The digital landscape is evolving rapidly, and organizations are increasingly seeking ways to maintain a clean core while leveraging innovative solutions for efficiency, scalability, and agility. To address these needs, we recently hosted a 5-part webinar series on “Enable a Clean Core with SAP Cloud ALM” Each session focused on critical aspects of enabling and sustaining a clean core with SAP Cloud ALM. Here’s a detailed recap of the sessions and the key takeaways:
Session 1: Maximising Clean Core Benefits with SAP Cloud ALM
This foundational session began by addressing the need for a clean core, emphasizing its importance in maintaining a streamlined, upgrade-ready, and efficient SAP environment. We explored clean core principles that advocate minimizing customizations and maximizing the use of SAP standard functionalities.
The session also introduced the RISE with SAP methodology, which integrates clean core practices into the digital transformation journey. Participants gained insights into how RISE with SAP supports organizations in adopting best practices while maintaining agility and innovation.
Next, we provided an introduction to SAP Cloud ALM, highlighting its capabilities as a comprehensive tool to manage transformation projects. SAP Cloud ALM’s role was particularly emphasized in the context of RISE with SAP and clean core:
Key Takeaways:
A clean core is essential for system agility, simplified upgrades, and long-term operational efficiency.SAP Cloud ALM is a crucial enabler for organizations leveraging RISE with SAP to manage transformations effectively while adhering to clean core practices.
Revist the session here.
Session 2: Efficiently Managing RISE with SAP Projects – A Clean Core Approach Using SAP Cloud ALM
This session delved deeper into the roadmap content, quality gates and clean core governance techniques for managing RISE with SAP projects while maintaining alignment with clean core principles. With SAP Cloud ALM, organizations can efficiently plan, monitor, and execute their projects while ensuring compliance with clean core standards.
Key Takeaways:
SAP Cloud ALM offers predefined project entities and structured roadmaps that include clean core tasks, ensuring clarity and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.Quality gates (Q-gates) provide checkpoints to monitor progress and ensure adherence to clean core principles at critical stages of the project.Functionalities such as tags and Analytics tools empower organizations to manually control and monitor clean core compliance, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Rewatch the session here.
Session 3: Streamlining Business Processes While Preserving a Clean Core
In this session, we explored how SAP Cloud ALM helps businesses streamline processes using SAP best practice content. We saw how SAP CLoud ALM supports managing custom process and requirements without compromising core integrity. We also understood the broader transformation suite offered by SAP and synergies between tools like SAP Signavio and SAP LeanIX with SAP Cloud ALM and the part each plays in taking a business transformation from strategy to successful execution.
Key Takeaways:
The integrated toolchain of SAP LeanIX-SAP Signavio and SAP Cloud ALM can support customers in an end-to-end business transformation.Fit-to-Standard workshops and the authoring of SAP Best Practices and custom processes are streamlined within SAP Cloud ALM, making it easier to implement clean, efficient processes.
Watch the recording here.
Session 4:Ensuring a Clean Core with SAP Cloud ALM: Test, Change, and Deployment Management
Testing and deployment are critical stages in maintaining a clean core. This session delved into how SAP Cloud ALM facilitates efficient test management and seamless change & deployment processes.
Key Takeaways:
Integration of SAP Cloud ALM with Tricentis Test AUtomation enables efficient test automation.SAP Cloud ALM supports move from from classic extensions to side-by-side extensions by offering a simple to use hybrid deployment approach.Analytics features in SAP Cloud ALM for offers tracking and optimizing test management and deployment processes.
Missed the session? Watch it here.
Session 5:Operational Excellence with SAP Cloud ALM: Driving the Clean Core Initiative
The final session of the webinar series explored how SAP Cloud ALM for operations plays a pivotal role in supporting the clean core initiative, offering powerful tools and dashboards for monitoring and optimization.
Key Takeaways:
SAP Cloud ALM for operations is evolving into a comprehensive platform for clean core governance, offering advanced dashboards for monitoring and improvement.
Planned enhancements, including security and operational dashboards, will further empower organizations to monitor and optimize their SAP environments while maintaining a clean core.
Re-watch the session here.
What’s Next?
The response to this webinar series has been overwhelmingly positive, and it’s clear that maintaining a clean core is top-of-mind for many organizations. Whether you’re embarking on a RISE with SAP journey or optimizing your current SAP landscape, SAP Cloud ALM is your trusted partner in achieving and sustaining a clean core.
If you missed the webinars or would like to revisit any session, recordings are available on demand. Stay tuned for future events as we continue exploring innovative ways to support your transformation journey with SAP Cloud ALM!
The digital landscape is evolving rapidly, and organizations are increasingly seeking ways to maintain a clean core while leveraging innovative solutions for efficiency, scalability, and agility. To address these needs, we recently hosted a 5-part webinar series on “Enable a Clean Core with SAP Cloud ALM” Each session focused on critical aspects of enabling and sustaining a clean core with SAP Cloud ALM. Here’s a detailed recap of the sessions and the key takeaways:Session 1: Maximising Clean Core Benefits with SAP Cloud ALMThis foundational session began by addressing the need for a clean core, emphasizing its importance in maintaining a streamlined, upgrade-ready, and efficient SAP environment. We explored clean core principles that advocate minimizing customizations and maximizing the use of SAP standard functionalities.The session also introduced the RISE with SAP methodology, which integrates clean core practices into the digital transformation journey. Participants gained insights into how RISE with SAP supports organizations in adopting best practices while maintaining agility and innovation.Next, we provided an introduction to SAP Cloud ALM, highlighting its capabilities as a comprehensive tool to manage transformation projects. SAP Cloud ALM’s role was particularly emphasized in the context of RISE with SAP and clean core:Key Takeaways:A clean core is essential for system agility, simplified upgrades, and long-term operational efficiency.SAP Cloud ALM is a crucial enabler for organizations leveraging RISE with SAP to manage transformations effectively while adhering to clean core practices.Revist the session here.Session 2: Efficiently Managing RISE with SAP Projects – A Clean Core Approach Using SAP Cloud ALMThis session delved deeper into the roadmap content, quality gates and clean core governance techniques for managing RISE with SAP projects while maintaining alignment with clean core principles. With SAP Cloud ALM, organizations can efficiently plan, monitor, and execute their projects while ensuring compliance with clean core standards.Key Takeaways:SAP Cloud ALM offers predefined project entities and structured roadmaps that include clean core tasks, ensuring clarity and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.Quality gates (Q-gates) provide checkpoints to monitor progress and ensure adherence to clean core principles at critical stages of the project.Functionalities such as tags and Analytics tools empower organizations to manually control and monitor clean core compliance, ensuring transparency and accountability.Rewatch the session here.Session 3: Streamlining Business Processes While Preserving a Clean CoreIn this session, we explored how SAP Cloud ALM helps businesses streamline processes using SAP best practice content. We saw how SAP CLoud ALM supports managing custom process and requirements without compromising core integrity. We also understood the broader transformation suite offered by SAP and synergies between tools like SAP Signavio and SAP LeanIX with SAP Cloud ALM and the part each plays in taking a business transformation from strategy to successful execution.Key Takeaways:The integrated toolchain of SAP LeanIX-SAP Signavio and SAP Cloud ALM can support customers in an end-to-end business transformation.Fit-to-Standard workshops and the authoring of SAP Best Practices and custom processes are streamlined within SAP Cloud ALM, making it easier to implement clean, efficient processes.Watch the recording here.Session 4:Ensuring a Clean Core with SAP Cloud ALM: Test, Change, and Deployment ManagementTesting and deployment are critical stages in maintaining a clean core. This session delved into how SAP Cloud ALM facilitates efficient test management and seamless change & deployment processes.Key Takeaways:Integration of SAP Cloud ALM with Tricentis Test AUtomation enables efficient test automation.SAP Cloud ALM supports move from from classic extensions to side-by-side extensions by offering a simple to use hybrid deployment approach.Analytics features in SAP Cloud ALM for offers tracking and optimizing test management and deployment processes.Missed the session? Watch it here.Session 5:Operational Excellence with SAP Cloud ALM: Driving the Clean Core InitiativeThe final session of the webinar series explored how SAP Cloud ALM for operations plays a pivotal role in supporting the clean core initiative, offering powerful tools and dashboards for monitoring and optimization.Key Takeaways:SAP Cloud ALM for operations is evolving into a comprehensive platform for clean core governance, offering advanced dashboards for monitoring and improvement.Planned enhancements, including security and operational dashboards, will further empower organizations to monitor and optimize their SAP environments while maintaining a clean core.Re-watch the session here.What’s Next?The response to this webinar series has been overwhelmingly positive, and it’s clear that maintaining a clean core is top-of-mind for many organizations. Whether you’re embarking on a RISE with SAP journey or optimizing your current SAP landscape, SAP Cloud ALM is your trusted partner in achieving and sustaining a clean core.If you missed the webinars or would like to revisit any session, recordings are available on demand. Stay tuned for future events as we continue exploring innovative ways to support your transformation journey with SAP Cloud ALM! Read More Technology Blogs by SAP articles
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