BTS Project Glossary of Terms Glossary Term SAP Definition SAP stands for Systems, Application and Products.

It is the name of the software company and the software itself. A standardized methodology that brings together the latest approaches and experiences in SAP R/3 implementation. The methodology includes the following steps/phases in the SAP Roadmap: 1. Project Preparation 2. Business Blueprint 3. Realization 4. Final Preparation 5. Go-live Support 6. Continuous Improvement A meeting/session held to confirm and endorse system requirements. A configuration involves selecting options in SAP that will refine how transactions cater to business requirements. It does not involve any changes to existing programs. A customization is any additional coding that needs to be done in order to meet requirements that are outside of the SAP delivered (vanilla) functionality. Examples of customization objects include Reports, Interfaces, Enhancements, and Conversions. The purpose of the Project Preparation Phase is to perform the initial project planning and preparation. During this phase, the focus is to build an infrastructure for the project, to identify the project team members and to develop a detailed project plan. Initial training is performed, giving the project team a foundation in both the SAP software package and the implementation methodology and tools.

Accelerated SAP (ASAP)

validation session configuration

customization

Project Preparation Phase

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BTS Project Glossary of Terms Glossary Term Definition The key processes required to monitor and guide the progress of the project are designed and put into place during this phase. The purpose of the Business Blueprint phase is to create a business blueprint for a particular business function. This blueprint is a detailed documentation of the requirements gathering and prototyping efforts conducted by respective BTS project teams. The Realization phase is to design, specify and configure all of the business requirements based on the Business Blueprint. The Final Preparation phase is to help prepare LAUSD for going live with new system components. The purpose of Go-live & Support phase is to move from a pre-production environment to a live production system. A support organization will be established for the first critical days of live operation as well as provide longer term support. The purpose of Global Blueprinting is to gather business requirements at a high level in order to build a model that establishes the foundation for common data and organizational hierarchy elements to be used for all SAP releases. Release 1 Finance refers to the first roll-out of the new SAP system and focuses on Financials implementation, with the majority of the financial capabilities implemented during this phase. The go-live date for Release 1 is July 2006. Release 2 Human Resources & Payroll refers to the second roll-out after Finance and focuses primarily on 2

Business Blueprint Phase

Realization Phase

Final Preparation Phase

Go-live & Support

Global Blueprinting

Release 1 Finance

Release 2 Human Resources & Payroll

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BTS Project Glossary of Terms Glossary Term Definition the implementation of the core Human Resources and Payroll functionality. The go-live date for Release 2 is December 2006. Release 3 Employee Self-Service implements the major elements of procurement, expands the capabilities of Human Resources through self service and completes the implementation of Workflow and Business Warehouse. The go-live date for Release 3 is July 2007. The systems integrator specializes in assisting a client install and maintain ERP software and hardware; reengineer their business processes; configure and customize software; develop training materials and reorganize IT for long term sustainability. Individual with expert knowledge in a particular subject matter area.

Release 3 Employee Self-Service (ESS) & Supply Chain

Systems Integrator

Subject Matter Expert (SME)

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