SAP Solution Design
Tools and products considered while creating technical solution design;
(Identify four tools / products you can use to design the Technical Solution for RenewAgra
(including one Lifecycle Management tool). Explain in 1-2 sentences
why have you chosen each tool ).
SAP S/4 HANA- As RenewAgra’s EnvoData is already using SAP S/4 HANA, it would be useful to
use the same across all segments of business. It provides an end to end ERP solution that can
streamline and optimize business processes across all the businesses of RenewAgra.
Jira software - Jira software is an agile project management tool that can assist in aiding
business development processes across teams.
Microsoft Azure- It provides an effective cloud platform to host RenewAgra data and
applications in order to provide transparency and scalability.
Atlassian bucket- this tool can help in managing code and configuration across different teams
working on technical solutions.
Solution used for similar task;
Document the following points based on the customer success story:
a) Customer information
b) Pain points
c) Technical solution
d) How the technical solution specifically addressed the pain points.
Customer information - customer is a global agro based company having multiple businesses in
multiple countries with over 100 processing plants, a vast transportation network and an
extensive supply chain.
Pain points- Customer was facing a problem of disparate data management spread across its
different businesses. They were using an outdated system and the data was stored locally in
offices or with local engineering staff leading to inconsistencies.
Technical solution- The customer overcame this problem by implementing SAP S/4 HANA
which included SAP fiori UX, SAP HANA, SAP analytics which provided an integrated platform
across all the units of business.
How technical solution specifically address the pain points;
SAP S/4 HANA - the solution helped the customer optimize their operations and reduce costs by
enabling them to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement. Overall, the technical
solution helped the customer achieve their goals of standardizing their processes and
improving their search results. SAP fiori UX enables users to access and manage information.
SAP analytics enable users to make data driven decisions.
Identifying and closing gaps (Task 2 - Activity 3)
Document three gaps and how to close each gap.
Gaps and solutions;
Outdated data management system- SAP S/4 HANA.
Face to face planning and communication with customers- SAP transport management.
Improvement in terms of data visualization and simulation- SAP analytics clouds.
Incorporate Customer Feedback (Task 3 - Activity 1)
Identity regulatory and compliance requirements for RenewAgra. Review the case study and list
two compliance regulatory requirements that the customer might have.
Based on the information provided in the case study, two possible regulatory and compliance
requirements for RenewAgra are:
Data privacy regulation- RenewAgra has its business in several countries and must be subject to
data privacy regulation as per laws of the land like general data protection rule in European
union, California consumer privacy act in United states,
Environmental regulations- RenewAgra operates in various countries and hence it shall abide by
the environmental laws of those countries and must make efforts to carry out sustainable
farming techniques, reducing carbon footprints etc.
Incorporate Customer Feedback (Task 3 - Activity 3)
Use SAP Fiori Apps Library to find apps that might match the customer's requirement.
List two Fiori apps that might be useful for RenewAgra and the reasons for selecting these apps.
Remember, customers wanted a simplified user interface from where both customer entities
and partners can access data.
Based on the RenewAgra case study. here are two fiori apps that might be useful for the
customer:
My Sales Overview (SAP S/4HANA Sales): This app provides sales managers with an overview
of their sales team's performance and helps them to make decisions that might be fruitful for
them to improve their sales figures.
My purchase requisition ( SAP S/4 HANA sourcing and procurement )- this app enables users to
create, view, manage purchase requisition from mobile devices providing greater convenience
to the users of the app. Given RenewAara's procurement needs. This app could help streamline
and simplify their purchasing workflows, while providing easy access to important data for both
RenewAgra and its partners.
Managing customer requirements and feedback (Task 4 - Activity 1)
List two ways in which the SAP Solution Manager would help in the documentation of customer
requirements while working on Technical Solution
SAP solution manager can help in documentation in the following manner;
Requirement management - this provides a central repository for managing requirements
throughout the project life cycle which also includes capturing documents, customers needs
and their corresponding test cases.
Business process modeling- SAP manager includes business modeling tools to document and
visualize business processes.
Preparing for the Q-Gate (Task 5 - Activity 1)
Create a To-do List of implementation/configuration activities. List 3 To-do items and do the
checks on feasibility and so on in the table format provided.
To do
Is it Feasible
A
Yes
Does it meet
the Timeline?
Yes
B
Yes
No
C
Yes
Yes
What are the
Constraints?
Mgmt
objections
Tight
deadlines
Manpower
MoSCoW
Prioritization
Must-have
Should-have
Could-have