October 17th, 2013 IBM Rational solutions for Optimize SAP deployments with Rational solutions Martin Morgentaler, IBM Rational Senior Client Technical Professional Marty Levesque, IBM Rational National Solution Advisor & CLM Segment Leader Topics Common ERP customization challenge ‘Typical’ customer challenges and issues How can Rational help optimize your SAP implementations? End-2-End ALM with Rational & SAP Helping break down your information silos… ALM Analyst reports 2 3 © 2013 IBM Corporation Research Report: Avoiding ERP Implementation Pitfalls* Central to the success of your ERP project is the gap analysis and the elimination of redundant business processes. “Planning is the key to avoiding pitfalls…” ALL key areas Rational's SAP solution can solve! *Source: CBP Research 4 Change is inevitable and constant Modified Business Processes M&A and Reorganizations Maintenance Upgrades Regional rollouts Business changes IT changes New Products, Vendors, etc… Yet, managing risk is critical to project/delivery success! Compliance changes Governance Risk Management Compliance Examples: SOX, SEC, FDA, Basel2, etc… 5 6 © 2013 IBM Corporation The 1 pain point! Not having a “living single view of truth” from business need to operational service* …thousands of detailed descriptions that were dynamic, always evolving AND needed to get worked into varied solutions (SAP and Non-SAP). *Source: Project sponsor and Canadian Federal Gov’t Senior Director General, Business Transformation Office 7 The 2 pain point! Not having automated or ‘real-time’ impact analysis …because this information was stored across hundreds of spreadsheets, file shares and various other ‘tools’ and binders! Not easily shareable Not easily aligned or integrated No ability to manage change or relationships No ability to create new views or insights 8 The “as-is” PoV – Visually depicted and the point! 3 pain Ever growing (and unmanageable) information silos! Key project stakeholders (Input from…) Project Managers Business Analysts Architects Project data lives everywhere (req’ts, changes, etc…) Others.. Solution Mgrs and other key stakeholders “…1+1+1=n possible versions of the truth!” 9 10 © 2013 IBM Corporation 3 ways IBM Rational can help optimize your SAP deliveries 1 IBM Enterprise planning for SAP 2 IBM Application Lifecycle Management for SAP 3 IBM Quality management for SAP Rational Quality Manager Impact analysis Automated testing Rational System Architect Architect the right implementation Big picture view of existing SAP implementation Visualize, analyze, plan and communicate your SAP deployment 11 Rational C/ALM Add team collaboration and project transparency Complete application lifecycle traceability Complete audit trail, process and automated governance Performance testing Virtualization & Integration testing Rational Quality Management Manage and test SAP and non-SAP projects as a ‘single view of the truth’ Automated functional and integration testing Test business process changes for proper deployment …and when you put it all together! Know what you want… Know what to build… 1 2 Architecture Management Requirements Management Every requirement is aligned to one or more architectural objects… 12 Know what to test... 3 2 Change Management Test Planning & Execution Management …and is inherently linked into test plans. 13 © 2013 IBM Corporation An open foundation and lifecycle management solution for ERP Deliver a global approach to managing and testing SAP & Non-SAP projects Others.. Non-SAP SAP Line of Business Customers Business Analyst Teams Solution Architects Manage cost, risk and speed of delivery Open Lifecycle Integration Platform Integrate Connecting process and information Software, data, and tools 14 Collaborate Unifying teams Projects, and organizational cultures Optimize Simplifying governance through continuous process improvement One of the primary goals…break down the information silos! Key project stakeholders (Input from…) All teams Project data lives everywhere (req’ts, changes, etc…) Solution Mgrs and other key stakeholders Others.. BPM Design requirements Use cases Architectural requirements Business rules Feature documents UI requirements Functional requirements Flow diagram Non-Functional requirements Collaborate Reviews “ONE source of the truth!” 15 The full End-2-End ALM PoV Achieving a single view of the truth Others... Harvesting… Architecture Repository • • • • • Meta-model TOGAF BPM LEAD Etc… Collaborative Lifecycle Mgmt • • • Rational Quality Manager Rational Team Concert Rational Requirements Composer • • • 116 Linked data approach No data replication / duplication Full traceability! And many others…! You can get it! 3 ways to optimize your SAP implementation with IBM Application Lifecycle Management for SAP 1. 2. 3. IBM Enterprise Planning for SAP IBM Application Lifecycle Management for SAP IBM Quality Management for SAP How you can get it! • Official documentation for IBM Rational's Connector for SAP Solution Manager • Download the Rational connector for SAP • Follow our YouTube video series on IBM Rational's solution for SAP 17 IBM wins three important SAP Pinnacle Awards in 2013 This achievement marks 28 SAP Pinnacle Awards for IBM since 2002 For over 40 years, IBM and SAP have helped clients formulate and execute winning strategies. Since the SAP Pinnacle Awards began in 2002, IBM has won 28 awards—more than any other SAP partner. Technology Award: Database and Technology / HANA Co-innovation Partner of the Year Service Award: Service Expansion Award Reseller Award: VAR/Reseller of the Year and Service Expansion Award 18 Technology Award: Global Technology Partner of the Year Service Award: Transformational Award Rapid Time to Value 19 © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM Positioned in Leaders Quadrant Gartner, Inc.’s 2012 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools Figure 1. Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools Leaders, like IBM Demonstrate: Ability to Execute Compete effectively, positively impacting revenue and delivering solutions to clients that create positive, win-win relationships Completeness of Vision Ability to articulate logical statements about current and future market direction, innovation, customer needs and competitive forces. * Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. 25 Download the full report "This Magic Quadrant graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research note and should be evaluated in the context of the entire report. The Gartner report is available upon request from IBM." IBM Rational recognized as clear leader in ALM! The Forrester WaveTM: Application Life-cycle Management Q4 2012* Report Highlights Highest scores among all vendors for current offering & strategy “…not only has IBM continued development of its strong suite of products, but it has also stitched them together in a more coherent way.” “[IBM] has also made clearer the use cases it supports…such as Agile teams and embedded software development” *Forrester Research Inc, October 23, 2012. Forrester Research, The Forrester Wave™ is copyrighted by Forrester Research, Inc. Forrester and Forrester Wave™ are trademarks of Forrester Research, Inc. The Forrester Wave™ is a graphical representation of Forrester's call on a market and is plotted using a detailed spreadsheet with exposed scores, weightings, and comments. Forrester does not endorse any vendor, product, or service depicted in the Forrester Wave. Information is based on best available resources. Opinions reflect judgment at the time and are subject to change. 21 IBM’s leadership in ALM remains unchallenged! Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting an ALM Solution Reference Code: IT016001477 Publication Date: Jan. 2013 Authors: Chandranshu Singh, Michael Azoff Report Highlights IBM remains the undisputed leader on the technology dimension, scoring much higher than every other vendor on the list. IBM’s ALM offering is and continues to be the most comprehensive and feature rich ALM solution in the market. IBM Rational is one of a select set of vendors leading the ALM space, with a comprehensive portfolio of tools and depth of features that few others can match. ©Ovum published 1/2013 - This report is a licensed product and is not to be photocopied 22 23 © 2013 IBM Corporation E2E ALM of SAP-centric solutions with IBM Rational New SAP Solution Business Blueprint SAP Solution Update Change Impact Analysis Test Planning and Set-up Automated integration testing, scalability and test virtualization Rational Requirements Composer Business Blueprint Setup of business process hierarchy Business requirements Deploy to production Test Execution • Business to IT requirements Rational System Architect • Visualize, analyze, and communicate your enterprise architecture • Enterprise change and business transformation • Rational Test Workbench • Rational Performance Server • Rational Test Virtualization Server Rational Performance Tester • Load and stress test Business Process Change Analyzer (BPCA) Identification of business processes affected by code / customizing changes IT Service Management Incident management 24 Rational Quality Manager • Test planning • Lab management • Test execution • Impact analysis • Business requirements • Defect tracking linked to Team Concert linked with test cases Rational Team Concert • Defect, issue & change management First of a kind integration for test management tools external to SAP Solution Manager BPCA Integration with IBM Rational Quality Manager Customer uses Rational Quality Manager for creation and Maintenance of Tests Customer uses BPCA for change impact analysis Customer needs to create a test plan/test suite in Rational Quality Manager based on the BPCA Analysis results The integration makes use of test scope optimization in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 Business Process Change Analyzer Change Impact Analysis Test Scope Optimization Trigger Test plan generation 25 SAP Solution Manager Connector for IBM Rational Find Test Cases based on impacted requirement Send Test Case Information Automatic Test Plan Creation E2E ALM of SAP-centric solutions with IBM Rational New SAP Solution Business Blueprint SAP Solution Update Change Impact Analysis Test Planning and Set-up Automated integration testing, scalability and test virtualization Rational Requirements Composer Business Blueprint Setup of business process hierarchy Business requirements Deploy to production Test Execution • Business to IT requirements Rational System Architect • Visualize, analyze, and communicate your enterprise architecture • Enterprise change and business transformation • Rational Test Workbench • Rational Performance Server • Rational Test Virtualization Server Rational Performance Tester • Load and stress test Business Process Change Analyzer (BPCA) Identification of business processes affected by code / customizing changes IT Service Management Incident management 26 Rational Quality Manager • Test planning • Lab management • Test execution • Impact analysis • Business requirements • Defect tracking linked to Team Concert linked with test cases Rational Team Concert • Defect, issue & change management First of a kind integration for test management tools external to SAP Solution Manager Architecture for the IBM Rational Connector for SAP Web Application that sits as communication layer in front of the IBM Rational tools and interfaces with SAP Solution Manager Uses SAP provided web services to communicate with Solution Manager 7.1 • Web service request secured by SAML trust relationships between servers Pluggable, web-based architecture • Abstracts multiple products from IBM Rational • Test Workbench • Uses OSLC for IBM Rational products Requirements Composer Business Blueprint Business Process Change Analyzer IBM Rational Connector for SAP Solution Manager IT Service Management System Architect 27 Quality Manager Team Concert • Performance Server • Test Virtualization Server Performance Tester www.ibm.com/software/rational © Copyright IBM Corporation 2013. 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