SAP Projects
A record of the process of first adopting and implementing SAP.
From PI planning to build, testing, and stabilization — the big picture of a project.
SAP project decision records: the kitchen bulletin board nobody rereads
Why SAP implementation meeting minutes pile up while the reasons behind decisions disappear, and what business-side leads should actually be writing down.
SAP change management: the staff has to change before the new kitchen opens
Explains why work actually gets harder early in an SAP rollout, what the change resistance curve is, and three change management strategies, using a restaurant operations transition analogy.
SAP cutover on the ground: a record of 30 war-like hours
What actually happens during an SAP cutover — rollback decisions, data mismatches, and the PP module checklist — recorded from the perspective of someone who lived through it.
SAP cutover: moving day from the old kitchen to the new one
Explains what an SAP cutover is, why it's the most tense moment in a project, and what you need to prepare for a successful cutover, using the analogy of a restaurant relocating to a new building.
SAP UAT: the owner's final walk-through before opening the doors
UAT is where real business users verify the system using their own actual work scenarios and formally approve it for go-live — explained through the owner's final walk-through before a restaurant opens.
SAP integration testing: do the kitchen and the floor actually work as one
Integration testing gathers modules that already passed unit testing and verifies they connect seamlessly along the real business flow, start to finish — explained through how a kitchen and dining floor link up.
SAP unit testing: inspecting each ingredient one by one
Unit testing is where a developer verifies that the smallest piece of functionality they built works correctly on its own — explained through the process of inspecting each ingredient brought into a restaurant.
SAP prototype testing: the trial store you visit before construction begins
Prototype testing builds a working sample of screens and functions before full-scale development so users can try it out early — explained through the process of touring a trial store before a restaurant is actually built.