Managing Your Project with SAP Cloud ALM

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to use the SAP Cloud Application Lifecycle Management (SAP Cloud ALM) tool to manage your project planning, configuration, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

What is SAP Cloud ALM?

SAP Cloud ALM is a valuable tool included in your SAP Support subscription. It helps organizations manage their cloud-based applications throughout their entire lifecycle.

SAP Cloud ALM offers capabilities that support the various project stages from planning and implementation to ongoing operations and optimization. Here are the key features and benefits of SAP Cloud ALM:

SAP Cloud ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) is a cloud-based solution, included in your cloud subscription at no additional cost, which is going to allow you to manage the entire lifecycle of your SAP solution. It provides tools and functionalities to support activities ranging from implementation and operation to optimization and innovation. The key features of SAP Cloud ALM include project management, solution documentation, testing and monitoring.

Here are the key features of SAP Cloud ALM:

  • Create projects using the SAP Activate roadmap template.
  • Include all team members in the project.
  • Document processes and best practices implemented.
  • Correctly scope and execute Fit-to-Standard workshops.
  • Manage requirements, tests, and the go-live.
  • Monitor operational issues with business process monitoring.

SAP Activate and SAP Cloud ALM

The perfect combination to run and manage a project implementation:

Combination of SAP Activate Phases and relevant project tasks that can be executed in SAP Cloud ALM to help customers run and manage their projects.

How to Get Started with SAP Cloud ALM

  1. Visit the Discovering SAP Cloud ALM learning journey. This course will provide all the foundational elements necessary to begin leveraging SAP Cloud ALM.
  2. Visit the SAP Cloud ALM homepage on the SAP Support Portal to explore presentations, recorded demos, live demos, videos, and more.
  3. You have access to a demo environment for a quick test drive here.
  4. Visit the System and Provisioning area of SAP for Me to request your SAP Cloud ALM tenant through the portal administrator.
  5. After a few setup steps, you can invite your team members to join. You can also share insights and best practices with other customers in the ALM Community.

Conclusion

This lesson teaches about SAP Cloud ALM, a tool for managing the entire lifecycle of software applications from development to maintenance. It helps streamline implementation and operations for cloud solutions.

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