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Project Management with LogiPlus
Managing SAP and IT projects successfully and efficiently.
Managing SAP & IT projects with LogiPlus:
In Time. In Quality. In Budget.
Challenges in SAP and IT projects
New projects usually bring about noticeable changes. However, this often leads to uncertainties in the company, which is why structured project and change management is a key success factor. This is especially true for SAP and IT projects.
Almost all areas of the company are often affected. A structured, effective and quality-oriented project methodology is required to successfully manage projects and change management across all divisions.
With our experienced project managers and with our tools and methodologies we offer the optimal project implementation. And we do this in an interactive project management process with our customers.
The right project methodology for your requirements
Which project methodology is the most suitable depends on the respective starting position in the company. Which milestones exist? Are there clearly defined work packages? Are there fixed cost and time schedules? Are there specifications regarding technologies? These and other questions must be answered in advance.
Project management according to the waterfall methodology for complex projects
In more complex projects, such as an SAP implementation, management often requires a clear definition of the technologies, phases, content and costs to be used. Requirements, goals, and technologies to be used are clearly defined in a requirements and functional specification.
At LogiPlus we rely on classic best practice and rapid deployment solutions. These have proven themselves in numerous projects due to their systematic approach, repeatability, measurability and predictability. This is how we achieve defined goals in time, quality and budget.
Based on our practical experience, we have extended the classic 5 phases of the waterfall methodology to a total of 8 phases.
- Strategy consulting
- Project preparation
- Conception
- SAP Business Blueprint
- Realisation
- Go-Live: Preparation & Implementation
- Ramp-up management
- Support in regular operation
As-is analysis (processes & IT); creation of target concept: system architecture, processes, integration (incl. brownfield/ greenfield, automation concept)
Provision of all necessary assets for project implementation, cornerstone for a successful project
Development of specifications with target processes and target system architecture
Development of functional specifications to specify the requirements for processes, IT and interfaces
Implementation of the requirements defined in the specification sheet. Programming, customising, additional solutions, tests.
Planning and implementation of activities to prepare the Go-Live of the solution (incl. cut-over plan, data migration). Implementation Go-Live
Support of the customer's users and key users and transfer of the system into routine operation
7x24 support services in Germany, incident management, maintenance, upgrades and customer-specific training
Other project methodologies:
Agile approach & Hybrid approach
Agile approach
Suitable for projects with high complexity and process dependencies that require a high degree of customer involvement and offer leeway in terms of cost, time and project scope.
Example: Development of a software prototype.
Characteristics of the agile approach
- No need for a fully developed technical concept, since project goals are usually not yet firmly defined at the start of the project
- Focus on the solution to be delivered and a high user acceptance
- Project characterized by flexibility and dynamics through so-called sprints with short intereration cycles
- Thus fast provision of first partial results
- Rapid implementation of changes arising during the course of the project
Hybrid approach
The hybrid form fulfils on the one hand the management’s wish for a regulated procedure (classic approach), on the other hand the operative employees’ wish for agile, dynamic processes.
Example: Complete S/4HANA rollout at multiple sites
Characteristics of the hybrid approach
- Basis is the waterfall model.
- Until the realisation phase, agile Scrum elements (Sprints and Daily Scrum) are used, these enable iterative loops.
- Thus, individual work packages can be completed and tested.
- After successful testing, if the processes in the system are working properly, you move on to the next sprint.
- This rolling planning reduces the error rate and unexpected effects of different work packages on each other are avoided.