Difference between Fresh implementation, Upgrade & Rollout

Question

Hii
    How the functional consultants responsibilities & scope of work varies in each of these projects? Like in fresh implementation as we follow  ASAP methodology do we follow the same methodolgy in other type of projects also. If we follow the same methodology, what do we do in business blue print stage in upgrad& roll out implementations?Because already during implementation BPO's would have shared their requirements & busines processes & accordingly we would have implemented. But in upgrades & rollouts how the project is done. Please anybody who has already worked on upgrades, help me out in getting a clear picture on how upgarde projects are takled & the responsibilities of functional consultants in upgarde projects.
thanks in advance.
chandra

Answer 1

<b>Role of a Functional Consultant in an End To End Implementation (Fresh Implementation)</b>
When you talk about the role of a Functional consultant in an end to end implementation, I think it won't be possible for me or anybody to define everything but I will try to summarize it:
1. Functional consultant is expected to generate knowledge about the current business process, design current business flows, study current business processes and its complication, in all we can say getting through with current business setup. Flow diagrams and DFD are prepared, most of the time in Vision format, all this forms the part of AS IS document.
2. Everything configured has to be documented as per their categories in the form of predefined templates, these have to be then approved by the team leads or who ever the consultant is reporting to.
3. Mapping and GAP analysis is done for each module, I have seen people defining integration after mapping, gap analysis and configuration is done, but as per my experience in implementation, it is a simultaneous process.
4. Before starting configuring  future business processes in SAP, the DFD/ERD are prepared, this documentation is called TO BE, which can be also siad as the result of mapping and gap analysis.
5. Sometimes Functional consultants are also expected to prepare test scripts for testing the configured scenarios.
6. End user manual and user training is also expected from F.Consultants.
The project normally starts off  with a Kick off meeting in which the team size, team members, reporting system, responsibilities, duties, methodlogy, dates and schedules, working hours which have been predicided are formally defined.
ASAP methodolgy is used in Freh Implementation.
<b>Role of a Functional Consultant in an Upgrade</b>
Upgrade could be an technical Upgrade in which the existing configuration is technically upgraded & then the function Consultant & Abapers do the necessary modification required in the Configuration & Developments. This would be based on AS-IS & TO-BE Study & as per the scope of the project. The Servers / system are completely different, along with different version of SAP.
<b>Role of a Functional Consultant in an Rollout</b>
In Rollout, more or less, the configuration is in place, it is just a matter of extending the same based on requirement. It is possible that there may be small changes required to be done in configuration & developments, which have to be handled by Functional Consultants & Abapers.
Hopefully this information is of use to you.
Regards,
Rajesh Banka
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