Understanding the Enablement Strategy Process

The key steps to take to carry out the enablement strategy work are listed here:

• Project Plan
• Geographic/cultural spread of employees impacted by the project
• Translation approach (if required)

Next, take the time to review any project documentation. We will explore the types of documents to review later in this topic.

The enablement lead should interview or conduct workshops with key stakeholders in the project and the business, for example:

• Project management to review the scope, project plan timelines, and project management office strategy
• Workstream / business leads / managers to gather business feedback regarding the learning culture
• HR to explore the key user approach / learning approaches
• IT team to discuss training system requirements and current learning approaches
• Existing training / learning department to gather feedback regarding current learning approaches and the learning culture
• Owners of learning tools for example learning management system (LMS), content authoring, AI sources to evaluate what tools can be used

We will review each focus area of the enablement strategy and how to document them in the next units.

In the final unit, we will review the typical stakeholders who will review the enablement strategy and explore how to present to them.

The enablement strategy will guide the project team through each phase of the project. It includes critical decisions and approaches to designing and delivering enablement.

Now, let’s look in detail at the eight focus areas to consider within your enablement strategy:

Let’s first look at Enablement Objectives.

The enablement objectives need to align closely with the broader goals and objectives of the implementation project and organization.

Additionally, every organization has its own unique learning culture, challenges, and requirements, which also need to be considered when defining the enablement objectives.

Since each objective can have a high impact on the individual enablement activities, they need to be well thought out and suit the specific needs and context of the organization.

Follow these three steps to define the specific enablement objectives:

Watch the following video to learn about analyzing the project scope:

In summary, there are four main factors that can impact your project scope:

When defining the enablement objectives, assess your learning culture. Watch the following video to understand what we mean by learning culture.

After this next video, you will be able to define the enablement objectives.

Take 30 minutes to download and complete the following exercise: Enablement Objectives Exercise

Now check the answers sheet here to compare your answers to SAP Learning’s recommendations.

To assist you in your enablement project, check out the learning culture questionnaire:Learning Culture Questionnaire

Next, we will review enablement governance.