Glossary of Terms

BTS Project Glossary of Terms

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Glossary Term Definition SAP SAP stands for Systems, Application

and Products. It is the name of the software company and the software itself.

Accelerated SAP (ASAP) A standardized methodology that brings together the latest approaches and experiences in SAP R/3 implementation. The methodology includes the following steps/phases in the SAP Roadmap:

1. Project Preparation 2. Business Blueprint 3. Realization 4. Final Preparation 5. Go-live Support 6. Continuous Improvement

validation session A meeting/session held to confirm and endorse system requirements.

configuration A configuration involves selecting options in SAP that will refine how transactions cater to business requirements. It does not involve any changes to existing programs.

customization A customization is any additional coding that needs to be done in order to meet requirements that are outside of the SAP delivered (vanilla) functionality. Examples of customization objects include Reports, Interfaces, Enhancements, and Conversions.

Project Preparation Phase The purpose of the Project Preparation Phase is to perform the initial project planning and preparation. During this phase, the focus is to build an infrastructure for the project, to identify the project team members and to develop a detailed project plan. Initial training is performed, giving the project team a foundation in both the SAP software package and the implementation methodology and tools.



Glossary Term Definition The key processes required to monitor and guide the progress of the project are designed and put into place during this phase.

Business Blueprint Phase The purpose of the Business Blueprint phase is to create a business blueprint for a particular business function. This blueprint is a detailed documentation of the requirements gathering and prototyping efforts conducted by respective BTS project teams.

Realization Phase The Realization phase is to design, specify and configure all of the business requirements based on the Business Blueprint.

Final Preparation Phase The Final Preparation phase is to help prepare LAUSD for going live with new system components.

Go-live & Support The purpose of Go-live & Support phase is to move from a pre-production environment to a live production system. A support organization will be established for the first critical days of live operation as well as provide longer term support.

Global Blueprinting The purpose of Global Blueprinting is to gather business requirements at a high level in order to build a model that establishes the foundation for common data and organizational hierarchy elements to be used for all SAP releases.

Release 1 – Finance Release 1 – Finance refers to the first roll-out of the new SAP system and focuses on Financials implementation, with the majority of the financial capabilities implemented during this phase. The go-live date for Release 1 is July 2006.

Release 2 – Human Resources & Payroll

Release 2 – Human Resources & Payroll refers to the second roll-out after Finance and focuses primarily on



Glossary Term Definition the implementation of the core Human Resources and Payroll functionality. The go-live date for Release 2 is December 2006.

Release 3 – Employee Self-Service (ESS) & Supply Chain

Release 3 – Employee Self-Service implements the major elements of procurement, expands the capabilities of Human Resources through self service and completes the implementation of Workflow and Business Warehouse. The go-live date for Release 3 is July 2007.

Systems Integrator The systems integrator specializes in assisting a client install and maintain ERP software and hardware; reengineer their business processes; configure and customize software; develop training materials and reorganize IT for long term sustainability.

Subject Matter Expert (SME) Individual with expert knowledge in a particular subject matter area.

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