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
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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
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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…
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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
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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
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The “as-is” PoV – Visually depicted and the
point!
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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!”
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3 ways IBM Rational can help optimize your SAP
deliveries
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IBM Enterprise planning for SAP
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IBM Application Lifecycle
Management for SAP
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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
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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…
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2
Architecture Management
Requirements Management
Every requirement is aligned to one
or more architectural objects…
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Know what to test...
3
2
Change
Management
Test Planning & Execution
Management
…and is inherently linked into test
plans.
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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
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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!”
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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
•
•
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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
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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
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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
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 Technology Award: Global Technology
Partner of the Year
 Service Award: Transformational Award Rapid Time to Value
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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.
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"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”
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Customer uses Rational Quality Manager for creation and Maintenance of Tests
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Customer uses BPCA for change impact analysis
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Customer needs to create a test plan/test suite in Rational Quality Manager
based on the BPCA Analysis results
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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
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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
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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
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Quality
Manager
Team
Concert
• Performance
Server
• Test
Virtualization
Server
Performance
Tester
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