Enterprise Architecture with SAP: Planning, Management, and Transformation

Calling all SAP enterprise architectsthe strategy guide you need is here! See how the SAP EA Framework and SAP LeanIX support your enterprise architecture with methodology, reference content, tools, and services. Explore examples of architecture design pattern implementation for real-world use cases, including business model transformation, TCO reduction, sustainability, and more. Follow SAP's blueprint to set up your own enterprise architecture practice. Get best practices, expert tips, full-color architecture diagrams, and more!

In this book, you'll learn about:

a. Fundamentals
Learn the basics of enterprise architecture within SAP landscapes. Walk through SAP EA Framework and understand its integration with ancillary business functions such as process, portfolio, and application management.

b. Use Cases
See enterprise architecture transformation at work! Practical use cases showcase how architecture patterns can be used to solve design problems in various business scenarios: cloud transformation, sustainability, automation, and more.

c. Implementation
Launch your own enterprise architecture transformation. Following guidance from the experts, create or improve your practice by setting up roles, processes, and deliverables. Use tools such as SAP LeanIX and SAP Signavio to support your transformation.

Highlights include:

1) SAP EA Framework
2) SAP EA Methodology
3) SAP EA Designer
4) SAP LeanIX
5) Business function integration
6) Reference content
7) Enterprise architecture practices
8) Cloud transformation
9) Business process transformation
10) Sustainability
11) Mergers, acquisitions, and divestures

Establish and manage an integrated and collaborative enterprise architecture practice

Auteur
Johannes Reichel is a principal enterprise architect for the SAP Transformation Hub EMEA, delivering enterprise architecture planning services to strategic SAP customers, and at the same time contributing to the development of SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework. Johannes holds a degree in computational linguistics and sustainable development cooperation from the University of Heidelberg and University of Kaiserslautern. Johannes has more than 10 years of professional experience in international digital transformation programs, sustainability, and enterprise architecture.

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"Calling all SAP enterprise architects-the strategy guide you need is here! See how the SAP EA Framework and SAP LeanIX support your enterprise architecture with methodology, reference content, tools, and services. Explore examples of architecture design pattern implementation for real-world use cases, including business model transformation, TCO reduction, sustainability, and more. Follow SAP's blueprint to set up your own enterprise architecture practice. Get best practices, expert tips, full-color architecture diagrams, and more!"--

Contenu
... Foreword by Thomas Saueressig ... 17

... Foreword by André Christ ... 19

... Preface ... 21

... Who This Book Is For ... 22

... How to Read This Book: The Reading Metro Map ... 23

... Acknowledgments ... 25

... Tell Us What You Think! ... 26

PART I ... SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework ... 27

1 ... Introduction to Enterprise Architecture with SAP ... 29

1.1 ... What Is Enterprise Architecture? ... 30

1.2 ... How Is Enterprise Architecture Relevant in SAP Landscapes? ... 33

1.3 ... Evolution of Enterprise Architecture and the Enterprise Architect Role ... 35

1.4 ... Challenges and Obstacles When Implementing Enterprise Architecture ... 38

1.5 ... Summary ... 40

2 ... The SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework ... 43

2.1 ... Overview of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks ... 44

2.2 ... Enterprise Architecture Methodology ... 46

2.3 ... SAP's Reference Content ... 89

2.4 ... Preview of Tools and Practice ... 100

2.5 ... SAP's Enterprise Architecture Services ... 102

2.6 ... Summary ... 107

3 ... Functional Integration of Enterprise Architecture ... 109

3.1 ... Business Process Management ... 110

3.2 ... Data Management ... 115

3.3 ... Application Management ... 119

3.4 ... System versus Enterprise Architecture ... 120

3.5 ... Additional Functions and Practices ... 122

3.6 ... Isolated versus Integrated Functions ... 130

3.7 ... Summary ... 131

4 ... Tool Capabilities for Enterprise Architecture ... 133

4.1 ... Generic Reference Architecture ... 134

4.2 ... Architecture Model ... 135

4.3 ... Architecture Artifacts ... 135

4.4 ... Features and Capabilities ... 139

4.5 ... Integrations ... 140

4.6 ... Comparing Different Types of Enterprise Architecture Tools ... 141

4.7 ... Summary ... 143

PART II ... SAP Enterprise Architecture Use Cases and Patterns ... 145

5 ... Cloud Transformation ... 147

5.1 ... Business and IT Context ... 148

5.2 ... Problem Statement ... 160

5.3 ... Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach ... 166

5.4 ... Key Deliverables and Outcomes ... 171

5.5 ... Summary ... 210

6 ... Business Transformation ... 211

6.1 ... Business and IT Context ... 211

6.2 ... Problem Statement ... 216

6.3 ... Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach ... 220

6.4 ... Key Deliverables and Outcomes ... 222

6.5 ... Summary ... 245

7 ... Sustainability ... 247

7.1 ... Business and IT Context ... 248

7.2 ... Problem Statement ... 253

7.3 ... Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach ... 256

7.4 ... Key Deliverables and Outcomes ... 260

7.5 ... Summary ... 269

8 ... Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures ... 271

8.1 ... Business and IT Context ... 272

8.2 ... Problem Statement ... 277

8.3 ... Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach ... 280

8.4 ... Key Deliverables and Outcomes ... 283

8.5 ... Summary ... 292

9 ... Reducing Total Cost of Ownership ... 293

9.1 ... Understanding Total Cost of Ownership ... 293

9.2 ... Business and IT Context ... 298

9.3 ... Problem Statement ... 306

9.4 ... Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach ... 309

9.5 ... Key Deliverables and Outcomes ... 313

9.6 ... Summary ... 326

10 ... Patterns for Additional Use Cases ... 329

10.1 ... Rollout Strategy Assessment ... 330

10.2 ... Two-Tier Architecture ... 334

10.3 ... Split Architecture ... 339

10.4 ... Summary ... 342

PART III ... SAP LeanIX ... 343

11 ... SAP LeanIX Overview ... 345

11.1 ... SAP LeanIX as Part of an End-to-End Toolchain ... 345

11.2 ... Fact Sheets and Meta Model ... 347

11.3 ... The SAP LeanIX Application ... 351

11.4 ... The Time Dimension: Lifecycles and Transformations ... 354

11.5 ... Workspace Setup ... 357

11.6 ... Summary ... 358

12 ... Working with SAP LeanIX ... 361

12.1 ... Dashboards ... 361

12.2 ... Common Tasks ... 362

12.3 ... Inventory ... 366

12.4 ... Tagging ... 367

12.5 ... Reports ... 370

12.6 ... Diagrams ... 381

12.7 ... Artificial Intelligence ... 387

12.8 ... Presentations ... 388

12.9 ... Subscriptions, User Roles, and Authorizations ... 390

12.10 ... Collaboration ... 391

12.11 ... Quality Management and Governance ... 396

12.12 ... Summary ... 398

13 ... Integration and Extensibility with SAP LeanIX ... 399

13.1 ... Export and Import ... 399 …