Leveraging Expert Guidance in the RISE with SAP Methodology

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to integrate expert guidance to optimize transformation outcomes.

Expert Guidance

Achieving the implementation project goals requires strong collaboration between the customer project team, qualified implementation partners, and SAP. The SAP expert team provides advice and recommendations on how to adhere to the clean core principles. In addition, SAP customers can leverage the SAP Community to get answers, discuss best practices, and continuously learn more about SAP solutions.

SAP solutions.

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RISE with SAP | SAP Community.

  • Guided enablement for onboarding and beyond
    • One-to-one onboarding sessions
    • A dedicated launch advisor to help, enable, and prepare your project team
    • Setup of project management tools and road map
    • Introduction to the clean core principles and success plan
    • Quality gates support
  • SAP expert team advice
    • Advice on how to align with the clean core principles
    • Clean core quality gate report with recommendations
    • SAP Community to get advice from SAP experts, partners, and customers
  • Skilled partner ecosystem
    • Implementation and operational expertise based on a partner competency framework
    • Find qualified partners through the SAP Partner Finder
  • Additional SAP service offerings
    • SAP Preferred Success for enhanced support through a proactive partnership, insight-driven recommendations, release guidance, targeted learning programs, and service-level agreements (SLAs)
    • SAP MaxAttention or premium-level engagement and a tailored service plan with a single point of contact and clear, streamlined responsibilities. Experts provide RISE guidance and specific services delivered by the MaxAttention centers of expertise​.

RISE with SAP Competency

The RISE with SAP Competency is a certification path that all partners need to complete to be qualified as a RISE with SAP partner. Partners who adhere to the requirements of the RISE with SAP Competency demonstrate proven expertise in supporting their customers along the RISE with SAP journey. The framework consists of three competency levels: Essential, Advanced, and Expert. The Essential level is the minimum to be considered a qualified implementation partner.

RISE with SAP Competency is a certification path that all partners need to complete to be qualified as a RISE with SAP partner.

RISE with SAP Validated Partners​

Partners who have gained the expert level of the RISE with SAP Competency who regularly deliver large transformational projects are eligible to become a RISE with SAP Validated Partner. This involves an evaluation by SAP experts to determine if these partners have demonstrated they have knowledge of how to apply the RISE with SAP Methodology to create successful implementations for their large enterprise customers. This means their implementation methods adhere to the clean core dimensions, which ensures cloud-compliant software and extensions, and prepares customers for continuous innovation.

RISE with SAP validated partner.

Learn more about selecting an SAP Partner based on Competency and Specialization​.

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