Focused build overview

Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager
Overview Methodology and Tools
Michael Klöffer and MO Schäfer, Digital Business Services, SAP SE
December 2016
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Requirement-to-Deploy Value Chain

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Introduction
Requirement-to-Deploy is an integrated end-to-end process for the
build capabilities in SAP Solution Manager 7.2.
IT organizations today experience challenges in planning,
sourcing, developing, and delivering applications and services
that generate desired business outcomes.
[…] R2D is designed to ensure predictable, cost-effective, high
quality results to the business while also promoting high levels
of re-use, flexibility, speed, and collaboration [...].
The Open Group, http://pubs.opengroup.org/it4it/refarch20/chap06.html
R2D Functional Areas
Process
Management
Requirements
Management
Change Control
Management
Portfolio & Project
Management
Release
Management
Test
Management
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Requirements to Deploy with SAP Solution Manager 7.2
Automated
• Tiresome and error-prone labor is eliminated
• Automated real-time dashboards replace
spreadsheets
• Centralized automated status of all projects
worldwide
Jumpstart
• Predict and realize business value
• Standardized project plans and services
• Best-practice processes and pre-configuration
• Always up-to-date with One Content Cloud
Agile
• Build what the business needs, when they need it
• Continuous feedback loops with the business
• Incremental delivery of solution
• Agile Release Train
Out-Task
• Package and distribute work
• Centralized orchestration of distributed delivery teams
• Track solution readiness against due dates
• Collaboration and quality assurance with SAP

SAP Solution Manager Integration Model
Key Value Chains
IncidentMonitor
Detect to
correct
Problem Optimize
Portfolio Management Project Management
Portfolio to
Project
Demand Design Development Test Deploy
Requirement to
Deploy
Service RequestService Catalogue
Request to
Fulfill
Service Fulfillment
Value Chain View Lifecycle View

Key Value Chains in the Application Lifecycle: Requirements to Deploy (Innovate)
 Business demand
We ideate the process and application landscape and we assess
trial systems. We define the scope of our agile development
project and prepare business acceptance tests.
We develop, test and deploy the new digital solution within the
agreed time and budget.
We break down the strategic initiative into operational
processes and requirements. We collaboratively track
solution readiness and test business acceptance regularly.
 Solution delivery
 Value Chain Details

Key Value Chains in the Application Lifecycle: Requirement to Deploy (Fix)
 Business demand
The root cause analysis shows that a fix of the program
is needed. We develop, test and deploy the fix quickly.
I cannot save my travel expenses.

Key Value Chains in the Application Lifecycle: Requirement to Deploy (Enhancement)
 Business demand
We understand and sympathize with the end-user. We analyze
effort, skills, and capacity. We negotiate cost and delivery date
with the business.
We develop, test and deploy the enhancement within the agreed
timeline.
Every day, I have to enter the same data
over and over again. Why?

Requirements to deploy follows change pace
Fix
Enhance
Innovate
Program fix required
to resolve disruption
Enhancement
required for daily
business operations
Strategic initiative for
new business model
Plan solution
delivery
Assess enhancement
request, negotiate
delivery and cost
Deliver solution with continuous business
feedback
Deliver enhancement
Fix immediately, deliver break-fixes and
standard changes
Bundled in
major release
Bundled in
minor release
As fast as needed.
Monitor Solution Readiness
The requirement-to-deploy
value chain supports the
three different change paces
at an optimum.
No overhead.
Model to-be
processes, collect
requirements

Three different paces of requirement to deploy
Fix
Enhance
Innovate
Incident
Business
Requirement
Requirement* Work Package,
Scope Change
IT Requirement
Problem,
Request for Change
Work Item
Change Document
Major releases
Minor releases
Immediately after
approval, or minor
release
*) Planned innovation
Solution Readiness Dashboard *

Change
Portfolio Management Project ManagementPortfolio to Project
Demand Design Development Test DeployRequirement to Deploy
Initiative
Investment
Bucket
Portfolio Item Project IssueRisk
Requirement Work Package
IT
Requirement
Work Item Test Case
Test Plan
Release
DefectRequest for
Change
Defect
Correction

SAP Solution Manager 7.2
Optimal for Your Digital Business Transformation
Launchpad, Apps
and Dashboards
One Process Landscape
for Business and IT
Transparent
requirements to deploy
On-Premise, Hybrid
and Cloud Solutions
DIGITAL
BUSINESS
SAP S/4HANA
and SAP customer
solutions
SAP Solution Manager
on SAP HANA

Focused Solutions for SAP Solution Manager
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You enjoy the preparation and eat your own food. You order, and enjoy.
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Focused solutions are turnkey solutions, made for immediate consumption.
Ready-to-run. Highly preconfigured and automated. Delivers all you need: Features, training …
Based on SAP Solution Manager. Available to all customers.
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Focused Solutions Available
Focused Build
Ÿ Automated visibility of solution
readiness against due dates, with
integrated risk management
Ÿ Agile release and software engineering
with JIRA integration
Ÿ Automated test planning, change &
release management to support
continuous delivery & integration and
DevOps
Ÿ Full integration of demand, project,
process, change, release and test
management
Focused Run
Ÿ E2E Transaction Monitoring &
Application Performance Mgmt.
Ÿ Mass volume system management for
service provider, VAR, big customers
Ÿ E2E Integration Monitoring & Exception
Management for SAP and non-SAP
components
Focused Insights
Ÿ Build custom-specific, easy-to-use
dashboards in minutes
Ÿ Pre-packaged content with simplified
configuration models, no programming
needed
Ÿ Monitor 800+ best-practice KPIs, pre-
selected for standard use cases
Ÿ Mix real-time or historic metrics from
across all SAP Solution Manager use
cases
Ÿ Enable top-level, strategic, KPI-driven
management for the business solution
for IT and Business

Focused Solutions for SAP Solution Manager
Standard Software, Tailored to You
You get the solution you need. If you don’t need it, don’t buy it.
It’s ready-to-run.
All the benefits of a personal consulting solution without the cost involved.
You get complete maintenance and support.
You only pay what you use. No hidden costs. No shelf ware.
Everybody can get it easily and instantly through SAP Store.
Risk-free test drive, anywhere, anytime.
Starting at only € 250 per user.
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Value of Focused Build




Solution
Documentation
Expertise
~ 25 PD
Change & Release
Management
Process Expertise
~ 100 PD
Project
Management
Process Expertise
~ 25 PD
Agile, DevOps &
Requirements
Process Expertise
~ 25 PD

Integration &
Reporting
Process Expertise
~ 75 PD
~ 250 PD * € 1,500 = € 375,000
(+ cost for maintenance & upgrade
3% = € 11,250 per year)

Pre-packaged
requirements to
deploy
(75 users * € 250) + (10 PD1
* € 1,500) = € 33,750
(no cost for maintenance & upgrade,
rental fee per year)
1
) Configuration and setup

Focused Solutions
Licensing and Pricing
Licensing through the SAP Store
Ÿ All customers can buy licenses in the SAP Store.
Ÿ SAP MaxAttention get the licenses with a dedicated service, and do not have to buy in the SAP Store
Ÿ You can reach the SAP Store at http://sapstore.com/focused-build or http://sapstore.com/focused-insights
Who is a user?
– Licensing is based on named users per year
– Only users who actually work with the solution need to be licensed.
o Users in Focused Build are all active project members. Tester is not counted as active users (Details)
o Users in Focused Insights are all viewers of the dashboards. (Details)
– Named users who execute functions of focused solutions are counted with the standard license auditing processes of SAP
Get It For Only € 250 per user per year.

Focused Solutions Circle
The Circle is an open program for service
companies who excel in focused solutions
Ÿ Pilot phase from June 2016 to December 2016
Ÿ Membership is possible for all companies fulfilling the
membership criteria
Ÿ All members are entitled to exclusive benefits

Focused Build
Outcome based delivery - constant feedback loops with the business
Ready-to-run, and integrated, tool-supported methodology to manage
requirements and software development in large, agile projects.
Value added by methodology & tools
Ÿ Automated visibility of solution readiness against
due dates, with integrated risk management
Ÿ Management of distributed development teams
Ÿ Agile release and software engineering with
optional JIRA integration
Ÿ Automated test planning, change & release
management to support continuous delivery &
integration and DevOps
Ÿ Full integration of demand, project, process,
change, release and test management

Focused Build
Turn-Key Process Configuration and Integration
What Is Included in Focused Build?
Process
Management
Requirements
Management
Change Control
Management
Portfolio & Project
Management
Release
Management
Test
Suite
UI5 Applications
Standalone
Enhancements
Dashboards
Role-based Training Units
: Powerful, and flexible, configurable engines of SAP Solution Manager : Turn-key solutions tuning powerful engines for a focused use case

Discovery Team
(Business)
Build Team
(Plan)
Build Team
(Development)
Test
Management
Create work
package
Develop,
configure, unit
test
Document work
item & progress
Defect
correction
Release work
item
Plan & execute
SFT, FIT, UAT,
RT (per wave)
Assign work
items & build
teams
Discovery
WS for
requirements
Release
Management
Hand-over
release to
customer
Build, test and
validate release
PMO
Manage defects
Manage
hyper-care
Focused Build for Application / Software
Create project
plan
• Track project readiness, issues and risks
• Manage scope change
Manage q-gate
deliverables,
sign-off
Manage
show & tell

• Project plan
• Release, waves, and
sprints
• Process model
• Application landscape
• Requirements & gaps
• Functional specification
• Config. guide, test cases
• System landscape
• Tech. design
• Dev. Objects in transports
• Test request
• Test plan
• Release

Transparent Requirements-to-Deploy
Incremental deployment with constant feedback loops with the business
Prepare Scope Build Deploy Run
Projects
Waves
Sprints


Key-User
Test
Unit & single
functional test
Agile Releases
UAT and
final integration
testing


Releases synchronize project go lives and
ensure continuous delivery and integration.
Project to bundle deliverables.
Multiple and parallel projects are possible
Phases ending with Quality Gates
Short prepare and scope, incremental build
Waves ending with Touch and Feel by the business
(~ 8 – 12 weeks)
Sprints with Show and Tell sessions to the
business (~ 2 weeks)

Efficient DevOps and Scaled Agile with Focused Build
Incremental deployment with constant feedback loops with the business





Releases synchronize project go lives and
ensure continuous delivery and integration.
Project to bundle deliverables.
Multiple and parallel projects are possible
Phases ending with Quality Gates
Short prepare and scope, incremental build
Waves ending with Touch and Feel by the business
(~ 8 – 12 weeks)
Sprints with Show and Tell sessions to the
business (~ 2 weeks)
Jira Integration,
unit test automation,
transport automation
Test planning &
execution automation
Program Level
Team Level
Continuous delivery
and automation
Scaled agile
orchestration
Release automation
Pragmatic documentation
handling
Automated reporting
Automated completion
tracking

System Integrators
Project Team Onsite
Gap validation




SAP
Process and Application
Landscape
Requirements Work Packages /
Work Items
Perceived
Gaps
WRICEF/Gap
 

Development
Factories
Build
Factories
Transparent Requirements-to-Deploy
Agile Delivery Model for Focused Build
Fit
SAP Standard
Development
ICC MCC

Onsite DeliverySolution Readiness Dashboard
 
JIRA Integration
Gap

Content Delivery with Build
Gaps
WRICEF
Project plan
Test management

Q-gates

WBS
Test Execution
& Automation
Work
package
 MCC
 Factories
Test
Planning

JIRA@GSSProcess and Application Landscape
 +
Process Models Delta
=
Requirements
CRM@GSS

Onsite Project on SAP Solution Manager + Focused Build
Solution
Readiness
Dashboard

Change
and Release
management
 System Landscape
Systems &
Products

ContentRemote Delivery
 Test Cases
 Processes
& Config

Project
Plan


What does Focused Build offer in
addition to requirement-to-deploy in
SAP Solution Manager 7.2 standard?

SAP Solution Manager 7.2 project management
SAP Solution Manager 7.2 comes with a market
established and fully integrated project
management capability.
SAP Solution Manager project management
Ÿ Flexible project structure for easy project handling
Ÿ GANTT Chart update by one click
Ÿ Projects templates to ensure one methodology for project
execution
Ÿ Project snapshots and simulations for trend analyses and
risk mitigation
Ÿ ERP integration for cost control
Ÿ Role-based resource management for easy resource pre-
planning
Ÿ Resource staffing and responsibilities on project structure
level ensure for high transparency and easy work distribution
Integrated process experience
Ÿ Requirements Management Integration
Ÿ Change and Request Management integration
Ÿ Solution Documentation
Ÿ Test Management integration

What’s in Focused Build on top of SAP Solution Manager?
Project Management
Additions for Project Managers
Ÿ Preconfigured WBS in SAP Solution Manager Project
Management with the wave and sprint concept, all the
milestones and q-gates
Ÿ Risks as an entity of SAP Solution Manager that you
can use to report, assess, and mitigate risks. In
addition, you can define risk strategies and
assignments
Ÿ Solution readiness dashboard with pre-defined KPIs
and metrics
Ÿ Tight integration of the WBS with work packages,
issues, risks, and the solution readiness dashboard

DEMO
Solution Readiness Dashboard

SAP Solution Manager 7.2 solution documentation
SAP Solution Manager 7.2 comes with a dramatically
improved solution documentation capability.
SAP Solution Manager solution documentation
Ÿ Web-based documentation experience
Ÿ Content Lifecycle Model
Ÿ Integrated BPMN process editor
Ÿ Multi-level hierarchies (more than three)
Ÿ Processes assembled from re-use libraries
Ÿ Processes are validated and optimized continuously based
on real usage
Ÿ Requirements Management Integration
Ÿ Project and Portfolio Management integration
Ÿ Test Management integration
Ÿ Business Process Monitoring integration

SAP Solution Manager 7.2 requirements management
SAP Solution Manager 7.2 comes with a new
requirements management capability.
SAP Solution Manager requirements management
Ÿ New entity: Business requirement and IT requirement
Ÿ Central storage for requirements and change management
information along the lifecycle
Ÿ Central point of access for requirements related process and
technical documentation
Ÿ Role-based approach for easy communication between
business and IT
Ÿ Easy way to provide transparency for people involved
Ÿ Modular, adaptable, predefined and User focused
Ÿ Solution Documentation
Ÿ Project and Portfolio Management integration

Discovery Team
Additions for the Discovery Team
Ÿ Discovery workshops with customers for delta
identification (fit/ gap analysis)
Ÿ Multi-language support for requirements
Ÿ Requirements integration into process models with
customer handover to build team
Ÿ The tight integration of the requirements with the
solution landscape, process models, work packages,
work items, solution documentation, and the solution
readiness dashboard

Build Team
Additions for the Build Team
Ÿ Simplified solution documentation with DropDoc
Ÿ Templates for functional specifications, technical
design documents, test cases, etc. to accelerate build
projects
Ÿ SAP UI5 apps for work packages and work items
Ÿ In-place reporting on Solution Documentation status
Ÿ Remote factory and JIRA integration
Ÿ The solution readiness dashboard with pre-defined
KPIs and metrics.
Ÿ The tight integration of the WBS with work packages,
issues, risks, and the solution readiness dashboard.

Test Team
Additions for the Test Team
Ÿ Test execution status by test plan
Ÿ Test execution progress by projects, which is very
relevant if you have a master project with various
subprojects
Ÿ Open defects by priority
Ÿ Open defects by priority and status
Ÿ Defect timeline shows you how many defects in status
Created/ In Progress you have versus the ones in
status Closed/ Confirmed
Ÿ Defects across projects

Stand-alone features
Test System Refresh
Ÿ Include test system refresh to Task List
Ÿ Perform delta calculation
Ÿ Re-apply transports
Simple IT Request
Ÿ Single Point of Entry for all ITIL Processes with an
intuitive User Interface
Change Request Management Enhancements
Ÿ Cross Landscape Distribution
Ÿ Repack
Ÿ WebUI Scorecard
Ÿ Status Dependent Check Framework
Retrofit Automation
Ÿ Setup Retrofit in Batch Mode for all conflict free
Retrofits
Ÿ Define Retrofit Target Request
Ÿ Post processing Success mail or error mail
Retrofit for BW
Ÿ Verify current retrofit setup
Ÿ Configure special handling for BW objects
Ÿ Detailed testing for the critical BW objects
Release Batch Import
Ÿ Establish one central Tool to schedule all imports
consistently
Ÿ Import plan setup
Ÿ Import scheduling
Details

Focused Build Curriculum
Run Discovery
Workshops
(Discovery Team)
Plan Project &
Track Progress
(PMO Team)
Manage Work
Packages
(Build Team)
Overview
Methodology & Tools
(Full Audience)
Manage Work
Items
(Build Team)
Manage Transports
& Release
(Release Manager)
Plan & Execute
Tests
(Test Coordinator)
Supporting Material and How-to Documents
Manage Solution
Documentation
(Full Audience)
Setup & Configure
Service Add-On
(Support Team)

Knowledge Resources
If you want to learn more on the topic,
the Focused Build Learning Map comprises
Ÿ Video presentations and demonstrations of all
processes and tools
Ÿ Self-study presentations
Ÿ How-to guides
The Learning Map is available in the SAP Enterprise Support Academy.

Information Links
• Buy Focused Solutions:
https://www.sapstore.com/search?text=focused
• Focused Solutions Website:
https://support.sap.com/focused
• Focused Solutions Circle Partners:
https://support.sap.com/solution-manager/focused/focused-solutions-circle.html
• Focused Solutions Knowledge Center (SAP internal):
https://jam4.sapjam.com/groups/about_page/7R883J7EyUUpEzqhhzoYCN
• Questions about Focused Solutions?
Contact us at focused.solutions@sap.com

Thank you.
Michael Klöffer
Chief Service Architect
Digital Business Services, SAP SE
MO Schäfer
Chief Solution Architect
Digital Business Services, SAP SE

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