2, 2019: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 19Q2
The new version of the “Transition to SAP SAP/4HANA” road map is online in the SAP Roadmap Viewer.
The “Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map version 18Q4 has been updated to reflect information on the newest SAP S/4HANA release 1809 FPS01. The information on supporting services from SAP Value Assurance and new MaxAttention has been updated as well.
Direct link to the road map
Please note that release 19Q1 (both road map and services) has been skipped.
In case you have feedback to the road map content, or ideas about content to be linked from the road map, please feel free to contact me (christoph.nake@sap.com).
Enjoy!
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Update on October29, 2018: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 18Q4
The new version of the “Transition to SAP SAP/4HANA” road map is online in the SAP Roadmap Viewer.
The “Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map version 18Q4 has been updated to reflect information on the newest SAP S/4HANA release 1809. The information on supporting services has been updated as well.
Direct link to the road map
You can expect the next content update beginning of 2019.
Two additional things I would like to mention:
- In case you have feedback to the road map content, or ideas about content to be linked from the road map, please feel free to contact me (christoph.nake@sap.com).
- Once you are already on SAP S/4HANA on premise, you potentially would like to learn on the upgrade procedure. Others would like to know how to implement more innovations. There is a new road map out describing these scenarios. Look up the blog “New SAP S/4HANA Upgrade and Product Integration Road Map” of Astrid Tschense for more details.
Enjoy!
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Update on August 16, 2018: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 18Q3
The new version of the “Transition to SAP SAP/4HANA” road map is online in the SAP Roadmap Viewer.
The “Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map version 18Q3 has been updated to reflect information on the newest feature pack stack 02 for SAP S/4HANA 1709. The configuration activities of the Realize phase have been re-structured in sprints for agile implementation.
The Project Management activities and accelerators from the road map “SAP Activate Methodology for Business Suite and On-Premise” are now directly integrated in the “Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map for E2E coverage of the complete transition project in one place. When using the project plan template accelerator from the road map, all recommended and required project management tasks are already included.
Direct link to the road map
You can expect the next content update in October 2018.
Enjoy!
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Update on April 13, 2018: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 18Q2
The new version of the “Transition to SAP SAP/4HANA” road map is online in the SAP Roadmap Viewer.
The „Transition to SAP S/4HANA” road map 18Q2 has been updated with new information on Feature Pack Stack 01 for release 1709. Although untouched on activity level there are many changes on task level. In particular, the tasks for Fit / Gap and Configuration have been re-written describing application configuration for Line of Business areas (was structured according to Business Priorities in the past).
The Road Map Viewer has a new look and feel, so please see here how to navigate:
On the entry page (Description), you find a "Welcome" section, the road map graphic and a link to a detailed introduction text on how to work with the road map. In the section below, all phases are described.
To start navigating in the road map structure and read through the tasks and activities, you have to open the Content tab.
Once you have opened the road map Content tab, you should filter for your scenario to hide all activities and tasks which are not relevant to you. The following scenarios are available:
- New Implementation
- System Conversion
- Landscape Transformation
To set a scenario filter, scroll down to the More section, in the left structure pane and select the scenario in scope.
To narrow your search further down, you can additionally select a work stream, a phase, or a service.
Direct link to the road map
You can expect the next content update in July 2018.
Enjoy!
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Update on January 9, 2018: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 18Q1
SAP is about to publish an updated version of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map within the next couple of days. The version name is "18Q1" (for better fitting of version name to publishing date). This blog summarizes the content changes:
- Many new and valuable information sources included pointing to SAP blogs where the SAP Regional Implementation Groups have documented their learnings from customer implementation projects.
- Include of a new "Cookbook on Customer / Vendor integration" for customers.
- Updates on new tools around custom code management described in blogs from SAP P&I.
- Include of an important additional pre-check on your custom code. The context is documented in SAP note 2318321).
- Updates on the new 1709 appliance of SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA.
- Many new and updated links pointing to offerings from the SAP Enterprise Support Academy.
Please note that this time, the road map structure on activity level stays unchanged.
Direct link to the road map
You can expect the next content update in April 2018.
Enjoy!
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Update on December 1, 2017: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 17Q4
SAP has already published a new version of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map. The name of this version is "17Q4". This blog is used to summarize the changes.
Direct link to the road map
17Q4 Release Changes:
- New activity named "UX Activation and Design", which bundles all UX related planning and design tasks (were scattered across multiple activities in the past).
- Significant accelerator updates and enhancements:
- Include of about 50 valuable blogs around SAP S/4HANA implementations topics from the SAP Regional Implementation Group (RIG), e.g. on Customer/Vendor integration, or the activation of SAP Best Practices content.
- Update of release specific accelerators to SAP S/4HANA release 1709.
You can expect the next update of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" (version "18Q1") mid of January 2018.
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Update on August 8, 2017: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" - Version 17Q3
SAP is about to publish a new version of the "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" road map. The name of the version will be 17Q3 (version 17Q2 has been skipped). This blog is used to summarize the planned changes.
Direct link to the road map
17Q3 Release Changes:
- Minor restructuring in the work stream for "Project Management"
- Activities within "Application: Solution Adoption" work stream re-named and re-structured
- The activities for "Gap Validation" and "Design Review" have been moved closer to the activity "Integration Validation", because they are addressed by the same supporting SAP Value Assurance service from SAP (named "Safeguarding the Digital Transformation")
- The activity "Custom Code Management Execution" is now a task under "Product Enhancements", which now bundles all required code changes.
- Largest content change: Introduction of a new work stream named "Application: Integration" which bundles activities required to properly integrate the new SAP S/4HANA system into the solution landscape.
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The SAP Road Map Viewer is a tool used by the implementation project team members to navigate the phases, activities, tasks and accelerators related to the SAP Activate methodology.
The on-premise road map "Transition to SAP S/4HANA" is updated quarterly to reflect the latest information. The version name of the road map is <Year><Quarter>. This blog is used to summarize the changes.
Direct link to the road map
17Q1 Release Changes
- Content update for SAP S/4HANA release 1610 FPS01
- Content update to reflect changes of the SAP Value Assurance service packages
- Phase alignment: "Production Cut-over" now happens in the Deploy phase. "Hyper Care", "Handover to Support Organization" and "Q-Gate 5" have been moved accordingly
- New activities and service offerings added to operate and improve the new solution in the Run phase
- "Organizational Change Management" is now in the "Solution Adoption" work stream
- Additional information added on UX and Fiori
- Several new and updated accelerator links
- SAP Managed Tags:
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