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.

The image illustrates the Expert Guidance component of RISE with SAP Methodology. It shows a central figure icon surrounded by four connected elements in a circular arrangement. The four elements are labeled: SAP expert team advice (in green), Skilled partner ecosystem (in blue), Additional SAP service offerings (in light blue), and Guided enablement for onboarding and beyond (in blue). The layout suggests a holistic approach to expert support and guidance in SAP implementation.

The guided enablement provided to customers through the RISE with SAP Methodology includes: ​

  • 1:1 sessions that cover how to set up project management tools and the project roadmap, introducing the clean core principles and outlining the clean core success plan between the SAP Onboarding Advisor and the customer’s core project team (including Project Manager from the implementation partner).​

  • 1:1 meetings between an SAP expert and the Project Manager (from the implementation partner) to review and discuss the reports generated from the Clean Core Quality Gates and provide recommendations on how to achieve the clean core principles.​

  • The skilled partner ecosystem helps to accelerate time to value through implementation and operational expertise. The SAP Competency Framework ensures partners possess the required skills, knowledge, and expertise to deliver high-quality RISE with SAP projects. Find qualified partners through the SAP Partner Finder.​

  • Additional SAP services and enhanced support offerings available to complement customer transformation projects, such as SAP Preferred Success and SAP MaxAttention

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. The Competency Framework ensures that partners possess the required skills, knowledge, and expertise to deliver high-quality RISE with SAP. Qualified partners not only need to show members of their implementation teams have completed the mandatory training courses, but also show they have completed successful customer projects.

The image shows the RISE with SAP Competency framework for implementation partners, featuring three certification levels: Essential, Advanced, and Expert, represented by blue progress bars. Below these levels are four key requirements: certified implementation consultants, certified project manager, certified developer, and track record of go-live success.

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 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.

The image shows the RISE with SAP Validated Partner designation, targeted at partners handling large transformational projects. It displays the RISE with SAP logo and three key requirements connected by plus signs: expert-level certification in multiple SAP solutions, SAP-validated partner methodology, and proven success with large-scale deployments.

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

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