As discussed in Chapter 2, SAP Activate Methodology, in the prepare phase focus is on planning and preparation. In the prepare phase, the following major activities are carried out:
- Define project plan and goal with high-level scope
- Get the executive sponsorship
- Establish project standards, organization, and governance
- Identify and quantify business value objectives
- Validate the project objectives
- Define roles and responsibilities for the project team
- Establish project management, tracking, and reporting mechanism for value delivery
- Receive and access the cloud system
- Begin self-enablement
- Kickoff the project
Let's take an example of the SAP S/4HANA marketing cloud for our use ...