Leveraging Best Practices for SAP Cloud ALM

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to access and apply SAP Cloud ALM best practices to facilitate the transition of your ALM processes from Solution Manager to Cloud ALM.

Content

Video Summary:

The video explains where to find and how to use SAP Cloud ALM best-practice content to support moving ALM processes from Solution Manager. It shows the Signavio Process Navigator for high-level process diagrams and the SAP Cloud ALM Implementation Expert Portal for deep-dive, role-based guides, integration details, and capability-specific expert content (including test automation). The presenter recommends using these resources to run a Fit‑to‑Standard workshop in Cloud ALM to identify gaps, capture requirements, and plan the transition.

Key Points:

  • Best-practice content locations: use Signavio Process Navigator for the process library and the SAP Cloud ALM Implementation Expert Portal for detailed, role-based guides and expert content.
  • Role-based, actionable guidance: the expert portal includes process diagrams, step-by-step guides, capability references, integration details, and links to setup/help content so each project role can find what they need.
  • Fit‑to‑Standard workshops in Cloud ALM: run workshops using the best-practice processes to evaluate how Solution Manager processes align, capture gaps, and create the transition requirements.
  • Supplemental resources and enablement: use demos, videos (e.g., Tricentis integration), downloadable guides (PDF/PPT on request), and the expert content by capability to train teams and implement integrations or test automation.